Legacy MattersI've always felt a special kinship to Julia Child because we both went to Smith College, lived in Cambridge at the same time and shopped at the Broadway supermarket and we both love Pepperidge Farm's goldfish crackers. If you haven't had a chance to see Julia Child's kitchen that she donated to the Smithsonian, you can hear Julia and take a tour here.
Julia hates health food, believes that the only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook and that life itself is the proper binge.
Interviewed by Esquire Magazine in 2000, she revealed more of the lessons she learned in life.
Fat gives things flavor.
Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.
If you're in a good profession, it's hard to get bored, because you're never finished--there will always be work you haven't yet done.
People are uncertain because they don't have the self-confidence to make decisions. The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile. I think of my strawberry souffle. I did that at least twenty-eight times before I finally conquered it.
Always remember: If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who's going to know?