I DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Julia Child is a personal influence and I love her and her cooking dearly. The other day Matt received from Melissa a very special book written by Julia Child titled Mastering The Art Of French Cooking. This was done to inspire the chef in all of us and to promote the culinary spirit. SUCCESS!! We cracked open the pots and pans the other day and let me tell you... The kitchen was bustling. Our first dish was gnocchi with steak covered in mushrooms with asparagus. All was going according to plan when we realized... We don't use cream... or butter. Not very French at all.

Our sauce for the gnocchi was made with rice milk (Rice Dream) and the cheese was a very interesting consistency mostly because it was comprised of soy and no cows were used in the creation of our particular block (or loaf as read on the package) of ... cheese. Right, cheese.

All and all, the consistency of the sauce was less than great but the flavor was decent. Matt enjoyed leftovers for a few days after as well. I let him have em.

The next day we decided to make pan fried flat bread. All was going well until I decided to tip the pan (so it wouldn't burn Matt's arm) but instead caused the oil to drip from the pan onto the hot element and start a small fire. The smoke was a bit much and my flailing arms did little to contain the fire but Matt to the rescue certainly knew what to do. ... My hero.

Now I chop veggies and tend to the dishes. Stick to what you know, am I wrong? I'll learn eventually. (Right!)

I will keep you all apprised of future mishaps and good times in the kitchen.

Also if you haven't seen Julie and Julia with Meryl Streep you need to get on that! Below is a clip.