Celebrate Julia Child with a Cookbook Giveaway

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August 15, 2012 | 1,369 Comments

Julia Child would’ve been 100 years old today, and in celebration of her birthday, we’re giving away an entire library of her books to one very lucky winner. The prize includes the classic two-volume Mastering the Art of French Cooking, book and DVD versions of The Way to Cook, and four additional titles: Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home, Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom, The French Chef Cookbook and My Life in France.

 

To enter, leave a comment on this post telling us your favorite Julia Child recipe by 5 pm (PT) today, Wednesday, August 15. We’ll pick a winner at random and email the recipient tomorrow, so be sure to check your email!

 

Read on to learn about the legendary chef’s lasting culinary influence from the words of our founder, Chuck Williams.

 

The legendary chef was a frequent visitor to Williams-Sonoma stores – and a good friend of Williams-Sonoma founder, Chuck Williams.

 

When you ask Chuck to tell you about some of his favorite culinary buddies, you’ll inevitably get a chuckle and the words, “Well, of course, there was Julia.”

 

Chuck remembers meeting Julia back in 1961 when she and her co-author Simone Beck came to San Francisco on their book tour for Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

 

“At that time,” he recalls, “there was a growing awareness of French cuisine and a renewed interest in honest home cooking using fresh ingredients.”

 

“In the post-war years, travel was cheap and people were beginning to visit France. That literally fed their interest in soufflés, omelets, French onion soup and all those other bistro-style dishes. The interest in French cooking was also fed by some marvelous cookbooks – and Julia’s was one of them.”

 

Chuck says that what really ignited America’s passion for authentic French food was Julia Child’s television show “The French Chef,” which debuted in 1963. “Julia was perhaps the single most influential presence in American cooking at the time,” he notes.

 

Julia had a knack for making even the most intricate French recipes seem exciting and accessible to the average American cook. Every time an episode of “The French Chef” aired on TV, customers would flock to Williams-Sonoma wanting to buy the equipment needed to prepare the dishes that were featured on the show.

 

“I didn’t even need to watch her show to know what she’d cooked on any given night,” Chuck recalls. “Because the next morning, countless customers would come into the shop asking for the exact size of sauté pan or soufflé dish that Julia had used.”

 

For example: The day after a popular soufflé episode, a well-dressed woman came in and asked for a soufflé dish, but was crestfallen when she learned the price. After all, she reasoned, why should she spend so much money on a special baking dish for a recipe that might not even turn out?

 

The ever-practical Chuck asked her if she owned a dog (she did). In that case, he said, she did not need to purchase a soufflé dish. Chuck advised that she could achieve perfectly good results baking the lofty French specialty in a dog dish – and suggested she try that instead. Needless to say, the customer bought the soufflé dish.

 

“When I told that story later, it would always get a laugh – but it’s a good explanation,” Chuck says. “A dog dish is exactly the shape you need: a straight-sided bowl.”

 

When it came to cooking, Chuck and Julia shared a common fondness for playfulness and down-to-earth practicality. Life in the kitchen was meant to be an adventure and a pleasure. And to get the most out of it, you needed the right tools. They didn’t have to be fancy – but they needed to get the job done well.

 

Years later, Julia spoke of the way her show and Chuck’s store functioned in perfect harmony. “After we started the television shows I was always using all kinds of equipment, and it was wonderful to know Chuck was there with the same things. He was single-minded in offering the best and at a reasonable price.”

 

When Chuck looks back at those days, he observes, “It really was a journey of discovery. You see, it was all new and different back then. Most cooks in this country didn’t even know what a soufflé dish was. Julia and I were offering Americans all sorts of things they’d never seen in the way of cooking and entertaining, so it was a learning experience for all of us. And you know what? I’m still learning!”

 

Today, Williams-Sonoma customers are still baking Julia’s soufflés – and celebrating the pleasures of cooking they learned from one of the world’s most beloved chefs.

 

In honor of Julia, here are five of our favorite French-inspired recipes:

Asparagus with Orange Hollandaise Sauce

French Onion Soup

Salade Niçoise

Beef Bourguignonne

Grand Marnier Soufflé

 

Special thanks to writer and WS creative consultant Laura Martin Bacon for her contribution to this post.

