OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Tom C
I bought two DVD sets of Julia Child's cooking show from the 60's recently. I remember watching the show on PBS when I was somewhere between 7 and 12 years old. In any case it's a fun time capsule. In BW, no high production values or slick camera moves like in today's shows. Very honest and

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread keith_w
Tom C wrote: I bought two DVD sets of Julia Child's cooking show from the 60's recently. Is that at least 4 DVD's? Lotsa info on them! keith whaley I remember watching the show on PBS when I was somewhere between 7 and 12 years old. In any case it's a fun time capsule. In BW, no high

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Christian
Tom C wrote: I bought two DVD sets of Julia Child's cooking show from the 60's recently. I remember watching the show on PBS when I was somewhere between 7 and 12 years old. In any case it's a fun time capsule. In BW, no high production values or slick camera moves like in today's

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Jack Davis
I remember her fumbling with a duck (I believe it was) 'til she finally managed to drop it on the floor. Might have been affected by the copious amount of wine she continuously poured herself. Jack --- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bought two DVD sets of Julia Child's cooking show from the

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Tom C
and broaden out and try new things, when foil wrapped TV dinners were all the craze. Tom C. From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:37

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Gonz
Sounds like a great set. We have her book The Way To Cook, and its an invaluable resource for everything from soup to prime rib. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bought two DVD sets of Julia Child's cooking show from the 60's recently. I remember watching the show on PBS when I was somewhere

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread keith_w
Tom C wrote: Keith, There's 3 DVD's in each set. Eighteen episodes per set. There's a third set out now as well. Sets 2 and 3 are in color, but we didn't have color TV back then. Set 1: Starters and Sidedishes 1. The potato show 2. Your own french onion soup 3. Bouilabaisse  la

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Tom C
? :-) Tom C. From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 12:44:26 -0800 (PST) I remember her fumbling with a duck (I believe it was) 'til she finally

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread keith_w
Jack Davis wrote: I remember her fumbling with a duck (I believe it was) 'til she finally managed to drop it on the floor. Might have been affected by the copious amount of wine she continuously poured herself. Jack Yeah, but...was she a happy person? ;-) Plenty happy means you don't

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Tom C
Amazon. :-) Tom C. From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 13:49:18 -0800 Tom C wrote: Keith, There's 3 DVD's in each set

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread John Francis
It's a great resource for techniques (and some good recipes, too). It's probably one of our most-referenced books. Other standbys are Jacques Pepin's two-volume book, the Time-Life cookbook series, and Marion Cunningham for baked goods. On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 03:30:23PM -0600, Gonz wrote:

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Tom C
I'll have to check into it. Just what we need. Another cookbook. :-) Tom C. From: Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:30:23 -0600 Sounds

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Jack Davis
Chef / Julia Child Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 12:44:26 -0800 (PST) I remember her fumbling with a duck (I believe it was) 'til she finally managed to drop it on the floor. Might have been affected by the copious amount of wine she continuously poured herself. Jack --- Tom C [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Tom C
It is a fun way to cook though. Slaving in the kitchen wiith a glass of wine... Tom C. From: Jack Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 14:57

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread keith_w
Tom C wrote: Yes - on the Bouilabaisse show we watched last night, she sat down at a table, tied a napkin around her neck and proceeded to show the audience how to eat it. She then poured a glass and said it should be a eaten with a nice dry white wine, like a Reisling. I thought,

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Jack Davis
LOL I've always found ducks very difficult to retain myself. Jack --- keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Davis wrote: I remember her fumbling with a duck (I believe it was) 'til she finally managed to drop it on the floor. Might have been affected by the copious amount of wine she

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Mark Roberts
Jack Davis wrote: Plenty happy means you don't have to be duck-retentive. Necessarily... LOL I've always found ducks very difficult to retain myself. Depends how big the retainer is. Gotta be at least six figures if you're dealing with an executive duck. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Tom C
By no means, it was the last at the end of the show. Tom C. From: keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:24:59 -0800 Tom C wrote: Yes

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Jack Davis
I found it close to impossible to make that happen. That's why I sold my shotgun last fall. I've shot a good many that are retained on film, however. Jack Jack --- Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's not too hard if they're dead. Paul On Jan 5, 2007, at 6:00 PM, Jack Davis wrote:

Re: OT - The French Chef / Julia Child

2007-01-05 Thread Paul Stenquist
It's not too hard if they're dead. Paul On Jan 5, 2007, at 6:00 PM, Jack Davis wrote: LOL I've always found ducks very difficult to retain myself. Jack --- keith_w [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Davis wrote: I remember her fumbling with a duck (I believe it was) 'til she finally managed