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I just watched Julia and Julia. I was really looking forward to seeing it. Everything I heard about the movie was good.

The first problem is – I hated Julia Childs. Her voice was totally annoying. I thought she was self absorbed and snooty. I thought her show was terribly boring. I had no interest in making meals that took hours to make. Did this movie capture her essence as I remembered it? Oh yeah. And the way she snubbed the other Julia? Totally what I would have expected from her.

Now the message of persistance, and not giving up on your dreams, and the importance of people supporting you were all great, but I was bored. I thought the movie went on and on…

One good thing I can say about Julia Childs is that she did inspire people to cook good food. Her cookbook continues to sell well. Where I think she missed the mark is making it easier to eat good food everyday. But she wrote from the angle of a rich woman who had nothing else to do.

That’s not us, is it?

She was 91 when she died, so – eating well does work wonders. Her husband was 92 when he died.

So we have the best of both worlds here, healthy food that tastes good AND you can make fast!

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