1369 comments about “Celebrate Julia Child with a Cookbook Giveaway”

  3. Maureen

    She had a recipe for some wonderful desserts one of which is Creme Brulee and I absolutely love it.

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  6. Charnelle

    Duck Confit, cassoulet. Was a nice get together with others trying out a new recipe and first time for duck. Planning on Julia’s Beef Bourguignone next.

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  16. Kim Russell

    Favorite recipe is her infamous Beef Bourguignonne.,,,, if i have to pick just one :)

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  30. June

    On her show, she once made a Christmas Tree shaped display of cream puffs, and then topped that with homemade caramel ‘floss’. I remember seeing it as a kid and being amazed.

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  31. Patti Reynolds

    Beef Bourguignone, Creme Brulee. There are so many good recipes Julia shared with us on TV

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  33. alicia

    posting for my two youngest. They want to build her Beef Burgandy (can’t spelll in French today) and have her chocolate cake w almonds as dessert. They would adore her books! they each plan to own a full set before they graduate HS

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  36. Lola

    How can you pick one favorite recipe?? I loved Julia’s fearless, unapologetic, joyful attitude! How can we bottle THAT? :-)

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  37. Jenny

    It is so hard to pick just one, but I would have to say Beef Bourguignone, and its so easy to make gluten free.

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  40. Jenn

    I think I have to say her croque monsieur is my favorite. What a truly extraordinary woman! Bon Appetit!

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  49. Ashley L

    Her Boeff Bourginone is by far the most amazing recipe I have ever encountered!

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  50. Jill Bragdon

    It is tough to pick just one recipe since all of them are a classic recipes/stories of art of cooking, but I would have to go with the beef bourguignon.

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  52. Krystal

    Whenever I need a baguette I still use her recipe because it turns out better then the French bread that I get at the artisinal bake shops here.

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  54. vicki sharples

    i would love to have a set of Julia Childs books. I love cooking and i used to watch her tv shows. Please consider picing me for her books. Thank You

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  56. Jonell Stooksberry

    My favorite recipe by Julia Child is Reine de Saba Cake also called a Queen of Sheba cake. It’s delicious. It never fails to impress, and it’s quite easy to make. It’s a batter of melted chocolate, butter, flour, egg yolks, and ground almonds that is leavened with whipped egg whites. It’s best when not overcooked, so that the center stays a little moist. It’s from her cookbook Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume 1.

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  60. Paul

    My favorite recipe of Julia’s is Beef Bourguignonne. I have yet to find a recipe that equals it.

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  63. Modern Mia Gardening

    I don’t know the name of the recipe (it’s not on my handwritten copy) but it’s for the Yule Log, I think. I remember writing the recipe down as a teenager as I watched her make it on her show one day. She made me laugh and think “I can do this” when she made the caramel strings over the broomstick.

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  67. Cindy Hayes

    I have her cookbook, The Way To Cook, and it is fabulous. The only French Onion Soup recipe I make comes from this book. I also use her chowder base recipe for fabulous corn chowder!

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  70. Krysten S

    I Love Julia’s recipe for Reine De Saba! The slightly undercooked batter and Chocolate butter icing are delicious!! Happy birthday Julia!

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  72. susan hamilton

    Her improved Tarte Tatin from THE WAY TO COOK is the greatest. Easier than her previous, the directions are easy to follow and the result is spectacular!

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  76. Emily Tarantino

    My favorite is he basic quiche recipe – so versatile and it never fails!

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  79. Susan Bain

    My favorite Julia Recipe is Beef Sautes. I’m making it tonight in celebration of Julia! Happy Birthday Julia and thanks WS for posting this on Facebook!

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  82. Lori Ouellette

    Her crepe recipe! I’ve made every year on Christmas Day for 30-40 family members for the past 15 years!!

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  85. Suzanne Sheffield

    Enjoyed watching her for years…my favorite is her classic Eggs Benedict with A Light Hollandaise Sauce.

