Tuesday, August 25, 2009

You Can Never Have Too Much Butter

...says Julia Child, and, who can argue with that?

I saw Julie and Julia this summer with my three sisters - the first time we had been together in many, many years.

The movie was lovely. I left the theater starving. Here is the movie trailer in case you have not seen it.

This movie along with my love of cooking made me want to know about all things Julia. She was actually a remarkable woman who had a very long and loving marriage. I remember well watching her on PBS in the seventies. PBS has brought back videos of Julia's French Chef episodes you can play on their site. It's lots of fun watching her.

Also, this episode from Saturday Night Live was actually in the movie. Dan Akroyd had us all saying, "save the liver!" in kitchens across America. It's as funny now as it was the first time I saw it in the 1970s. Unfortunately, you have to get through the advertisement. This is the only site that has the clip; but it's worth the short wait.

3 comments:

Michelle O'Neil said...

I really enjoyed the Julie & Julia book. Have not made it to the movie yet. Glad you had fun!

Carrie Wilson Link said...

LOVED the movie, and I abhor cooking!

Robin said...

I can't wait to watch this movie. We always imitated Dan Ackroyd doing Julia, "First you cut the chicken along the bias."

(I haven't watched your clip yet to see if it is in there.)