I have always felt that in order to truly enjoy a book, a person must see themselves in some part related to the main character.  Big or small, the relation causes you to connect to them and care about their resulting fate. The story of Julia Child  in her biography My Life In France gave [...]

Last night we had a traditional Southern “vegetable plate” for dinner – collard greens, field peas, fried squash and eggplant, and pepper relish.  After informing my husband of the menu, he promptly gave me the “Where’s the beef?” look, which reminded me of this month’s Kitchen Reader‘s book selection, Julie & Julia.  In the book [...]