Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen

I read the other reviews of people who didn't like this book because they think she's a "whiny bitch." Well, I happen to like whiny bitches, since I'm one of 'em. I think she's hilarious. (And I know, I'm one of the last people left on the planet to have read it, and one of the few who hasn't seen the movie.)

Funny, irreverent look at life in NYC and learning to cook a la Julia Childs. Could make anyone a foodie!

The rest of the book title is 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen. Julie Powell comes to a crossroads in her life where she realizes that she's just a secretary and probably won't become the actress that she wants to be. She's nearing 30 (which isn't that bad of an age, come on), was told she'll have trouble conceiving and everyone and their mother is telling her how old she's getting.

Leafing through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, she decides to embark on a year long journey of completing every single recipe in the book. Just something to do? Or searching for a purpose?

I listened to this book and was soon fantasizing about the recipes she described, with exception of the major animal ones, including killing a live lobster. I've always enjoyed just reading cookbooks and dreaming of having time to make more food. And of eating said food.

Julie continued her day job during this project, often cooking well into the night. Her and her husband, Eric, enjoyed a lot of good food and suffered through the ones that didn't go so well. Her husband was a trooper considering Julie seemed prone to hysterics and breakdowns during the year.

My next book to buy is Julia Child's book. Most of the recipes did sound too good not to make at least once.