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Thank God for Julia Child. I'm not a cook, but I intend to learn. I can follow a recipe, but it would be near impossible to follow a French recipe in the original--even though I can read French. Looking forward to learning from the master. As a child, I watched Julia on tv--she was entertaining, but I never expected to learn how to cook.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child and Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle
mari, August 13, 2009
Thank God for Julia Child. I'm not a cook, but I intend to learn. I can follow a recipe, but it would be near impossible to follow a French recipe in the original--even though I can read French. Looking forward to learning from the master. As a child, I watched Julia on tv--she was entertaining, but I never expected to learn how to cook.(5 of 9 readers found this comment helpful)