"We should enjoy food and have fun. It is one of the simplest and nicest pleasures in life." - Julia Child, 1990
Julia
Child was a pretty cool woman. In fact, "pretty cool" doesn't seem to
fully embrace the kind of woman she was. She was spunky, talented,
smart, funny, and loving. And of course, she loved food. The quote above
is one of my favorites. Nothing can put me in a better mood than
delicious, tasty foods--I'm sure Julia woud agree.
This past Wednesday would have been Julia's 100th
birthday. Articles and blog posts about her and recipes inspired by her
were all over the place! I won't pretend that I am some huge fan that worships everything Julia Child, but I personally was loving the great things honoring her this week. In case you missed
it, this was the Google banner that day:
Love it! Those Google people are so dang creative.
Julia's creativity flourished in the
kitchen. She embraced French cooking throughout her many years living in
Paris and brought that cuisine into the kitchens of so many here in the
States from her now infamous cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French
Cooking."
In honor of her birthday, like many foodies out there, I
wanted to try and cook a recipe from Julia. Many of her recipes require
some impeccable skills and techniques and equipment, but when I
stumbled upon this recipe, I knew I could do it.
So, ok, it's 80 degrees outside and we're having soup. But it's really, REALLY good soup.
Julia's Potage Parmentier -- that is, Potato Leek Soup -- adapted by yumsugar.com from the infamous aforementioned cookbook. Yes, please.
This soup was elegant, filling, and downright
delicious. It is also a simpler recipe, and so any home cook could whip
this up to impress house guests. It is honestly so delicious that it can
(and SHOULD) be cooked year-round.
