Trying Something new Every Single Week.

I have a confession. I am obsessed with Julia Child. I am reading My Life in France by Mrs. Child and her Nephew Alex Prud'Homme and find Mrs. Child positively charming and her descriptions of France and her people is absolutely enchanting. There aren't many people I really describe as charming and especially not enchanting. This isn't because I don't find people endearing but there is a certain fluent quality that a couple of handfuls of people naturally exude. As a true blue Appalachian lady I have a habit of saying things like "Bless her heart," and calling people "Darling, honey, and sugar." I sound like a syrupy Southern Belle (snort, riiiight). Any who, Mrs. Child is absolutely endearing and I adore her. I also have just finished reading Julia and Julia by Julie Powell. Mrs. Powell is abrasive and often while reading I think to myself simultaneously "I could NEVER be friends with this crazy bird," and "I can't wait to hear how she tackles the next recipe from Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I wasn't continuously affronted by the way Julie Powell acted (I wouldn't have finished the darn book if this were to be the case). I was impressed and a little awed by her daunting feat but I was so jealous because she was living in a world of attempts at that wonderfully fullilling emotion that tends to cause something akin to euphoria when one has created a beautiful dish and the dish and effort can be shared. I decided that I will attempt to try at least on recipe a week from MtAoFC and other gifted books and magazines. I am so excited. If anyone out there is reading this and gives a hoot, leave a little comment to suggest a recipe. K, Bai!