By now I am guessing that most of you have seen Julie & Julia, the movie about Julia Child and Julie Powell. Even if you haven’t seen it, you might have seen the original episode of The French Chef where Julia Child flips some potatoes in a pan and talks about the need to have [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Having the courage of your convictions
Posted in knitting, making things on January 29, 2010 | 6 Comments »
New year, new cocktail
Posted in books, drink, food on January 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Just before the holidays I read a book about New Orleans food called Gumbo Tales. Written by Sara Roahen, former food writer for The Gambit, the book tells the story of Sara’s experiences with food (and drink) in New Orleans before and after Katrina. It’s a great book and I highly recommend it to any [...]
Crab cakes anyone?
Posted in cooking, family, food, Oregon on January 21, 2010 | 5 Comments »
My husband S and my brother T are great friends. One of the things they love to do together is cook. As far as I can remember, the first food they conspired on were crab cakes, and for a long time they never made them except when they could do it together. These days, though, [...]
