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Ea · 08-14-2009, 01:44 AM

Reg. Julia Child, I have to ask, I'm puzzled...

What is so special about it, and her? Does french cuisine have a special status in USA? Perhaps my problem is that when I think french cuisine, I think gourmet food that you get at certain expensive restaurants - or the food you get when you go to France. Perhaps it's actually Julia Child cuisine, not 'french'.

I'm not even sure what I am asking, but I'm reading about the movie and I feel 'huh?' I'm missing something

The movie looks like a nice little romantic comedy to me.

phenomshel · 08-14-2009, 03:05 AM

I wouldn't even know where to start trying to explain Julia Child, other than I grew up watching her cooking show on TV, and she's somewhat of an American icon.

I've been debating about posting this recipe for two days now. It's late, I'm on an adrenaline high from having a bat in the house (he's out now), and I finally decided "yep, I'm going to do it".

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
(for those of you not familiar with this, it's basically a salad dressing, or can be used as a dip).
My version of this is a combination/modification of the ones at Pioneer Woman's and Homesick Texan's blogs.

1 cup mayonnaise (MUST be mayo, not miracle whip!)
1 cup sour cream
3/4 to 1 cup buttermilk
Approximately 1/4 cup dried parsley flakes (PW and Homesick use fresh cilantro or parsley - I found I like the dried flakes better, and they're much easier).
Approximately 1/2 Tablespoon minced garlic. (I tried both fresh and the minced stuff in olive oil from the grocery - they both work, but one clove of fresh is PLENTY!).
Lemon zest (fresh or dried)
Tony Chachere's cajun seasoning
Cracked black pepper

Whisk buttermilk, mayo, and sour cream together. Add parsley flakes and garlic, whisk, taste for seasoning. Add other ingredients to taste - I like mine with a bit of a kick, so I add more of the Tony's seasoning. Refrigerate promptly, let sit overnight to blend flavors, (if you can wait that long, I usually can't!)
Use less or more buttermilk to get the consistency you want.
To me, this tastes much better than the bottled variety, and I've been keeping the ingredients on hand. A batch usually lasts me about three days, but I eat ranch dressing on pretty much everything except ice cream.

vivaldirules · 08-14-2009, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catire

OH THE HUMANITY!!!!!

NO CHOCOLATE IN THE HOUSE AND I WANTED TO MAKE BROWNIES!!!

::tragedy::

Not just a tragedy but a crime as well. Someone should be hornswaggled and keelhauled. You are hereby authorized to find, try, convict, and punish the sadistic offender. Report back here once you're done - and you've made the brownies.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-14-2009, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catire

OH THE HUMANITY!!!!!

NO CHOCOLATE IN THE HOUSE AND I WANTED TO MAKE BROWNIES!!!

::tragedy::

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Not just a tragedy but a crime as well. Someone should be hornswaggled and keelhauled. You are hereby authorized to find, try, convict, and punish the sadistic offender. Report back here once you're done - and you've made the brownies.

...and bring the brownies.

kazbates · 08-14-2009, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ea

Reg. Julia Child, I have to ask, I'm puzzled...

What is so special about it, and her? Does french cuisine have a special status in USA? Perhaps my problem is that when I think french cuisine, I think gourmet food that you get at certain expensive restaurants - or the food you get when you go to France. Perhaps it's actually Julia Child cuisine, not 'french'.

I'm not even sure what I am asking, but I'm reading about the movie and I feel 'huh?' I'm missing something

The movie looks like a nice little romantic comedy to me.

What you've said about French cuisine is one of the reasons Julia Child is such an icon here in the US. She was able to introduce French cuisine and to make it more accessible to people of all income levels, especially people like me who come from a middle class background where gourmet food was seen as a luxury and not something we could afford. Now gourmet food markets and grocery aisles are quite common.

