Two of my final papers for this semester involve food, a major passion of mine. I know a lot of people claim they have a passion for food, but mine isn't all about eating, in fact, I love to cook far more than I love to eat. One of my favorite quotes about cooking comes from the movie Julie and Julia:
You know what I love about cooking? I love that after a day when nothing is sure and when I say nothing, I mean nothing. You can come home and absolutely know that if you add egg yolks to chocolate and sugar and milk, it will get thick. That's such a comfort. - Julie Powell
Through my research, I caught myself looking at quotes about food and thought I'd share them with the rest of you: (all from Julia Child, one of my faves)
"The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook."
— Julia Child
"You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love."
— Julia Child
"Learn to cook--try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!"
— Julia Child (My Life in France)
I talked to a friend in my writing class this morning as we walked through this gorgeous park. She grew up in Rome and is graduating from AUR this month.
Writing has been her passion since she was little, in fact she published a novel when she was 12 or 13 probably. In August she starts at Columbia for Journalism, one of the best in the world. Listening to her talk about how excited she was, despite being nervous to be dropped in the middle of NYC, far different from Rome, she was real excited. For some reason it got me thinking of what I'm passionate about, and how next year I'll probably be in her position, except with culinary school... and probably not one of the top ones. My journey in Rome may be ending, but I have a whole new journey ahead of me.
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