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  88. Melody Watts

    My favorite recipe is Cream of Asparagus soup-the only way I would eat asparagus!

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  89. Ann Albertson

    I have 2 favorite recipes – both are a tradition for a snowy winter weekend in my home: Boeuf Bourguignon and Split Pea Soup. Delicious!

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  91. Anita Goodman

    I fell in love with her french onion soup many years ago when I had dinner at a friends home. There is nothing better!

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  94. debbie clark

    Beef Bourguignonne I changed the flour to almond meal due to diabetes…and it changed the taste with a crusty bread made diabetic friendly and it taste about as good as what her original recipe was..Love her and the movie was great..Have used many of her recipes off the web so would loveeeeeeeeeeee to win her cookbooks..

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  95. Patti Orth

    French onion soup on a snowy Colorado day served in an Apilco lion’s head soup bowl. Mmmmm, elegant and comforting!

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  102. Evelyn Gibbs

    I love the Beef Bourguignonne. Made it in my new red Le Creuset dutch oven. I also loved her love of butter!!!

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  104. Jason Hersom

    On one of her old cooking shows, she made English Muffins from scratch. It’s now the go to recipe for my family on Sunday mornings…

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  106. Joanne Thompson Pease

    Beef Bourguignonne, of course, is my favorite recipe to make of Julia’s! I also love her potato and leek soup, and roast chicken recipes.

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  107. Criselda

    My favorite recipe is Beef Bourguignonne. I loved how she would say it too!

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  112. Joyce T.

    The simplest yet most life-changing recipe is her take on the omelette. You think, “Eggs. Simple. You don’t need a recipe for that!” Seemingly simple, but there’s such a finesse and delicacy to them. Julia, you’ve transformed my mornings into something beautiful!

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  116. Angie Haberberger

    I LOVE all of Julia’s roasted chicken recipes, I made my first one this past Christmas in my new home adn it was a hit! Now I make 4 chickens at one time to keep in the freezer. Now my friends and family beg for me to bring at least one chicken to dinner parties; as Julia says, you can tell a great cook/restaurant by their roasted chicken!

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  120. Michael Frost

    My favorite recipe is “Supremes de Volaille a l’Ecossaise”. It is a simple, but very delicious recipe.

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  121. Melissa Smith

    I love her Beef Bourguignon recipe. It is wonderful on a cool, Fall evening.

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  123. Tracie

    I watched Julia all the time as a kid, and she one of the main reasons I took French in school. Julia’s Coq au Vin will always hold a special place for me- it was one of the first dishes I ever made myself for French food day in my Jr High school French class!

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  124. Rhoda Taonga

    My favorite Julia recipe is her Beef bourguignone! aaaah mwah! the best thing out there! I like her poached egg recipe also its like cheese sauce :) I eat them with marinara sauce and vegetables deliciousnes!

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  128. Melanie

    I love her omelets! I also love how she would test a recipe over and over again until she thought it was perfect!

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  131. veronica turner

    omlettes I think, I just love the variety of ways to make them. Julia was a remarkable woman.

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  134. Kathy Conrad

    Love her French onion soup…something so easy, but so easily mucked up!

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  135. Christine Cummins

    My favorite recipe of Julia’s is her Beef Bourguignone. I’ve made it a dozen times and it never fails to bring in rave reviews. Thank you, Julia. And Happy 100th Birthday!

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  138. Michelle Larson

    I love her Tomatoes Provençal, especially so because my 3 year old daughter does too! It’s so simple yet so delicious and I love to use organic heirloom tomatoes to make them.

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  140. CAROLINA

    My Favorite recipe is Beef Bourguignone but the one I used most often is: Casserole Roasted Chicken with Garlic, Lemon and Watercress Salad We love chicken and this one is so yummy. The watercress I sometimes change for another green salad!

    Thanks!

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  143. Abigail Wallace

    Beef Bourguignonne!! That is my all-time Julia favorite, to cook!
    It’s not quick and easy, by any means, but it is OMG delicious!!

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  144. Brooke

    I absolutely love being able to produce French onion soup in my own home, all thanks to Julia Child! =^_^=

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  146. Jean

    My favorite recipe is the Beef Bourguignonne. First dish I had as a child with the great red wine, and loved it then and now!