Julia Child also raised the level of interest in cooking which pretty much paved the way for people like Emerill Lagasse, Rachel Raye, and other chefs who share their skills in their own cooking shows. I know I have learned to be a lot more creative in my cooking thanks to many of these and other cooking shows. My mother is a pretty good cook, but she always made pretty basic and common dishes without delving into anything fancy. I use a lot of her old recipes, but have included a great many ethnic dishes that she would never have attempted. I'm not afraid to hunt through a cookbook and try something different just for the challenge. I bless Julia Child for that.

krisk · 08-14-2009, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ea

Reg. Julia Child, I have to ask, I'm puzzled...

What is so special about it, and her? Does french cuisine have a special status in USA? Perhaps my problem is that when I think french cuisine, I think gourmet food that you get at certain expensive restaurants - or the food you get when you go to France. Perhaps it's actually Julia Child cuisine, not 'french'.

I'm not even sure what I am asking, but I'm reading about the movie and I feel 'huh?' I'm missing something

The movie looks like a nice little romantic comedy to me.

essentially she brought American cuisine out of the 1800s and out of the farm kitchen. standard American cooking pre Julia consisted mainly of hearty meals containing meat, potatoes, a vegie maybe a salad (depending on the time of year) and possibly dessert. a stack of white bread was on the table along with butter for anyone that was still hungry. a typical spice cabinet consisted of less than 20 for sure, and possibly even 10 items. Julia brought adventure and other cuisines (not just French) to the American kitchen.

I think I was living in Germany when I heard a short biopic on her. she was incredibly awkward, a diplomat's wife, not particularly good looking, HUGE! she was well over 6 feet tall at a time when the average American housewife was probably 5'4. she really didn't fit in with the other diplomatic wives, and she was bored and lonely. her husband encouraged her to find a hobby and pursue it. cooking was it! very soon she was rubbing elbows with people who disdained the people who disdained her. her awkwardness followed her into the studio kitchens, and she made it ok to make mistakes in public during a time when perfection was required from a diplomats wife.

Catire · 08-14-2009, 12:59 PM

HMMMM Brownies ::mouthfullofchocolategrin::

Catire · 08-17-2009, 09:25 PM

Wait untill the rainy season starts, drive up to the front of my office then pick this tree.

Catire · 08-29-2009, 12:18 PM

Banana Muffins

Recipe

My modifications to this recipe was adding:
Half a cup of walnuts.
A small slice of banana right in the center of the muffin to add more banana taste and a little more moisture. (by placing it in the center I mean putting half of the batter in the muffin tin, placing the banana slice in the center and then covering it with a little more banana batter so its covered)

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins

Recipe

For this one I used:

White chocolate chips instead of regular brown one.

Half a Cup of Walnuts roughly.

Milk with half a lime juice in it, that I let stand for a few minutes, instead of buttermilk.

Carrot cake/muffins.

Ingredients:
2 Cups of Sugar
1 Cup of Vegetable Oil
4 Eggs
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
2 Tsp Baking Powder
2 Tsp of Baking Soda
2 Tsp of Cinnamon
1 tsp of Salt
3 Cups of Grated Carrot.

Instructions:

If making muffins halve the ingredients to make 12 muffins, and you really need the muffin paper cups because there are light and fluffy and break easily in the tin(I had to add more flour to the second batch to be able to take out of the tin.)

Mix all the dry ingredients (Flour, baking soda , baking powder, cinnamon & salt) and switch them to another bowl by sifting them through a mesh strainer a couple of times. You can also use a whisk to mix them together if you don't have a mesh strainer.

In a large bowl with a whisk or electric beater/mixer combine the sugar and Oil for a minute or two then add the eggs one by one.

Then slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet and combine them with a spatula, once all the dry ingredients are incorporated into the mix, add the grated carrots.

Bake for 30 minutes at 350 Degrees.

