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annahenke
My Life in France | Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme
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Pickpick

I do love a good memoir, and this is a classic for a reason. Recounting how Julia Child wrote Mastering the Art of French Cooking with co-authors and its successive volumes while in France due to her husband‘s political position. I became enamored with the vitality with which she describes not only food but everyday encounters with people and life in France. Love it.

RickW Cannot wait to read this. I totally forgot that she wrote this. The is so much to this woman that so many of us know little. She made small steps and a nod of the head here or there without saying anything yet saying a lot. Thanks for bringing this one to our attention. 1w
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kspenmoll
A Murder Most French | Colleen Cambridge
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Post WWII Paris,its streets,bustling markets,vibrant shops,ancient catacombs,& century old churches,is a character in & of itself in this novel.Tabitha Knight & Julia Child are neighbors & friends in pursuit of adventure.Julia attends a Cordon Bleu cooking school. Often she recreates the school‘s menu‘s for Tabitha & her her Grand-pere & Uncle Rofe. Julia invites Tabitha to demonstrations at her Cordon Bleu school, where in sudden succession,⬇️

robinb Love this series and this author. ❤️ 4mo
kspenmoll ⬆️Two Renowned chefs die suddenly after tasting rare wines. Much to the irritation of the police,Tabitha & Julia join forces & investigate.Both women are independent, quick minded, curious and upbeat.Julia has a passion for cooking & Tabitha has a passion for anything mechanical. #AnAmericaninParisMystery #serieslove2025 #Libby (edited) 4mo
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 4mo
Cheshirecat913 I enjoyed the first book! All the characters were such fun. I will have to pick up this one to. 4mo
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kspenmoll
A Murder Most French | Colleen Cambridge
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TheSpineView Awesome 📚 4mo
julieclair Happy Reading! 4mo
CBee Sandwich was one of my 2024 favorites! 4mo
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kspenmoll
A Murder Most French | Colleen Cambridge
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TheSpineView Looks like a great weekend of reading. 5mo
Andrew65 Some good choices. 5mo
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DebinHawaii
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May was a light reading month for me due to work & work travel but I quite enjoyed this foodie mystery set in post WWII Paris with Julia Child the best friend of the MC so it‘s my May #12BooksOf2024 pick. I need to read the second book in the series one of these days.

Honorable mentions were The Seventh Power & A Tempest at Sea.

Andrew65 A good pick. 5mo
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JacqMac
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Merry Everything and Happy Whatever! I hope that some new books found you this season. I can‘t wait to dig into the books my family chose for me, while I break in my new tea set. And yes, that‘s a horrible amount of snow outside.

julesG Lovely presents! Happy Holidays! 5mo
kspenmoll Julia Child! Enjoy-my husband (the cook in the house) loves her books. 5mo
LeahBergen Gorgeous tea set! Merry Christmas!🎄 5mo
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lil1inblue
My Life in France | Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme
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Eggs 👌🏼🍰👍🏼 6mo
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Jess_Read_This
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Mehso-so

I loved this book in the beginning but by the end I was disenchanted with the elitist/lecturing tone it took. In her older years, Jones seems to lose touch with the changing tastes of society and laments the loss of what she‘s as superior. Her recipes call for calves‘s brains, rabbit in a sour chocolate sauce, shad roe, duck gizzards, etc. none of which appeal to me. I will attempt a gluten free version of her Butterscotch Cookie recipe though!

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Bookwormjillk
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Olympics inspired quiche a La tomate nicoise for brunch. I forgot the cheese but it‘s still good enough to win a bronze (and more importantly to eat leftovers all week.)

TheBookHippie Yummmm 10mo
Tamra Mmmmmmm leftovers 😋 10mo
AnnCrystal 🤩🏆😋👍💝. (edited) 10mo
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Jess_Read_This
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I totally read this in Julia Child‘s voice in my head.

(To clarify Julia wasn‘t talking about Italians, but referencing the low fat health craze that eliminated butter and sought alternative cooking oils)

Tamra 😆 Yes! 11mo
MemoirsForMe 😁😁😁 11mo
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