Brandi
05-23-2006, 10:10 AM
I have a couple passions, riding my bike and cooking! Which is a good thing cause then I can burn off what I cook!
I love to read books by cooks too. Not just cook books but about their lives etc...
Anthony Bourdain has written some really good one's. Not only do I not eat brunch any more but I don't order fish on the weekends and I don't want a resturant of my own anymore!
But the reason I am writting this is because of a book I just finished called "My Life In France", by Julia Childs and Alex Prud'homme ( her husbands grandnephew). Now I have never been in to her cause she in my perception was dated. My grandmother used to watch her show on pbs. And i don't know what compelled me to buy and read this book. But I have got to say it was wonderful. She was an amazing women! She didn't come into her own till she was in her late thirties. And when she discovered cooking it was like nothing else she had ever felt. And she went into it with her all. Her stories really made me feel like I was in france with her. That I was learning to cook with her. I was so into this book that I went out and bought a used copy of her very first cook book. Which she writes about writting it in her book. THe blood ,sweet and love that went into that book is amazing. So I had to get my own copy. Now some of the recipes are really dated, but there are some basic cooking instruction that are really good. As a matter of fact I decided to try her scrambled eggs. Nothing special I know but I wanted to see how different it could be. First you whisk them for about 30 sec. Then put in a low heat pan, stir, it takes like three minutes before you see anything happen. Once the eggs start cooking keep stirring until they are cooked the way you like them. Remove from heat then quickly add 2 ta- blespoons of whipping cream ( oh this is about 7 eggs) and mix. These were the best eggs I have ever had! And my husband was shocked as well and asked me to show him on a smaller scale so he could make himself some.
I really recoomend this book. I was sad when it was over. I wish I had paid more attention to this icon of cooking when she was still with us. I just remember Dan akroid doing her on Sat night live. And kinda remeber her show when my grandma would watch her.Oh well, I hope someone here reads it too, toujours bon appetit!:D
I love to read books by cooks too. Not just cook books but about their lives etc...
Anthony Bourdain has written some really good one's. Not only do I not eat brunch any more but I don't order fish on the weekends and I don't want a resturant of my own anymore!
But the reason I am writting this is because of a book I just finished called "My Life In France", by Julia Childs and Alex Prud'homme ( her husbands grandnephew). Now I have never been in to her cause she in my perception was dated. My grandmother used to watch her show on pbs. And i don't know what compelled me to buy and read this book. But I have got to say it was wonderful. She was an amazing women! She didn't come into her own till she was in her late thirties. And when she discovered cooking it was like nothing else she had ever felt. And she went into it with her all. Her stories really made me feel like I was in france with her. That I was learning to cook with her. I was so into this book that I went out and bought a used copy of her very first cook book. Which she writes about writting it in her book. THe blood ,sweet and love that went into that book is amazing. So I had to get my own copy. Now some of the recipes are really dated, but there are some basic cooking instruction that are really good. As a matter of fact I decided to try her scrambled eggs. Nothing special I know but I wanted to see how different it could be. First you whisk them for about 30 sec. Then put in a low heat pan, stir, it takes like three minutes before you see anything happen. Once the eggs start cooking keep stirring until they are cooked the way you like them. Remove from heat then quickly add 2 ta- blespoons of whipping cream ( oh this is about 7 eggs) and mix. These were the best eggs I have ever had! And my husband was shocked as well and asked me to show him on a smaller scale so he could make himself some.
I really recoomend this book. I was sad when it was over. I wish I had paid more attention to this icon of cooking when she was still with us. I just remember Dan akroid doing her on Sat night live. And kinda remeber her show when my grandma would watch her.Oh well, I hope someone here reads it too, toujours bon appetit!:D