Hello and welcome to Week 6 of the JC100 Celebration where, for the first time since the countdown began, we’re baking! This week’s special recipe is Julia Child’s Reine de Saba, a delightfully decadent chocolate and almond cake named for…
Welcome to Week 5 of our celebration of the extraordinary life of Julia Child, her legacy of timeless recipes and her unrivalled culinary wisdom. This week, the JC 100 Luminaries have given us two versions of Julia’s Leek and Potato…
Wow! It’s already Week 4 of the countdown to what would have been Julia Child’s 100th birthday on August 15th. This week we’re celebrating by preparing the Provençal classic, Salade Niçoise, a composed salad that combines fresh seasonal produce with the…
Happy Victoria Day and welcome to Week 3 of the JC100 Celebration! For most Canadians, Victoria Day marks the unofficial kick-off to summer; the weekend that we break out the barbecues, plant the garden, or spend time relaxing at the lake.…
Print I have a lot to celebrate this week including Mother’s Day, my Mom’s birthday, my parents’ anniversary – and Week 2 of the JC100 celebration! With so many events taking place within a few days of each other, I…
I’m very proud to be taking part in the JC100: A 100-Day Celebration of Julia Child leading up to what would have been her 100th birthday on August 15th of this year. To say that I’m excited to be part…
During her lifetime, Julia Child starred in thirteen different television series, authored seventeen cookbooks and painstakingly developed thousands of recipes. In fact, in just a single cookbook (the hugely successful Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Vol.1), there are 524 recipes! What…
My fascination with French food started when I stumbled upon Laura Calder and her James Beard Award winning TV series, French Food at Home. Soon after discovering Laura, I fell head over heels for Julia Child, and that love affair quickly…