Frosting:
1 Packet of Cream Cheese
1 Stick of Butter
2 Cups of Powdered Sugar
1-2 tsp of Vanilla
1 Cup of Chopped toasted walnuts

Mix half a cup of the walnuts with everything else together with an electric mixer until light and creamy, add more vanilla and powdered sugar if it still retains a strong Cream cheese taste.

Use the remaining half a cup to sprinkle it over the cake.

Pictures: The carrot muffins are the white ones, and while the ones with the holes in the middle did look pretty they were a pita to take out of the tin and add the frosting to without breaking them.

BenG · 08-31-2009, 10:39 AM

I made spaghetti last night using Marcella Hazan's tomato and butter recipe. It was so good.

Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter
2 pounds fresh ripe tomatoes (prepared as described below) or 2 cups canned,imported Italian plum tomatoes, preferably San Marzano tomatoes (cut up with their juice)
5 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half
salt

Put either the prepared fresh tomatoes or the canned in a saucepan, add the butter, onion, and salt and cook, uncovered, at a very slow, but steady simmer for 45 minutes, or until the fat floats free from the tomato.
Stir from time to time, mashing any large piece of tomato in the pan with the back of a wooden spoon.
Taste and correct for salt. Discard the onion before tossing the sauce with pasta. This sauce may be frozen. Serves 6.

I made it with a 28-ounce can of crushed tomatoes (it was what I had on hand) and served it with a Funky Llama Shiraz.

Oh, and I made some of Alton Brown's Cocoa Brownies.
http://www.blisstree.com/chocolateby...ocoa-brownies/

zelda_pinwheel · 08-31-2009, 01:59 PM

hmm, my mouth is watering !! thanks catire for the muffin recipes, i just might see if i can dig up an electric mixer from some generous friend to try those out (when it gets cooler). benG you're making me hungry for spaghetti and it is far too hot to simmer sauce for 45 minutes today !!!!

Catire · 08-31-2009, 03:20 PM

Coconut cookies

1 Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 Cups of Shredded/Grated Coconut
2 Egg yolks
1 tsp of salt
1 Drop of Almond Essense (Optional, but if you do use it make sure to only use a drop or the smallest ammount possible because it will overpower all the other tastes.)

Mix everything together with a spoon or whatever is handy then place on a baking sheet (prepared with either butter and flour or with those nonstick cookie sheets i forget the name of right now) by droping small quantities of the mix with a spoon.

Bake at 175C untill they turn a light golden color(10-20 minutes or so depending on the oven) and then let them cool (and by let them cool I mean hide them from my family because they dont even wait for that

).

badgoodDeb · 08-31-2009, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catire

Coconut cookies

1 Drop of Almond Essense (Optional, but if you do use it make sure to only use a drop or the smallest ammount possible because it will overpower all the other tastes.)

Hmmm ... that would be an interesting way to change this into Almond cookies!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 10-22-2009, 07:49 PM

Vegetarian Chilli-ish

This isn't hot, just spicy and flavoursome

Makes 4 reasonable servings:
Ingredients
1 large onion
2 sweet red peppers
3 large medium hot chillies
10 small finger chillis (not sure what they actually are, Sainburys called them finger chillis and rated them as hot - personally I'd rate them as medium)
1 small can red kidney beans
1 can of chopped tomatoes (or one can of tomatoes and chop them

)
1/2 bottle passata or similar
Some kind of mince substitute - I used a 350g pack of Quorn mince, but a mix of lentils would be nice, or mixed beans etc)
Handful fresh sweet basil leaves
Handful fresh coriander leaves
1 tsp or so of salt (smoked sea salt works well)
About 1 tbsp olive oil

Heat olive oil in large pan until shimmery.
Finely chop onion
Add onion to pan, stir and turn heat to lowest
Put lid on pan
Leave to slowly steam/fry for 7 minutes or so
Chop sweet peppers (de-seed if preferred) and add to onions
Stir
Put lid back on
Leave for another 7 minutes or so - onions should be soft, and golden-clear, peppers should be soft
Chop medium chillies - deseed if required - and add to pan - put lid back on
Chop hot chillies (if you use the small ones you may not be able to deseed them even if you want to

) - add to pan and cover
Leave for about 7 minutes
chop basil and coriander
Grind salt
Add basil, salt and coriander to pan. Stir. Re-cover
Add quorn mince/lentils/beans
Stir & re-cover
Add tomatoes, passata and water if needed to achieve desired consistency
Drain kidney beans and add to mix
Stir, turn heat up so it's bubbling nicely and cook for a further 12 minutes or so.