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  147. Diane Funaro

    Well, i have never had a bad Julia Child recipe but I think the Beef Bourguignone is top notch!!!

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  149. Criselda Yee

    I love her Beef Bourguignone recipe. I loved even more how she would say it!

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  153. Robin

    I’ve been in the wine business for over 15 years and always have leftover wine around to cook with! Her coq au vin recipe is my absolute ‘go to’ for a delicious way to make sure none of the fine wine goes to waste.

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  154. Valerie

    Coquilles St. Jacques à la Provençale

    Anything she made must have been fabulous.
    She was always very entertaining too.

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  155. Nicole

    Anytime I want to impress a guest, I make Coq au Vin (my personal favorite of Julia Child’s).

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  158. Katie Meade

    Definitely her “Steak Diane” – first “gourmet” dish I attempted, as a 20 year old with no clue and it was tres delicieux!

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  161. Brian Albin

    Potato Leek Soup … simple enough to make every day and the kids love it.

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  162. Petta

    French Onion Soup!!

    “A cookbook is only as good as its poorest recipe.” – Julia Child

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  163. Cindy

    I absolutely adored how she cooked Creme Brulee and then pulled out a plumber’s torch and calmly told us how to go to the hardware shore and buy the torch to “properly carmelize the sugar.”

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  164. jesse hutton

    The ribeye steak recipe cooked on the stove with a mustard glaze! Move over BBQ grillmasters, Julia made it better :)

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  165. Glant Havenar

    My favorite Julia recipe is her Boeuf Bourginon…may sound cliche…but it’s the first thing I learned how to cook, how to perfect, knowing that all the steps make a differnce in the end result and the steps required to make it transend to learning technique preparations for other dishes. Her hollandaise is also a favorite in concept and technique for the same reason, when I prepare a recipe the way Julia intended not taking any shortcuts it cannot fail. Tonight in honor of her 100th birthday my family will be noshing Julia’s nicoise salad with chilled vichyssoise soup and a crunchy baguette… a pear gorgonzolla tart to finish topped with a candle if my non sentimental boys will allow! Bon Appetit!

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  170. Angelle Bacon Thomas

    I LOVE her Apple tart Latin! Making it tonight with her coq au vin. Yumm

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  171. Deborah

    I watch her when I was 4 years old.
    And continue till she was not cooking on tv.
    I love her Beef Bourguignonne! It’s my favorite.
    She was an inspiration to us all!
    And my Birthday is on the same day
    As Julia!

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  173. Stephanie

    I don’t have a favorite Julia recipe because I don’t have any Julia Child cookbooks. I would love to have them though!

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  177. Sinny Sutton

    Thank you Julia, if it weren’t for you, we would probably still be eating tuna fish casserole and pot roast from a pressure cooker.

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  181. Mary Stewart

    My favorites are Casserole-Roasted Chicken with Tarragon and Chocolate Souffles. YUM!

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  184. Timothy Reuter

    Hands down, the Beef Bourguignonne is the best! It is our Christmas dinner tradition. Once I conquered it I have never felt so proud and it became our new tradition!

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  186. Mariana Larralde

    Unfortunately I can not say which I like better recipe because I did not know this lady. Thanks to Google and your review I’ve learned a lot about it and hopefully with a little luck to win the collection of books and discover their great recipes!. Thank you very much for this opportunity!
    M.L. from Barcelona, Spain

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  190. Kim Medin

    My favorite Julia Child recipe is her French Apple tart. I made them for a gathering many years ago and they were a huge hit.

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  194. Cynthia Hedstrom

    My favorite Julia Child recipe was the basic Cheese Souffle. It has become a staple in our house.

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  202. ARLENE STEVENS

    would awesomely love to win her cook books…then maybe I could and would learn the right way to do the right way to cook better..

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  203. Lois Hamrick

    My favorite so far is her “A Fast Sauté of Beef for two” from her book “the Way to Cook”. It turned out fabulous and my husband loved it!

