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Julie & Julia

Great movie! Charming, great quirky, interesting characters. Fun topics -- food and life journeys.

Definitely worth a view if you have any fondness for: food, Julia Child, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, quirky characters, finding your way, identifying your true passion and food.

As the movie was playing I got out my own edition of Mastering the Art of French Cooking and flipped through it. It had been awhile, so doing so once more made me feel connected to my inner artistic foodie.

The timing was terrific as my friend KD's birthday is this weekend, and I'm making a dark chocolate cake with buttercream frosting to help celebrate. I love the buttercream frosting recipes in the book. Of the three, I use the first. It's a matter of preference, I suppose, but there you have it.

I love being entertained, and the movie was definitely entertaining. I also love being reminded of just how very much I love food. Thinking about it, preparing it, presenting it, enjoying it, I love it all.

And it's kinda cool to be reminded that there are others out there who share the obsession. Makes me feel a little less, well, you know, food crazy.

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