Amy Since it was my turn to pick the next challenge, I decided that it would be fun to celebrate the birthdays of two of the most important women in the American kitchen. In a time when housewives were turning to processed foods Julia Child basically said that will be enough of that! Through trends and fads the French have had it right all along. Julia Child is best known for French cuisine but throughout her she applied the French philosophy to everything she made. Not many of her recipes are daunting and complicated. And over the years people have adapted her recipes for say, the slow cooker. I seem to recall that her cassoulet takes up 6 pages in Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Throw that bad boy in a crock pot! Julia also holds a special place in my heart because shortly after our mother passed away Gigi offered to take me out to a dinner and a movie. I don't recall where we dined but I chose Julie and Julia as the movie. I absolutely love this movie. Side note: Julie and Julia is the food blog that basically ushered in food blogs. So we ladies of Saturday Bites give props to the genesis of this movement. As Julia did for our mothers, Martha Stewart has done for our generation. In this case, she has had to battle the microwave (guilty!) and fast food. And of course being an ex con and hanging with Snoop Dogg makes Martha a badass! Her crafts are beyond my skills but I love watching how they are made. Her cookbooks are concise. Her recipes are almost whimsical. She is telling us all that we are magicians, just follow the spells. Back to Julia for a moment. She was a spy in the O.S.S., so she was bad mama jama too! I picture Julia shoving a Nazi on the run's face in a toilet yelling "The butter for tonight's dinner WILL NOT be clarified. You will be forced to eat like a heathen!!!!". Which goes to show that women can kick ass all day and come home a make a bomb ass dinner every single night. Happy birthday Julia! We miss you. Happy birthday Martha! May you be blessed with many more. As for my contribution recipe wise, I decided on one of Julia Child's best known. Clafoutis. Simple,easy and versatile. Anything from cherries, berries, pears and prunes. Think of a Dutch Baby with a French attitude. For my version I used fresh apricots. It did not disappoint. Julia Child's Clafoutis (kind of) NikitaMartha Stewart it is! Don't be disappointed in me. I browsed the Julia Child recipes, and they were all so involved and looked a little intimidating (except for the scrambled eggs...lol). So I made Raspberry Muffins for our road trip to CA this weekend. Christopher has a soccer tourney in Oceanside. When we take these road trips, I like to cook food for the cooler. It saves us money and usually tastes better than fast food. I tested one while they were warm, and it was perfect. Sweet AND tart from the large chunks of raspberries. I was going to use blueberries, but they weren't on sale. So raspberries it is! GeorgiaLike Nikita.. I too took the Martha path. As much as I love Julia. She takes and deserves some time. And time is something I don't have much of during the week. When I found this recipe for Salisbury steak with onion gravy I knew the husband would be all onboard. I served it with mashed potatoes and stuffed zucchini boats. Click below for recipe Salisbury Steak with Onion Gravy Angie C To quote both great ladies It's a good thing. Bon appetit! Amy, Nikita, Georgia and Angie
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