Went to see Julie & Julia tonight with some girlfriends and am left in a haze of butter-basted bliss. While everything did indeed look scrumptious (talk about food p*rn!) I am feeling vaguely heartburn-y (with apologies to Ms. Child, but there CAN indeed be such as thing as too much butter) just from the visual consumption. However, it has left me vastly curious about reading her classic book, Mastering The Art of French Cooking, preferably in an older edition.
In the meantime, watching a mini-marathon of her show The French Chef on WLIW (one of the local PBS stations) with my mother the other night (a wildly entertaining combination of ladies, let me tell you) I discovered that they have shrewdly offered DVD sets of her shows as pledge drive thank you gifts. For $75 each you can get either series 1 or series 2 on DVD, so my sweetie and I are plotting to each donate and pool our resources. (Of course, they also have other packages, such as getting both sets for a $120 pledge, and if you want her cookbook... well, you get the idea.
So it seems only appropriate to lovingly photoggraph my newly arrived small-size Oxo cookie scoop. You can see the difference in sizes when compared to the medium scoop, and an ice cream scoop (better known as my favorite cupcake batter dispenser).
And now, some random photo scenery shots...
...such as the Calvin Klein boutique on East 60th Street. I just thought their window display was cool, and so took a photo of it while walking by a few weeks ago (during my cookie scoop buying trip, coincidentally -- all roads lead to food!)
...and one of the elevator doors in my office building, which as you can see, is decorated in a beautiful Art Deco style (well, it WAS built in 1929). Since we sold the building, and it has not ever been landmarked (!) I thought I should snap a pic or two before it potentially gets ravaged by the new owners. Didn't realize that building security frowned on photos though (whoops) so the stonework will remain unmemorialized (for now).
Okay, I should have been in bed an hour ago (since that was when I started getting really tired) since while I may not be receiving any more chemo treatments (to which I say again: yippee!) my body is still busily processing the latest dose. Nitey!
In the meantime, watching a mini-marathon of her show The French Chef on WLIW (one of the local PBS stations) with my mother the other night (a wildly entertaining combination of ladies, let me tell you) I discovered that they have shrewdly offered DVD sets of her shows as pledge drive thank you gifts. For $75 each you can get either series 1 or series 2 on DVD, so my sweetie and I are plotting to each donate and pool our resources. (Of course, they also have other packages, such as getting both sets for a $120 pledge, and if you want her cookbook... well, you get the idea.
So it seems only appropriate to lovingly photoggraph my newly arrived small-size Oxo cookie scoop. You can see the difference in sizes when compared to the medium scoop, and an ice cream scoop (better known as my favorite cupcake batter dispenser).
And now, some random photo scenery shots...
...such as the Calvin Klein boutique on East 60th Street. I just thought their window display was cool, and so took a photo of it while walking by a few weeks ago (during my cookie scoop buying trip, coincidentally -- all roads lead to food!)
...and one of the elevator doors in my office building, which as you can see, is decorated in a beautiful Art Deco style (well, it WAS built in 1929). Since we sold the building, and it has not ever been landmarked (!) I thought I should snap a pic or two before it potentially gets ravaged by the new owners. Didn't realize that building security frowned on photos though (whoops) so the stonework will remain unmemorialized (for now).Okay, I should have been in bed an hour ago (since that was when I started getting really tired) since while I may not be receiving any more chemo treatments (to which I say again: yippee!) my body is still busily processing the latest dose. Nitey!
Unlike The Joy of Cooking, Mastering the Art of French Cooking has never been revised, so you can buy a brand new copy and get Julia (and Simone & Luisette) at their undiluted best. It's a great book. Somewhat terrifying, but great. The detailed instructions are very intimidating, but if you follow them, you will get fantastic results.
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