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Start New ThreadJust noticed looking up a recipe on the divine Dorie Greenspan's blog that she mentioned the DVD of Baking with Julia was out. Guess what I just bought myself? That was a fantastic series and the book is a treasure. The more Julia in this world the better.
By buttertart
on Jan 21, 2010 10:49 AM
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Oh awesome! I've been watching BwJ on Create TV, but mostly you see the same episodes over and over -- which doesn't seem to stop me from watching, lol. Would be fun to more, however.
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By looking at the cover of the dvd, it looks like it contains only 8 of the episodes (of a total of 36, I think). Which ones are they?
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I should get mine today, will let you know.
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Only 8 - Marion Cunningham, Alice Medrich, Steve Sullivan, Nancy Silverman, Craig Kominiak, Leslie Mackie, Gale Gand and Mary Bergin. Not familair with Kominiak, Mackie, or Bergin, the others are obvious luminaries. I want the WHOLE series dammnit!
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The Bergin episode is a great one; she prepares to Brulee a cake with the line, "Julia, A woman in the kitchen should have a blowtorch, because then the men in the kitchen will listen to her."
Nancy Silverton's one dessert made Julia tear up it was so good. And the Marion Cunningham is a tour-de-force of quickbreads -- four? five? six? in a half hour.
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Fun about the blowtorch. I haven't looked at it yet, but I'm really looking forward to the Marion Cunningham - I don't think I've ever seen her on TV but love her books. And have always wanted to try that brioche tart, it sounds dreamy.
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Great line from Marion Cunningham in that episode (I think i've got this almost verbatim); "The problem with low-fat baked goods, Julia, is that they don't taste very good, so you end up using more butter than if you'd just made it right to begin with."
I use her scone recipe from that episode all the time.
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FYI... For those interested, the PBS website has some episodes online.
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Forgot to add the link... http://video.pbs.org/program/10735575...
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Cool - these are not the ones on the DVD. Thanks!
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