"inspirations..."
is it just me or is anyone else fascinated with the "julie & julia" concept?
i mean of course it's been done before so we have that against us...but last night as we poured through the cookbook pages in our local independent bookstore (an activity that amazon will never be able to replace) the idea of methodically cooking through each recipe in an attempt to rediscover oneself (or escape from ones day job) seemed to offer up an almost magical clarity.
so i got to wondering ...what if we gave it a try?
now i don't know that we'd cook through the pages of julia child's "mastering the art of french cooking" or if even that that fits our (budget) way of life but it's the concept of cooking so intentionally and meaningfully documenting it that is appealing...to me it seems meditative, adventurous, romantic and exciting...but also offers us a venue to foster community in cooking...maybe we could be culinary "heros" jamie oliver style? i'm not implying that i think we could change the world, but i think it's absolutely heroic the way he shows people new possibilities in life simply by sharing a recipe and basic cooking skills...
or maybe our "julie and julia moment" is not so much one of documenting a journey through someone else's recipes but perhaps the task of sharing and rediscovering our own with you ... because to be honest sharing a homemade meal with others is one of the things in life that brings me very true joy.
so what do you think? should we pick a cook book and document our way through it or would you be more interested in us sharing the stories of our own recipes with you?
-laura
is it just me or is anyone else fascinated with the "julie & julia" concept?
i mean of course it's been done before so we have that against us...but last night as we poured through the cookbook pages in our local independent bookstore (an activity that amazon will never be able to replace) the idea of methodically cooking through each recipe in an attempt to rediscover oneself (or escape from ones day job) seemed to offer up an almost magical clarity.
so i got to wondering ...what if we gave it a try?
now i don't know that we'd cook through the pages of julia child's "mastering the art of french cooking" or if even that that fits our (budget) way of life but it's the concept of cooking so intentionally and meaningfully documenting it that is appealing...to me it seems meditative, adventurous, romantic and exciting...but also offers us a venue to foster community in cooking...maybe we could be culinary "heros" jamie oliver style? i'm not implying that i think we could change the world, but i think it's absolutely heroic the way he shows people new possibilities in life simply by sharing a recipe and basic cooking skills...
or maybe our "julie and julia moment" is not so much one of documenting a journey through someone else's recipes but perhaps the task of sharing and rediscovering our own with you ... because to be honest sharing a homemade meal with others is one of the things in life that brings me very true joy.
so what do you think? should we pick a cook book and document our way through it or would you be more interested in us sharing the stories of our own recipes with you?
-laura
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