Tuesday, August 11, 2009

I have something in common with Meryl Streep.

Glamour Magazine's September issue is on newsstands today and has a fun food piece with the women of Julie & Julia. First, I'm thrilled to report that most of the recipes featured in the article appear to be gluten free. For example, Ms. Streep's tarragon chicken salad and mushroom risotto, and Amy Adams' guacamole, are naturally gluten free. (Just be sure to use GF mayonnaise, sour cream and chicken stock.) There's also writer-director Nora Ephron's 10-minute spaghetti dinner recipe in which spaghetti and breadcrumbs sans gluten may be substituted. Love the 10-minute part.

Now for the similarity between Meryl and me. She writes:

"I am a terrible cook. I can cook, but I fear that, as with video gaming or hard-core rap, I have no natural affinity...I’m in direct line with my mother on this one: She had a needlepoint pillow that read, I’m making my favorite thing for dinner: reservations."

I do love rap though.

(Photos via Flickr)

9 comments:

Kasey said...

love it.
I need to go see that movie.
and maybe cook a bit more.
i know i can if i tried.
xo

Cupcakes and Cashmere said...

that reservations line is too cute...i'm a pro at that too! :)

Zenkichi said...

plan to read the book before i see the movie...but can`t wait to watch!

the southern hostess said...

Great quote. And those recipes sound good!

Meg Marie said...

Can't wait to see this movie, I can remember my parents watching Julia on TV... my Dad loves her cookbooks!

dee said...

I so want to see this movie! Don't you just love her? And, ps, have you seen this?: http://www.cupcakestop.com/

clare @ the pretty walrus said...

i cant get over how different she looks with hair styled that way! lol and love the pillow quote!

I’m making my favorite thing for dinner: reservations

Down Pillow said...

I'd love to have that pillow :)

Down Pillow said...

It is a fantastic movie! I absolutely loved it! Loved your blog too. Thanks!