As most of my friends and relatives know, I love cooking. all of my office mates were shocked to know this little bit of information about, and were all the more shocked when I told them I was the one cooking for our meals for dinner - right after I come home from work!
Admittedly, it was not Julia Child who inspired me to cook. It was my innate desire for good food (the French in me???) that led me to cook my own meals. Thank goodness for Food Network and the Asian Food Channel shows, my interest all the more grew. So much so that I also yearned for the best cooking utensils and pots/pans I could afford, and I was also glad I did that. My obsession for enameled cast iron was crazy, and my husband couldn't understand my fascination over very heavy pots and pans when there are cheaper and lighter alternatives.
Regarding cookbooks, I have always wanted to get myself copies of the two volumes of Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" but the prohibitive prices made me think twice.
I bought other books such as Nigella Lawson's "Nigella Express" and though it was a very good book that I'd recommend to everyone, my desire to get hold of Julia Child's books never got away. Probably because it taught French cooking, perhaps? My interest in French food (and everything Provence) actually came from me reading Peter Mayle's "A Year in Provence" (and the two books that followed), and more importantly, his book "French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork and Corkscrew."
This book I highly recommend.
Anyway, going back. Now that I have a copy of "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," I am inspired to do what Julie Powell did. Not to blog about it, but to try ALL recipes (hopefully the ingredients are all available here). Hmm... That would be quite a feat, and I should also consider the impact on my weight and figure. Hahaha. Exercise and Carnipure perhaps? Hahahha. Anyway, let the French cooking begin!
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