tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post597529940132897714..comments2024-03-28T23:05:51.705-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Julie and Julia and Jungle RedJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11108110349537551852009-08-22T23:52:20.669-04:002009-08-22T23:52:20.669-04:00What a yummy post, Hallie. I'm hoping to see J...What a yummy post, Hallie. I'm hoping to see J & J in the next day or two while I'm on the way home from leaving my Nora at college in MA. Comfort food of a sort....<br /><br />Reviewed and loved the book when it came out a few years back. And I know exactly who I lent it to last!<br /><br />I received my Mastering the Art of...in 1981, right after I got married. It was printed in the late sixties and inscribed and passed on by four different women. I confess that I kept it--they can't possibly have made decent use of it! It's a treasure. My favorites: Apple Tart w/ sweet pastry, potato/leek soup, scalloped potatoes, stuffed mushrooms (love the word "duxelles" They're detailed, but get easier with practice.)<br /><br />I am a huge fan of Julia's The Way to Cook. It really does show one how, and I always buy it for new brides and grooms.<br /><br />(Worst disaster, pre-Julia? Um, deboning an entire raw chicken for chicken soup. Thought my SIL was going to choke laughing!)Laura Benedicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474185786017084327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11046416063531544842009-08-17T19:19:53.099-04:002009-08-17T19:19:53.099-04:00Loved this movie!
My in-laws have a copy of the c...Loved this movie!<br /><br />My in-laws have a copy of the cookbook, bought in a secondhand store for just a few dollars. And on closer inspection this past weekend, I believe it's a first edition!<br /><br />I can attest to the fabulousness of the salade nicoise recipe.Karen Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867709664100997228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9842102882037754082009-08-17T15:04:30.810-04:002009-08-17T15:04:30.810-04:00And talk about laughing, wasn't the scene from...And talk about laughing, wasn't the scene from Saturday night Live hilarious in the movie? They did a lot of spoofing of Julia back in the day--there was one where she got sauced as she cooked with wine and dropped the chicken onto the floor. very very funny stuff from Dan Ackroyd.Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-828358105889032382009-08-17T12:00:02.372-04:002009-08-17T12:00:02.372-04:00Hallie, lovely images, esp. the creme carmel all o...Hallie, lovely images, esp. the creme carmel all over. I once wrote a cookbook (never published) and wrote to Julie Child asking her to write the forward because she lived in the same dorm I did at Smith. She wrote me a lovely letter back (wish I still had it somewhere) saying that I'd be much better on my own, with lots of encouragement. She was one of the few people taller than I. I tend to do the roasty things, cassolet, coq au vin, all delicious. <br /><br />By the way, her first season on PBS is available (the photo that you have is from that yes?) and if you want to laugh and cook at the same time, pick it up. Fabulous.allison davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48439125849769196452009-08-17T11:23:25.830-04:002009-08-17T11:23:25.830-04:00Well, my cooking seems to have more melt-down mome...Well, my cooking seems to have more melt-down moments than not, but it did feel great when I made my mother-in-law's meat pie, after she'd passed away, and my husband couldn't get enough. Nothing fancy like Julie OR Julie--I even use the Pilsbury crust, but definitely "Yum!"<br /><br />We loved the movie. I kept jabbing my husband & son and pointing to all the tips about the right things to say to a writer--at all those good AND bad moments! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41204026678523306122009-08-17T11:15:30.325-04:002009-08-17T11:15:30.325-04:00I belonged to a supper club back when my husband w...I belonged to a supper club back when my husband was at the UM in Miami - one of those "women's group" things (although the men came to the dinners.)<br /><br />It was fun because you could tackle one dish, and there was very little coordination done ahead of time. The hostess was responsible for making sure there were appropriate courses, but not what they were -- and despite that, we never had a bad meal.<br /><br />I remember the time I decided to do Moussaka. A true culinary endeavor. Amazingly enough, the other 'main course' person also brought Moussaka -- but she made hers with beef and I used the traditional lamb, so there were still two "different" entrees.<br /><br />Most of the time, though, I was encouraged to bring what had become my "famous" taco salad. Since it was quick and easy, I usually said fine.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27608692684078047922009-08-17T10:56:40.214-04:002009-08-17T10:56:40.214-04:00I have to make time to see the movie this week!
An...I have to make time to see the movie this week!<br />And yes, she was a really big woman. Not fat, but at least six feet and she towered over Paul, who looked very frail when I saw him.<br />I'm really impressed with the cooking prowess of my fellow JRRs. Maybe we should think of a Jungle Red Cookbook??<br />And I was even more chuffed (sorry,I can't think of an American word that works as well as this one) to see my name show up in the red links next to the words Meryl Streep and Nora Ephron--two of my idols.Rhys Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06663634889908752121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77484292696045194752009-08-17T09:38:14.250-04:002009-08-17T09:38:14.250-04:00I was lucky enough to see Julia do a lunch-time co...I was lucky enough to see Julia do a lunch-time cooking demonstration in San Francisco, many years ago--I still have the mimeographed (!) recipe somewhere. And of course I saw the movie, the day it opened.<br /><br />The most wonderful thing about Julia's recipes is that they work. She tells you what each step should look like (and reassures you that it's supposed to look curdled or lumpy at first, but it will all work out in the end). You can trust her. And her portions are sized for real people.Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31431231954578011392009-08-17T09:06:42.526-04:002009-08-17T09:06:42.526-04:00Hank, I liked this:
"budgets ,waitlines, time...Hank, I liked this:<br />"budgets ,waitlines, time schedules..."<br />Waitlines sounds a lot like time schedules. ;^)<br /><br />Julia's no-fail food processor pastry crust is my best friend when it's pie time. When she died, I made a celebratory dinner of her recipes. Coq au vin was the main course, I believe. Can't wait to see the movie!<br /><br />I also really like planning meals around what is harvestable in the garden (or at the farmer's market) today. The melon sounds wonderful, Jan.<br /><br />EdithEdith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50138446573454284502009-08-17T09:05:47.003-04:002009-08-17T09:05:47.003-04:00Oh darn, I forgot to add to the post this weekend....Oh darn, I forgot to add to the post this weekend. Though I did see Julie and Julia--my god it was a great movie! Even my hub loved it. Nora E did a brilliant job of weaving the story of Julia and Paul into the present day story. Meryl Streep is a genius--she can't be a big woman and yet her presence was enormous (not to mention those shoes.) It was a total pleasure. And now I have the main character cast for the book I'm about to finish--Amy Adams would be perfect.<br /><br />As for cooking, I do not own Julia Child's cookbook! I suppose I will have to go out and buy it. In my formative years of cooking, I used the Joy of Cooking and all the Moosewood cookbooks. Probably my greatest masterpiece was a Chinese meal done from scratch, start to finish, including the eggroll skins!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.com