LazyScot · 10-25-2009, 04:42 PM

As requested, Spaghetti alla Puttanesca. (With apologies to Italian speakers.)

We first found this recipe in The Top One Hundred Pasta Sauces by Diane Seed (illustrated by Robert Budwig). Not sure how available this book is (electronically or in dead-tree form), but it has some excellent recipes.

20ml or 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves finely chopped (original recipe had less, we like garlic so you might want to reduce this -- experiment!)
3 or 4 anchovy fillets, chopped
tin of chopped tomatoes (Italian, of course!)
125g / 5 oz olives, halved or sliced (again, we like olives...)
60ml / 4 tablespoons capers (we use a jar of salted capers, and wash them first)
parsley (good handful for garnish)

In a frying pan, put the olive oil, garlic and anchovies and cook until the anchovies are almost melted. Then add the tomatoes, olives and capers and cook for five minutes. Add to the cooked pasta, and garnish generously with the parsley.

I find that sauce does about enough for the pasta for two of us, probably about 250 - 300g, but the recipe says it does enough nearer 500g. I guess it depends on how much sauce you like with your pasta.

08-29-2009, 12:18 PM	#114
Catire Lord of the Universe Posts: 670 Karma: 737849 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maturin , Venezuela Device: Sony Reader PRS-505 / PSP	Muffins Muffins Muffins Banana Muffins Recipe My modifications to this recipe was adding: Half a cup of walnuts. A small slice of banana right in the center of the muffin to add more banana taste and a little more moisture. (by placing it in the center I mean putting half of the batter in the muffin tin, placing the banana slice in the center and then covering it with a little more banana batter so its covered) Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe For this one I used: White chocolate chips instead of regular brown one. Half a Cup of Walnuts roughly. Milk with half a lime juice in it, that I let stand for a few minutes, instead of buttermilk. Carrot cake/muffins. Ingredients: 2 Cups of Sugar 1 Cup of Vegetable Oil 4 Eggs 2 Cups All Purpose Flour 2 Tsp Baking Powder 2 Tsp of Baking Soda 2 Tsp of Cinnamon 1 tsp of Salt 3 Cups of Grated Carrot. Instructions: If making muffins halve the ingredients to make 12 muffins, and you really need the muffin paper cups because there are light and fluffy and break easily in the tin(I had to add more flour to the second batch to be able to take out of the tin.) Mix all the dry ingredients (Flour, baking soda , baking powder, cinnamon & salt) and switch them to another bowl by sifting them through a mesh strainer a couple of times. You can also use a whisk to mix them together if you don't have a mesh strainer. In a large bowl with a whisk or electric beater/mixer combine the sugar and Oil for a minute or two then add the eggs one by one. Then slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet and combine them with a spatula, once all the dry ingredients are incorporated into the mix, add the grated carrots. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 Degrees. Frosting: 1 Packet of Cream Cheese 1 Stick of Butter 2 Cups of Powdered Sugar 1-2 tsp of Vanilla 1 Cup of Chopped toasted walnuts Mix half a cup of the walnuts with everything else together with an electric mixer until light and creamy, add more vanilla and powdered sugar if it still retains a strong Cream cheese taste. Use the remaining half a cup to sprinkle it over the cake. Pictures: The carrot muffins are the white ones, and while the ones with the holes in the middle did look pretty they were a pita to take out of the tin and add the frosting to without breaking them. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Catire; 08-29-2009 at 12:25 PM.

