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Tonight I saw Julie & Julia with some friends. It was a pretty good movie, but what I really liked was the entire Julia Child story. She was very interesting and I left wanting to know more about her. Of course, the big star of the movie (besides Meryl Streep’s acting) was the food! It all looked so good! I just felt like leaving the theater and basting something! Would I ever want to go through a cookbook like the character Julie did? Well, if I did I would not have picked that book for sure (sounded too difficult). But I wouldn’t pick something too easy. My idea of too easy is Rachel Ray or Paula Deen. It would need to be difficult enough to teach me things, but not so far out that I wouldn’t want to eat what I made.

I also think taking some cooking classes would be so much fun. I am great at making recipes (well, most of the time), but as far as knowing what flavors work well together and what doesn’t, I am clueless.

A few months ago my friend Meghan came over for dinner. We were thinking of where to go and she suggested we eat in. I told her I hadn’t gone grocery shopping and showed her my fridge. I had bell peppers, some old sausage, a box of pasta and some spaghetti sauce in the pantry. She whipped us up a feast. She just said this can go with this, add some of these spices and taste. It was awesome. Sausage and peppers with rigatoni pasta! I was so impressed. I hadn’t thought to put those things together, if I had I wouldn’t have thought of those spices! I wonder if one day I will be able to do that!

I do have several cookbooks, perhaps I should start having dinner parties for my friends. It would force me to step out of my comfort zone and learn some cooking! More than just eggs, migas, spaghetti and the general Mexican food like tacos or chalupas.