I started watching Julia Child's show "The French Chef" at 6, while visiting my grandparents in North Carolina, and started cooking not long afterwards. While I don't remember the first show I saw, the first one I took detailed notes on concerned puff pastry. My grandmother wanted to make croissants; in lieu of sending money for the recipe, she ordered me to write everything down. I dutifully filled several notebook pages with instructions, which involved lengthy breaks for refrigeration between rollings and a mindboggling amount of butter. As far as I know, my grandmother never tried it. When I finally got around to making puff pastry years later, I used Lindsey Shere's recipe. But it was Julia's cheerful, can-do manner that guided me through the process.
Remembering Julia Child
Remembering Julia Child
Remembering Julia Child
I started watching Julia Child's show "The French Chef" at 6, while visiting my grandparents in North Carolina, and started cooking not long afterwards. While I don't remember the first show I saw, the first one I took detailed notes on concerned puff pastry. My grandmother wanted to make croissants; in lieu of sending money for the recipe, she ordered me to write everything down. I dutifully filled several notebook pages with instructions, which involved lengthy breaks for refrigeration between rollings and a mindboggling amount of butter. As far as I know, my grandmother never tried it. When I finally got around to making puff pastry years later, I used Lindsey Shere's recipe. But it was Julia's cheerful, can-do manner that guided me through the process.