It’s official, my youngest son is now a teenager! It won’t be long before he wouldn’t dare to be seen with his mother at a movie called Julie and Julia, so I took advantage of catching a movie together the day before he turned 13 - while I still can! Half the movie was set in Paris, and my son has the desire to go to there. He’s also interested in cooking and enjoyed the Masterchef series, so who knows, maybe he could become a French chef!
After I heard that Julie and Julia was a great movie, my curiosity got the better of me as this is the first movie based around a blog. I wondered if blogging would be portrayed as being addictive (and I’m not saying it isn’t), or if the blogger became obsessive in order to accomplish her goal of cooking 524 recipes in 365 days, and blog about it. It created turmoil at home, but had a good outcome in the end.
I must admit that my house is the most untidy it’s ever been in my life, but my husband is very supportive, so ‘que sera sera’ (what ever will be will be!)
It was a fun movie and is based on a true story, or two true stories.
To view the trailer click here
For my son’s birthday he wanted a chocolate mud cake of course, so we bought one for him and his friends. My husband and I prefer a healthier treat, so I made this lovely Date and Ginger Cake with spelt flour. It’s got lots of butter, milk and sugar – so it’s very yummy!
I love to share so I decided to create a PDF file of the recipe, upload it to Scribd and embed it into my post. You can download, print or view the document full screen by clicking on the tabs at the top.
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