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  208. Stormy Fritz

    Lobster Thermidor……My girls even named their pet hermit crab Thermidor……..lol.The woman was a true artist……Thank goodness we can still watch her on TV….I loved her sense of humor!!!!

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  215. Heather

    Definitely French Onion Soup! It’s so inviting and delicious, and kid-approved to boot! It’s the only soup my notoriously picky seven year old cousin will eat, and he calls it “cheeseburger soup” because to him it tastes like the toppings for a cheeseburger. He’s interested in other cheesy French dishes now, and I have Julia to thank for that!

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  218. Jennifer Smietana

    There are so many to choose from, but Chou-­fleur à la mornay, gratiné (Cauliflower au gratin with cheese) and Brioche are in the top 25. As a vegetarian of 20 years (who recently began eating sustainable fish), I have learned many French cooking techniques from Julia that I have applied to vegetable, legume and grain dishes.

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  226. Patti Hickey

    My favorite recipe from Julia has to be her Beef Bourguignone!! so fabulous!

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  234. Melisa Sanchez

    My favorite recipe is sliced potatoes simmered in cream and basil! My family loves it.

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  235. Carolyn

    She taught me how to make the PERFECT omelet! And, of course, how to properly enjoy wine while cooking :-)

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  236. Harry Barbee

    She always made eally great recipes using Lamb which I dont get enough of her lamb chops where awesome!

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  238. Denine Gorniak

    I learned to make a perfect cherry claufti from Julie Child’s cookbook. It’s one of my go to recipes for summer desserts, always lovely, tasty and easy to make. It might not be a true souffle but it’s homey and lovely and incorporates eggs so beautifully.

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  241. Sabrina Parnell

    Oh I love her beef bourguignone. It is so delicious. I wish I could be as good a cook as she was. She had such a wonderful way with food. She was such a lovely person. Her recipes will be treasures forever.

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  249. Julie West

    To be honest, I don’t know any Julia Child recipes so this would be a perfect prize for me to win! What better way to get to know her recipes then with all of her cookbooks!

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  250. Marilyn

    Beef Bourguignon was the first thing i tried to make from her recipe and it was a success! Thanks to this I love to cook :)

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  251. Katharine Owens

    Ma recette préférée est le boeuf bourguignonne. Bon Appetit! I love Julia.

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  252. Kara

    REINE DE SABA (CHOCOLATE ALMOND CAKE)…SOOO DELICIOUS!! MINE OF COURSE NEVER LOOKS AS PERFECT AS JULIA’S, BUT IT TASTES AMAZING!!

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  254. Diana

    The classic boeuf bourguignon – obviously!! And her ratatouille at a close second.
    C’est magnifique! She was so wonderful.

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  259. Teri Wilmarth

    Only 1 favorite!? YIKES!!! Well…if I take my whole family into consideration, I’d have to say Julia’s French Onion Soup!! My daughters LOVE it and it’s a big favorite when it comes to a delicious something for the hubby and I when watching tv late at night. It’s just second to none!! Well…wait…Beef Bourguignonne…No wait…Roast Duck…AAAAHHH!!! I can’t choose!! She was just amazing!!

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  260. Chelsey Watts

    My favorite is boeuf bourguinon! I modify it to cook it in the crockpot though. ;)

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  264. Melania Chaverri

    I reallyyyyyyy love the Boeuf Bourguignon, its the most amazing dish I ever cooked!

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  267. susan swanson

    Split Pea soup is my favorite. Julia did it the old school wat and making her own ham stock. I could eat soup yearround and thankfully dried peas are available year round. This is a beautiful flavorful soup. It reheats well as well as freezes. I do make homemade garlic butter croutons to garnish as I like the added texture.

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  269. Krysta McLaughlin

    I learned to make her crepes in middle school, first Julia recipe I ever made…so crepes!

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  272. Jill J

    She has so many fabulous recipes – but hubby’s a meat lover, so I have to say Beef Bourguignon is the favorite! I would LOVE to win this set – thanks for the opportunity!!

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  280. Dave Fuqua

    Reine de Saba Cake — Sadly I am not allowed to eat this anymore. So yummy. So tempting.

