Happy Birthday, Julia Child! She would have turned 100 years old today. Thought my poster above would be perfect to honor her big day. Kudos to Julia for introducing French cuisine to American homes and reminding us that almost everything is better with some butter! When Child returned from Paris with her husband Paul, she shared her love of butter and French cooking in the best-selling book Mastering the Art of French Cooking she co-authored with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle in 1961. Of course I love the account of her cookbook writing told through a film and a book.
LINKS CELEBRATING JULIA'S 100TH!
Julia Child died back in 2004, but she will live forever in cookbooks in our kitchens. The Smithsonian is honoring Julia Child's kitchen with a lovely display.
If you want to bake something in her honor, please use loads of butter. And one of her lovely cookbooks. You can find a nice summary of her culinary tips here.
If you want to toast her 100th birthday, check out Julia's favorite cocktail recipe here.
Google marks all things honorary with a doodle—check out the Julia Child Google Doodle.
You can read a nice tribute to Julia here with lots of little known facts about her life and a link to a new biography about her.
Summer ends in my neighborhood today. And the dreaded "S" word begins tomorrow. School!!! Yikes! Time to go outside and soak up some Vitamin D—and tonight I'll toast to Julie and indulge in buttery treats!
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Image: IF YOU'RE AFRAID OF BUTTER, USE CREAM image by me, Chris Olson. Feel free to Pin it on Pinterest with a link back to this post. Thanks!