08-31-2009, 03:20 PM	#117
Catire Lord of the Universe Posts: 670 Karma: 737849 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maturin , Venezuela Device: Sony Reader PRS-505 / PSP	Easiest recipe ever. Coconut cookies 1 Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk 2 Cups of Shredded/Grated Coconut 2 Egg yolks 1 tsp of salt 1 Drop of Almond Essense (Optional, but if you do use it make sure to only use a drop or the smallest ammount possible because it will overpower all the other tastes.) Mix everything together with a spoon or whatever is handy then place on a baking sheet (prepared with either butter and flour or with those nonstick cookie sheets i forget the name of right now) by droping small quantities of the mix with a spoon. Bake at 175C untill they turn a light golden color(10-20 minutes or so depending on the oven) and then let them cool (and by let them cool I mean hide them from my family because they dont even wait for that ).

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08-14-2009, 01:44 AM	#106
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	Reg. Julia Child, I have to ask, I'm puzzled... What is so special about it, and her? Does french cuisine have a special status in USA? Perhaps my problem is that when I think french cuisine, I think gourmet food that you get at certain expensive restaurants - or the food you get when you go to France. Perhaps it's actually Julia Child cuisine, not 'french'. I'm not even sure what I am asking, but I'm reading about the movie and I feel 'huh?' I'm missing something The movie looks like a nice little romantic comedy to me.

08-14-2009, 03:05 AM	#107
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	I wouldn't even know where to start trying to explain Julia Child, other than I grew up watching her cooking show on TV, and she's somewhat of an American icon. I've been debating about posting this recipe for two days now. It's late, I'm on an adrenaline high from having a bat in the house (he's out now), and I finally decided "yep, I'm going to do it". Buttermilk Ranch Dressing (for those of you not familiar with this, it's basically a salad dressing, or can be used as a dip). My version of this is a combination/modification of the ones at Pioneer Woman's and Homesick Texan's blogs. 1 cup mayonnaise (MUST be mayo, not miracle whip!) 1 cup sour cream 3/4 to 1 cup buttermilk Approximately 1/4 cup dried parsley flakes (PW and Homesick use fresh cilantro or parsley - I found I like the dried flakes better, and they're much easier). Approximately 1/2 Tablespoon minced garlic. (I tried both fresh and the minced stuff in olive oil from the grocery - they both work, but one clove of fresh is PLENTY!). Lemon zest (fresh or dried) Tony Chachere's cajun seasoning Cracked black pepper Whisk buttermilk, mayo, and sour cream together. Add parsley flakes and garlic, whisk, taste for seasoning. Add other ingredients to taste - I like mine with a bit of a kick, so I add more of the Tony's seasoning. Refrigerate promptly, let sit overnight to blend flavors, (if you can wait that long, I usually can't!) Use less or more buttermilk to get the consistency you want. To me, this tastes much better than the bottled variety, and I've been keeping the ingredients on hand. A batch usually lasts me about three days, but I eat ranch dressing on pretty much everything except ice cream.

08-14-2009, 12:59 PM	#112
Catire Lord of the Universe Posts: 670 Karma: 737849 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maturin , Venezuela Device: Sony Reader PRS-505 / PSP	HMMMM Brownies ::mouthfullofchocolategrin::

08-17-2009, 09:25 PM	#113
Catire Lord of the Universe Posts: 670 Karma: 737849 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maturin , Venezuela Device: Sony Reader PRS-505 / PSP	Wait untill the rainy season starts, drive up to the front of my office then pick this tree.