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  283. Jemine

    My favorite is her hollandaise sauce. I use to find them to be a bit tedious; but, her method, and variations make them delicious, not only for Sunday brunch, but, for weeknight meals as well!!!

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  284. marlene shafer

    My mom and I used to watch her. She was the start of my cooking know how.

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  289. Marie

    Without a doubt it is Julia’s Beef Bourguignonne recipe. When I make her Beef Bourguignonne people think that I am some sort of kitchen genius!

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  293. suzie schroeder

    I remember running home from tennis practice all summer as a kid, just to watch Julia for my lunch break. As a result, one night I announced to my family, I was cooking omelettes for dinner. And they turned out!!! I was so stunned, I just kept cooking all I could, using Julia as a guide. Bon Apetite, forever, Julia!!!!!!

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  297. Lisa

    Her Sole Meuniere is the absolute best recipe.. with the creme brulee for dessert!

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  300. Rafe Aalderink

    It doesn’t seem like much, but her recipe for hard-boiled eggs lets me make eggs that are perfectly done and beautiful to look at. No green yolks.

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  301. ANDREA

    Can there be only one favorite? I think that Julia had a lot of greats – the Beef Bourguignon Recipe is an all time favorite as it is really easy to make and tastes amazing – the pork with the allspice dry rub is fantastic too. The Choux de Bruxelles a la Milanaise (Brussels Sprouts Browned with Cheese) is wonderful and Poulet Poele a l’Estragon (Casserole-Roasted Chicken with Tarragon). The blackberry or blueberry flan is super easy and great as well.

    I cannot choose just one and if I keep typing, you will quite possibly receive a rather lengthy article. I remember that my sister and I used to watch her as kids and thoroughly enjoy her enthusiasm in not only preparing and cooking, but tasting her finished dishes… I feel on some level she inspired me as a young girl to become interested in cuisine and to try out different styles and recipes.

    If I had the money, I swear to you I would buy all her books and quite possibly cook my way through for fun, as it was done in the movie Julie and Julia. I would love that. For now, internet recipes it is.

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  306. ann marie daum

    Happy Birthday, Julia! Here is to beef bourguigone! I’m raising my glass of cab to you! Xo

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  308. Genevieve

    Boeuf Bourguignonne definitely! It was the recipe for her first episode of The French Chef, and she’s so engaging!

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  312. Maryann B

    Her French Onion Soup!! It became a family tradition to have it only on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, started by my grandma, and my mom passed that on to my sister and me. One of my Gram’s first cookbooks she bought when coming to this country was Julia Childs and that recipe still lives on today!! I can smell the soup now, mmm!!

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  317. Becky Rider

    Her sauces, one and all, are amazing! I learned how to make excellent gravy from Julia, and used her advice to learn to make gluten-free sauces too. She had a way with food like no one else I’ve ever known.

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  318. Christina deLouise

    I love her Boeuf Bourguignon. In my cookbook, “Julia and Jacques, Cooking at home,” the recipe is no less than six pages long. It comes with onion and mushroom garnish instructions, instructions for how to make a bouquet garni, instructions for finishing the sauce, and instructions for making “lion’s tooth” croutons for the stew. Brilliant.

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  320. helene

    I don’t have a favorite, yet…perhaps if I win a set of her cookbooks, I can develop one! For starters, I’m going to check out her brownie recipe – I never met a brownie I didn’t like!

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  323. Jodie Rogers

    Her tomato Provençal! Stuffed with bread crumbs, Parmesan, shallots, herbs and olive oil! They make the kitchen smell AHHHMAZING!

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  326. Lisa

    Her Quiche Lorraine recipe is my absolute favorite – for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

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  327. Michelle Visger

    I love most of Julia’s recipes, but the one I go to time and time again is French Onion Soup. It is hearty and warm and fills up not only your stomach but your soul.

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  328. Karen LeClair

    Coq au vin is my favorite recipe!! I adore Julia Child- her recipes are the best!

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  330. Joanne Obara

    I enjoy many of her recipes, but I have to say the one for creme brulee is my favorite.

