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Julie & Julia By Julie Powell

Julie & Julia

365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen

by Julie Powell

Mem. Ed. $9.99

Pub. Ed. $16.00

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Julie & Julia

When Julie Powell couldn’t stand the heat—in the form of an existentially meaningless job and a looming milestone birthday—she got into the kitchen. In a battered copy of Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julie found her mission: In one year she would cook all 524 recipes and chronicle the results with unflinching (if frequently foul-mouthed) self-scrutiny—first in a blog, now in this irresistible book. Powell fights her way through aspics, sweetbreads and 60 pounds of butter; dishes about her friends, coworkers and long-suffering husband and follows Julia’s instructions with affection and attitude, making apocalyptic messes, epic scenes and some delicious discoveries about what it all means.

Softcover: 320 pages

Publisher: Bulfinch Press ( September 28, 2005 )

Item #: 98-0279

ISBN: 0739467018

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.72 inches

Product Weight: 11.0 ounces

Daughter loved the movie
November 13, 2009

My daughter loved the movie; so I surprised her and bought her the book. I don't know if she's had time to read it yet.

Reviewer: Candy

Fun but easy to put down
November 12, 2009

I enjoyed the quirky character, could relate to her dissatisfaction with a job that did not engage her passion, but also felt there was nothing that kept me reading, other than a normal curiosity to see how it ended. Her husband sounds like a saint. This may be funnier in the movie, but I kind of think not.

Reviewer: sheri

What an original idea and an understanding partner!
November 08, 2009

I think the most inspiring element of this tale is that Julie Powell did this in a crummy New York kitchen - nothing most of us every endure when even thinking about tackling such dishes that require so much preparation and multi-tasking. Four burners, no waiting! Small oven! Every bride-to-be who THINKS she wants nice pots and pans and bakeware should be required to cook 6 of these dishes in an apartment oven/range, maybe even an electric one for extra effort. When she masters this "4 lbs. in a one-pound bag" task, then she can ask for as many topflight pans as she likes! Wonderful story -

Reviewer: Joanie B

Interesting moive & book
November 07, 2009

I enjoyed the movie & the book It;s hard to get published these days as we have sekf published my wife's book The Dukes Amulet http://phyllis-martino-nugent.com/

Reviewer: Tom N

Not the best writing style
November 07, 2009

I almost put it away several times, but i hate yo NOT finish a book once I start. Good story line but very wordey. author took the long way around to say very little. i am a cook, but the explanations were OVER explained.

Reviewer: M B

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