Julie/Julia and Me!

Last night Dave and I watched "Julie/Julia". I'd seen it before but Dave hadn't. I ordered Julia Child's Cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" after I first saw it. So maybe I'm living vicariously, but tonight I had my first attempt at French Cooking!! I made Supremes de Volaille Archiduc (Chicken Breasts with Paprika, Onions, and Cream). Oh My Gosh, it was...words fail me! It SO delicious! Now I know why Julia Child fell in love with French Cuisine! So delicious and tangy. The chicken just melted in our mouths! It wasn't really that hard to make either. I de-boned the chicken breasts quite easily. I was surprised! I told David I knew why Julia's husband was so in love with her! I'D fall in love with anyone that cooked like that for me every night! Dave is taking the leftovers tomorrow for lunch. I'm jealous! I'm going to have to get better at my french pronunciation! Next I'm making Pate'. Bought the ingredients today except for the brandy. Can't buy that on Sunday. Haven't had Pate since I went to France in 1981! I'm going to try several things in this book. But I'll skip the chapter on "Sweetbreads and Brains". Blech! No "Calf Fries" or "Rocky Mountain Oysters". More tomorrow!
Susan

I am feeling crappy today. Achy, tired, headache. Been taking meds all day without relief. I really hate days like these! Going lie down.

Joie du vivre!

I am Cajun. One of the things about Cajuns is their "joie du vivre" or "Joy of Life". Everything's a party or an excuse to celebrate. I never really thought about it until one day my neighbor said something about it to me. "You always seem to be celebrating something!" My answer to her was "Well, I guess its the Cajun "joie du vivre," joy of life." I remember going to visit my Cajun relatives in South Louisiana and it would be the middle of the week and we'd just go down for the day, and there was always a big dinner, a big gathering, and a BIG cake and strong coffee for dessert! These are some of my fondest memories. It made you feel special that everyone went to all this trouble because you came to visit. But it wasn't "a lot of trouble", it was just the way these people were. My Cajun relatives. I hope to carry this onto my daughters. And I guess I have!