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  333. Shannon

    Coq au vin! You can always find a winner among Julia’s recipes, but her Coq au vin recipe is my favorite. I made it for my in laws the night I first met them. :-)

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  337. Cristina Perotti Smith

    It is hard to pick only one recipe … the Lobster Souffles is probably at the top of the list.

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  340. Sandra Ionescu

    I absolutely LOVE her recipe for chocolate mousse! It’s the best I’ve ever had!

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  341. Keli Wojo

    I made her recipe for braised leeks and they were delicious! Might have to make it tonight in honor of her :)

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  342. Diana Smith

    I love Julia Child’s recipe for Gratin D’Aubergines, Provencal. YUM!

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  344. Ruby

    My FAVORITE Julia Childs recipe is the turkey and dressing, I don’t know if it’s the recipe or watching her make it that I love. Happy birthday, you’ll always be remembered.

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  347. Linda Johnson

    Jooliah! I so loved watching her as a kid. When I was first married and wanted to make a dinner to impress friends, I made her Coq au Vin – poorly! But I eventually mastered it!

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  348. Wayne Reed

    French Onion soup – I had given up on finding a really good recipe for French Onion Soup – hers is worth 5 ‘Michelin stars’ – I miss her tutelage, especially she and ‘Jack’ (Jacques Pepin).

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  352. Meg Morrison

    Chocolate souffle! Think I’ll make that tonight in honor of Julia. She shares the same birthday as my mother, who was a wonderful cook! She would have been 82 today.

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  353. Renisha

    I have made Julia’s omelettes. I have made Julia’s tarte tatin. But hands down, I loved watching her make the croquembouche. Growing up watching her is one of the reasons I became a chef.

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  359. Sherry Willome

    I am not a chef at all, but loved watching her shows on tv. She made cooking seem easy. I like Macédoine of fruits in Champagne because it is relatively easy and SO ‘French’. It is a recipe that looks much fancier than the actual preparation!

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  369. Adam

    Her coque au vin is one of my faves. It brings back great memories with family and friends. We started a tradition of celebrating her birthday by watching Julie and Julia and then we all cook dinner together (composed entirely of Julia Child recipes of course!)

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  370. Judy Ward

    Julia Child? Favorite recpie? So hard to say. Love Beef Bourguignon & Crème Brûlée and French Onion Soup! She was amazing!

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  374. Melissa Ryan

    I would have to say her croque monsieur which I think she did with Jacques Pepin. I loved watching both of them on t.v. with their banter back and forth!

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  375. Angela

    I have loved Julia and used to watch her television show with my mom (who is a great cook). Julia was not only the pioneer of cooking shows but she made you realize she was human and could laugh at herself. I also loved the way she would interact Jaques. I don’t have a fav recipe per se but she did teach me how to cut up a chicken. :-)

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  379. Charles Milner

    ..all time favorite Julia Child recipe has to be Beef Bourgegnon…cannot be beat..such a classic…

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  385. Sara

    French Onion Soup! I love to make it on cold winter weekends while relaxing at home :)

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  388. Charles Milner

    ..all time favorite Julia Child recipe has to be Beef Bourgignon…cannot be beat..such a classic…

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  393. nilda harold

    This is my favorite meal..The two of us will eat all 6 servings! The Gruyere cheese is definitely a must..I’ve never had a better onion soup even at restaurants!

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  394. Christina

    Julia’s Reine de Saba chocolate cake! She continues to be such an inspiration, both in the kitchen and in life. What an amazing woman!

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  395. Catherine

    Chicken soup thickened with rice, but tastes like there is cream. So delicious, especially as a tonic for a cold or just feeling under the weather. It’s my go to comfort food dish.

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  403. Trisha

    boeuf à la Bourguignonne is impressive and when I need a sauce to go with something, one can always refer to her recipes.

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  410. Linda George

    Boeuf Bourguignonne–it took me all daqy to make it but it was out-of-this-world delicious!!!

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  411. Dana Bozek

    Reine De Saba (Queen of Sheba) Cake
    or
    Apple Tarte Tatin… One of Chuck Williams favorite too!