08-31-2009, 10:39 AM	#115
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	I made spaghetti last night using Marcella Hazan's tomato and butter recipe. It was so good. Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter 2 pounds fresh ripe tomatoes (prepared as described below) or 2 cups canned,imported Italian plum tomatoes, preferably San Marzano tomatoes (cut up with their juice) 5 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion, peeled and cut in half salt Put either the prepared fresh tomatoes or the canned in a saucepan, add the butter, onion, and salt and cook, uncovered, at a very slow, but steady simmer for 45 minutes, or until the fat floats free from the tomato. Stir from time to time, mashing any large piece of tomato in the pan with the back of a wooden spoon. Taste and correct for salt. Discard the onion before tossing the sauce with pasta. This sauce may be frozen. Serves 6. I made it with a 28-ounce can of crushed tomatoes (it was what I had on hand) and served it with a Funky Llama Shiraz. Oh, and I made some of Alton Brown's Cocoa Brownies. http://www.blisstree.com/chocolateby...ocoa-brownies/

08-31-2009, 01:59 PM	#116
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	hmm, my mouth is watering !! thanks catire for the muffin recipes, i just might see if i can dig up an electric mixer from some generous friend to try those out (when it gets cooler). benG you're making me hungry for spaghetti and it is far too hot to simmer sauce for 45 minutes today !!!!

10-22-2009, 07:49 PM	#119
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Vegetarian Chilli-ish This isn't hot, just spicy and flavoursome Makes 4 reasonable servings: Ingredients 1 large onion 2 sweet red peppers 3 large medium hot chillies 10 small finger chillis (not sure what they actually are, Sainburys called them finger chillis and rated them as hot - personally I'd rate them as medium) 1 small can red kidney beans 1 can of chopped tomatoes (or one can of tomatoes and chop them ) 1/2 bottle passata or similar Some kind of mince substitute - I used a 350g pack of Quorn mince, but a mix of lentils would be nice, or mixed beans etc) Handful fresh sweet basil leaves Handful fresh coriander leaves 1 tsp or so of salt (smoked sea salt works well) About 1 tbsp olive oil Heat olive oil in large pan until shimmery. Finely chop onion Add onion to pan, stir and turn heat to lowest Put lid on pan Leave to slowly steam/fry for 7 minutes or so Chop sweet peppers (de-seed if preferred) and add to onions Stir Put lid back on Leave for another 7 minutes or so - onions should be soft, and golden-clear, peppers should be soft Chop medium chillies - deseed if required - and add to pan - put lid back on Chop hot chillies (if you use the small ones you may not be able to deseed them even if you want to ) - add to pan and cover Leave for about 7 minutes chop basil and coriander Grind salt Add basil, salt and coriander to pan. Stir. Re-cover Add quorn mince/lentils/beans Stir & re-cover Add tomatoes, passata and water if needed to achieve desired consistency Drain kidney beans and add to mix Stir, turn heat up so it's bubbling nicely and cook for a further 12 minutes or so.

10-25-2009, 04:42 PM	#120
LazyScot DSil Posts: 3,201 Karma: 6895096 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hants, UK Device: Kindle, Cybook	As requested, Spaghetti alla Puttanesca. (With apologies to Italian speakers.) We first found this recipe in The Top One Hundred Pasta Sauces by Diane Seed (illustrated by Robert Budwig). Not sure how available this book is (electronically or in dead-tree form), but it has some excellent recipes. 20ml or 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 4 garlic cloves finely chopped (original recipe had less, we like garlic so you might want to reduce this -- experiment!) 3 or 4 anchovy fillets, chopped tin of chopped tomatoes (Italian, of course!) 125g / 5 oz olives, halved or sliced (again, we like olives...) 60ml / 4 tablespoons capers (we use a jar of salted capers, and wash them first) parsley (good handful for garnish) In a frying pan, put the olive oil, garlic and anchovies and cook until the anchovies are almost melted. Then add the tomatoes, olives and capers and cook for five minutes. Add to the cooked pasta, and garnish generously with the parsley. I find that sauce does about enough for the pasta for two of us, probably about 250 - 300g, but the recipe says it does enough nearer 500g. I guess it depends on how much sauce you like with your pasta.

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