so last week i had a matinée movie date with my grandmother to see julie & julia. a date we'd been planning since back in july just prior to the film's release... and finally on thursday we were able to venture out arm in arm to the theater together... ready to be entertained and inspired by this food glorifying motion picture...
and filled with culinary inspiration it was for sure. it wasn't long after returning home that i was looking up recipes for some of the food straight off the big screen. first finding the recipe here for that bright, fresh and crispy bruschetta that the characters are feasting on in one particular scene... luckily, still being tomato season here, it was super easy to round up the ingredients for this and i duplicated it tonight... fried bread? local organic garlic and tomatoes from our csa? more tomatoes and fresh basil from the backyard? man. it was really, so very good. both chuck and margaret thought so too. an instant hit. i was pretty excited... and as soon as i was finished frizzling up the last slice of ciabatta, i plated up a little sample and ran it right over to nonnie... bringing her a small memory of our afternoon together (way better than a ticket stub).
there were plenty of other recipes shown in the movie that i'd like to get around to trying. i'm not sure which ones, or when, however i've got my apron and my dutch oven ready.