Posted on 12/12/2009 7:59:35 AM PST by Silly
Part of Julia Child’s charm is that she nonchalantly became her own authority. One of my favorite quotes is her description of her “brand-new, super-duper” Chocolate Mousse Dessert Cake:
“And here it is: Le Gâteau Victoire au Chocolat, Mousseline! One of the great chocolate cakes of all time, according to me.”
Not, “in my opinion,” but “according to me.” Who says that? A master citing herself, that’s who.
She restates this notion of self-authority in the same television segment, a guide to an intimate tableside cooking of Steak Diane:
“So, as I said at the beginning before we started cooking, I think this is a nifty little dinner (and I really agree with myself) for a chafing dish dinner.”
The menu (which she pronounces “may-noo”) of this very simple feast includes:
Child must have imbibed quite a bit of alcohol on a daily basis, I think. I cannot believe that someone whose recipes and menus included such a prodigious amount of spirits, and a kitchen so well-stocked with them, did not start drinking around lunchtime.
For this meal alone, the following alcohols are used:
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One of the 100 greatest Americans who ever lived. Most Americans don’t know that Child’s SECOND career was cooking. That she was a SPY, and a damned good one, in the OSS. And a great patriot.
Nah, Lee is just a ditz who can't cook to save her life. Figures that she now is dating NY AG Andrew Cuomo. They deserve each other.
Oh my gosh, that is too funny for words! Thanks for sharing!
I always liked her, and her approach to her show. She is completely authentic and comfortable in her own skin, does not at all try to be someone she is not. She’s pretty (but a bit bony), likes to cook while dressed up, in full hair and make-up; unashamed to admit she buys prepackaged food (love the mushroom comment!).
“Also a cup of... chicken broth.”
SNL, years ago, featured Julia in skits that always had her “two sheets to the wind” by the end.
One time I awoke from my slumber in the wee hours of the morning
(like 2AM).
I look at the television I’ve failed to turn off and say to myself
“What the heck is Dan Ackroyd doing on TV at this hour?”
After a short time my steel-trap intellect realized that I was actually
looking at the real Julia Child!!!!!
(I suppose this is probably a tribute to Dan Akroyd for his hilarious
imitation of Ms. Child.)
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Child must have imbibed quite a bit of alcohol on a daily basis, I think.
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Heck, the drinking started at breakfast for Cajun Chef Justin Wilson,
I suspect.
Seeing how his poached egg recipe included plenty of flavored liquors.
Bless you Justin Wilson...wherever you are!
MMM...
How cud he taste the lickuh wid all dem HONyonnnns in dere?
Chief of Registry, Beijing Station
I am trying to give my girls the basics that were given to me by my mom.
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
LOL! I know what you mean.
I’ll bet she was glad to get reassigned from Beijing to Paris.
Actually, she quit and the husband was transferred as head of what became USIS, Paris.
One of my all-time favorite Benny Hill skits was with the cooking show with the husband and wife, and all the husband would do is take the wine, go offstage and get hammered.
I love Benny Hill.
I love Benny Hill.
Amuse Bouche Bump.
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