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It's Complicated - Delish Croissant Moment

5/13/2012

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This movie makes me all warm and fuzzy. Street owns a dreamy bakery with a modern touch, a house spread across a fantastic location surrounded by trees and bushes and a garden that boasts fresh produce, tomatoes and herbs alike. It doesn't hurt that she also has a beautiful swimming pool.  

Amazing. It's all about family and a buffet style meal almost on every scene. Yum.

Of all the scenes, the most that got my attention was the part where Steve and Meryl, after smoking MaryJane more than they could handle, went to her bakery and baked a fresh batch of chocolate croissant... which is I believe a murder of-a-name since I think it's supposed to be called pain au chocolat.

Enjoy the scene as much as I do!
This is a another scene though really short that makes me want to whip out breakfast in the middle of the night. Alec Baldwin chomping on his breakfast ... winner of a scene! 
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Julie and Julia - The Movie That Made A Difference

4/2/2012

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There are many great food moments in this film... I was practically salivating from start to finish... and so for anyone who has not seen the movie, here is my contribution, a good 16 or so minutes of the best scenes I could ever think of in a movie... I've squeezed out the essence of it for you to enjoy!

This is the very first shots of the movie, Julia and her husband just arrived in France and the first thing they did was go to a restaurant and order this amazing dish... can't wait to find the recipe...
Part of the movie where Julie tells her husband why she loves cooking while whipping an amazing chocolate dessert. I have to agree cooking and baking never fails to make me feel better...
This is the part when Julie's brilliant hubster coax her to start blogging, while at it, digging into a really scrumptious dish that a recipe I MUST undoubtedly find! If you don't taste what he's eating in this scene... you're numb! I felt like I just want to slap his hand for not sharing and just stuffing his face nonsense like that!
There's nothing yummy about this scene but how Eric supported Julie amazes me... there are husbands out there like mine... they're just amazing human beings... don't know how the world will go around without them... guess it won't!
Going back to food... yes... I agree,,, one can never have enough butter... NEVER!!! I just went to the grocer and got me-self lots of butter and hubby asked... do you really need that many butter... so yes... I replied "you can never have enough butter"... which is true! There's really no other way of putting it... just brill!
Julie was lost and didn't know what to do with herself and in some way or other, karmic blessing found her, cooking (of course her hubby too) has become sanity-saving .... her kitchen adventures became a legend on its own, a transforming phase that became life-saving for her... I was magically transported into her world for awhile there... I felt exactly the same...
It gives me hope that one day I'll be able to nail poaching an egg. I tried couple of times, trying different tricks... and wasting lots of egg... I won't stop though... I want to taste what she tasted... mine will have home made hollaindaise sauce though... I CAN'T WAIT!
Way back when, I only know cheddar cheese and the once in awhile occassion of meeting Mr. Parmegianno Reggiano and not knowing I was eating Mozarella via pizza but that's about it. Until I came here, the land of abundance of almost everything, I discovered cheese... a multitude of variety... this is exactly how I felt when I first tasted Bree... angels singing!
Boeuf Bourguignon. Two words that screams "Divine Complications". I'm sure it's delicious but I'm rarely successful with beef. Again, a dish that I must learn how to make... soon. Face your fear as they say... I must face mine... conquer the mooville!
A scene in the movie that doesn't say anything about cooking but Julie exposing herself to the vulnerability of over identifying herself to someone who is accomplished... I don't know why ... but this scene always make me cry... weird me.
This scene ranked 2nd to Julie's hubby, Eric eating that scrumptious dish... you have to agree,,, this made me want to conquer my fear of mooville...
The last meal in the movie sums up Julie's journey,,, it has not ended... it's just the beginning. To all that she thanked the butter to her bread, the breath to her life... very touching ...
Bon Appetit!
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Eat. Pray. Love. - Eat. Eat. Eat. Eat!

3/27/2012

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This is another one of Julia Roberts movies that evokes anger and hunger at the same time. She is well equipped to slurp down all these heavenly goodness, she justifies the scene so much so that it is the only time I go green eyed with her ample mouth.

Everytime she takes a bite of that pizza, a fork of that pasta, a crunch of that olive drizzled asparagus,,, a part of me gets really infuriated. I know so much angst... all for the love of food!

Enjoy the scenes!

The movie in whole... just obscene amount of yummy goodness!
This is the pastagasmic scene...
and the Pizza Relationship...
Related Recipe: Spaghetti All'Ametriciana
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America's Sweetheart - Julia Attacking the Stack of Pancakes

3/25/2012

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I don't recall having influential people making a mark into my gastronomic journey... at least not in real life. I do recall scenes from movies, however, that made me so bloody angry because of scenes that made me so darn hungry. So hungry that pushed me to kitchen insanity.

I never realized I have set my compass into finding recipes that will help me re-create the feelings that the character had under those scrumptious circumstances, until now.

In this day and age where female celebrities are walking zeros or prolly negative numbers if even possible... I'm sure someone out there is looking for an eat-woman (sounds like an appropriate equivalent to stunt-double). I can be just THE person they need. I will save their thighs from ever increasing in size. I will keep them as anorexic as possible. HIRE ME!

This scene drove me crazy for years... going berserk on every recipe I can find in the internet. I finally found THE recipe that will top all the recipes I've ever tried in my life. All those boxes that will never ever deliver on the taste factor will forever be forgotten.

Enjoy these scene that made me so darn hungry ...

Tribute Recipe: Pancake Heaven
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