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This Open Thread Is The Omelet Show

Bonjour, sweet kittens. What better way to celebrate a Tuesday than with omelets?

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Books

Three Books by Kickass Women About Good Creative Work

Different moods for reading strike me at various times, but lately I’ve been in the midst of a life plan-crisis, battling Seasonal Affective Disorder, and feeling alienated and alone in a city that’s still new to me after 9 months of settling in. So the literary mood I’ve been in has demanded stories about women […]

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Food

Chef Julia’s Soubise, or, We Thought This Would Be Weirder Than It Was

So, soubise (pronounced soo-BEEZ) is this French onion-and-rice stuff that I’d never heard of before seeing the recipe in Mastering the Art of French Cooking, but I thought, well, I like rice and onions. Let’s give it a shot. I was a little worried that it would come out tasting…terrible? But I was pleasantly surprised.

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Food

Gratin Dauphinois: Fun for the Whole Family

Potatoes + cream + cheese + what more do you want to know? Julia Child’s killer gratin recipe behind the cut.

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Food

Chef Julia’s Leek & Potato Soup

If you’ve read even one or two of my other articles here, you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I am a foodie, hardcore. So, it’s become a peculiar brand of irksome to me to have to contend with the following comment every time I mention Julia Child: “Oh! You mean like Julie and […]

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Food

Coq-A-Doodle-Do! Conquering the Holiday Dinner

I am 35 years old and other than a very misguided Thanksgiving dinner I attempted in my 20s when I lived far away from home, I have never made a holiday dinner. Never.