Julie and Julia

Reading this book at the moment and loving it. Now I'm hooked on the blog too, although I gather it should be the other around. Julie Powell got a book deal on the back of her excellent blog. Anyway, if you like food and you like reading about food and you like the way food weaves its way into your everyday life, like I do, you’ll enjoy both. Although Julie is on holiday at the moment so the blog is quieter than normal.

In the book, there’s lots of laughs; a certain honesty about relationships and life in your late twenties that I admire, and some mouth watering recipes, mostly revolving around several pints of cream and slabs of butter, since it has a French recipe book at its heart. So, don’t be put off my the super girly cover. 

The only thing that worried me, and I’d love to hear from Julie on this, was a couple of remarks about food waste. When she cleans out her fridge and cupboards, she describes, opening a black binbag and piling everything in. Hmm, naughty! And when she mentions Christmas with her family in Texas - where it never gets cold enough to enjoy an open fire - she says they turn on the air conditioning just so they can light a fire. Do people really do that?

It reminds me of a friend who made the mistake of telling me that her favourite way of going to sleep was with the central heating on and the bedroom windows wide open. Not impressed by that, I wasn't. Not at all. Do people do that as well?

Comments

[ohiogirl]

My! Well, first off, the cover of the book in the states is MUCH less girly. A blue cover with a whimsical simple pic of a bowl of whipped cream. (Or egg whites, can't be too sure!) I'm kind of surprised by the UK version, actually.

And as far as "Do people really turn on air conditioners so that they can have a fire?" Not routinely, no. But for a special occasion, I have heard of folks doing it for an evening.

[Jordan Foster]

The air conditioning thing happened only once that I recall. Really. I promise. We're good, earth friendly folks generally.
-Heathcliff

[Eco Worrier]

Ohiogirl - you're right. the american cover is much more fun, i really like it. i hadn't realized that the one i showed was only for the UK. I wonder why they did that?

Heathcliff - I am reassured by your pledge of earth friendliness, thanks... although maybe I am still a touch jealous that you don't freeze your little toes off at Christmas like I do.