We went to see Julie and Julia yesterday. The biggest problem I had with the movie was that I hadn’t eaten anything all day. The movie started at 1:20 in the afternoon and the only food I’d had all day was 2 slices of raisin bread and a Diet Pepsi.
Then to watch all this food being prepared on th big screen was a little disturbing. Popcorn wasn’t cutting it.
Oh, the movie was good. Amy Adams is cute and Meryl Streep was so believable as Julia Child. She could portray a paper bag and get an Oscar nod.
*** In case you’re interested, here’s the real Julie Powell’s blog.
In honor of food here are some blonde food jokes from Miss Cellania:
It’s fun to cook for Tom. Today I made angel food cake. The recipe said beat 12 eggs separately. The neighbors were nice enough to loan me some extra bowls.
Tom wanted fruit salad for supper. The recipe said serve without dressing. So I didn’t dress. What a surprise when Tom brought a friend home for supper.
A good day for rice. The recipe said wash thoroughly before steaming the rice. It seemed kind of silly but I took a bath anyway. I can’t say it improved the rice any.
Today Tom asked for salad again I tried a new recipe. It said prepare ingredients; lay on a bed of lettuce one hour before serving. Tom asked me why I was rolling around in the garden..
I found an easy recipe for cookies. It said put the ingredients in a bowl and beat it. There must have been something wrong with this recipe. When I got back, everything was the same as when I left.
Tom did the shopping today and brought home a chicken. He asked me to dress it for Sunday. I don’t have any clothes that fit it, and for some reason Tom keeps counting to ten.
Tom’s folks came to dinner. I wanted to serve roast but all I had was hamburger. Suddenly I had a flash of genius.. I put the hamburger in the oven and set the controls for roast. It still came out hamburger, much to my disappointment.
GOOD NIGHT DEAR DIARY. This has been a very exciting week! I am eager for tomorrow to come so I can try out a new recipe on Tom. If I can talk Tom into buying a bigger oven, I would like to surprise him with a chocolate moose.
WTF? They play a 30 second commercial, THEN say the video in no longer available. :o(
A friend of mine and I saw “Big Night” on empty stomachs and afterwards immediately had to go out for a huge pasta dinner.
I just saw julie & Julia yesterday myself. After it was over, I was so inspired that I actually rean right down to Barnes & Noble and bought Mastering the Art of French Cooking. When I got home I made chicken breasts with pancetta and smoked fontina cheese along with orzo with asparagus (my own recipes, thank you!). You are right! Meryl Streep is beyond the shadow of a doubt, the greatest living actress and in my estimation, may be the greatest actress ever!
Blonde jokes:
Why did the blonde woman have a sore belly button?
Because blonde men are stupid, too.
Paul – Is that a crack at infidel, who happens to be blond?
Looks like (Another) Scott should be helping at the BABBQ. Sounds yummers.