By RonM, on September 13th, 2009
Swine Flu stories abound. From TV’s Dr Oz to the AP newswire to the BBC and Reuters. Wash your hands and cough into your elbow and get your flu shots soon is the advice so far.
Here’s my advice: Make chicken soup! Whether its like my Aunt Rose used to make with orzo pasta, escarole, hard boiled [...]
By Allyson, on August 21st, 2009
Speaking of Julia Child… (seems like everybody is)…one of my summer favorites of her recipes is cold Vichyssoise soup. However, I have taken the liberty of changing her “lily white” soup consisting of only potatoes (peeled) and leeks, and added several other yummy local vegetables for more variety and flavor…and I don’t peel my potatoes since that’s where most [...]
By RonM, on July 31st, 2009
The upcoming movie “Julia and Julie” about Julia Child and the young women writer, Julie Powell, who she inspired to try cooking 500+ recipes in 365 days looks like its going to be FUN. Since FUN is a part of our motto at LFN take a look at this clip of actress Amy Adams interviewed on Good [...]
By RonM, on July 30th, 2009
A new film about the life of Julia Child is reviewed by the NY Times. Julia is the ultimate Patroness of interest in food beyond 50’s era ‘meat and potatoes”. A larger than life, well educated woman. A spy who helped the World War Two effort in the Pacific with a cover story as a [...]