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  412. Abby

    I know, I know, everyone else is saying it, but I definitely love her Beef Bourguignon! I’ve attempted to make a very similar recipe in the slow cooker and it was pretty awesome, but I could use the cookbooks to make the real thing and then some! :)

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  413. Jodie Rogers

    Her stuffed tomatoes are AHHHMAZING! (provençal). Guess I gotta try that French onion soup!!

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  415. Kathy Swetzoff

    Can’t wait to make gateau au chocolate. In memory of my mother and her love for Julia. That was our special go to cake for birthdays and special gatherings

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  418. Jan Wilson

    Buche de Noel; as a child I always wanted to make one just like Julia did. Alas, I had to wait to grow up to make one myself. I was inspired by Julia to learn to cook. As a result I am also a real Francophile.

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  421. Malgosia

    absolutely the Reine de Saba cake – that is te cake to eat when feeling low, unhappy and “oh-my-i-will-never-go-out-from-home-and-will-always-stay-in-my-pyjamas” days. It is royal as the name suggests, elegant and so chocolaty that no thing will bother You any more.

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  425. Emily Moradel

    I just love the simplicity and richness of Julia Child’s Herb, Lemon, and Garlic Roast Chicken, is easy to make, everybody loves it and it can be presented on the table beautifly.

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  427. Judy Ward

    Julia Child. Favorite Recipe. Hmmmmmmmmmm This is difficult so I will have to select 3 ….Beef Bourguignon & Crème Brûlée & French Onion Soup! She was amazing!

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  431. Tiffany Ketcham

    Favorite Julia Child recipe would have to be her Truffle-Infused French Onion Soup…simply marvelous!

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  434. Annette Cifuentes

    My most favorite recipe is Julia Childs roasted chicken. I have memories of watching her shows as a youg girl (7 yrs old) on WPBT channel 2, and enjoying them..One of her episodes, I remember the chicken slipping out of her hands, and how at that moment she handled it with humor and delight…Now at 32, everyone enjoys my roasted chicken, especially my kids, thanks to her…

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  437. Annie Novak

    Julia Child’s Bittersweet Chocolate Cake! A true classic never goes out of style…

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  438. Jennifer Mori

    The first recipe I made was her beef bourguignonne and it was for Christmas Eve for 14 people. It is now our traditional Eve meal; I wish I could have thanked her in person it was so delicious.

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  441. Debbie

    Saw the PBS special on her over weekend showing highlights of her shows. Loved them so much I ordered a set of dvd’s. Her omlettes looked very good. She makes cooking look so easy.

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  442. Janet Roderick

    Roast chicken with garlic and lemon is one of my favorite Julia Child recipes. Definitely a classic.

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  446. Stephanie M

    I love the Beef Bourguignonne. I spent one whole day devoted to making this dish exactly as her recipe read. It was a lot of fun and really inspired me to make more of her dishes and to not be intimidated by french cooking as an amateur cook.
    Love ya Julia Childs!!!

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  447. Melissa Rogers

    It’s hard to pick just one. Imagine what it would have been like to be a dinner guest at her table . . .

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  449. Daryn

    All of her recipes are amazing, but if I have to choose; Beef Brisket. Split pea soup is awesome too!

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  451. Kristen Larson Stefaniak

    Tied between beef bourguignon and the plain cheese souffle.

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  452. Jean

    Wow – tough choice, too many to choose from but I’ll go with the Beef Bourguignon

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  453. Rachel Grieshaber

    I LOVE her Queen of Sheba Cake! I have requests (almost demands) for it from family all the time! My favorite part is that within the recipe, Julia taught me many cooking tips like pulverizing almonds and melting chocolate the right way:)

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  456. Renay Burston

    I am a big fan of Julia Child, I grew up watching her and the galloping Gourmet on TV, she taught me that french onion soup does taste good because she made the best..

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  461. Marissa

    Coq au vin! I’m so excited to make it in my brand-spankin’ new Le Creuset braiser I got my anniversary last week, which was subsequently my engagement…:-)

    Love you Julia!

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  462. pam sebrell

    I remember having to try her duck a l’orange recipe as a teenager. I pestered my dad till her brought us home a duck. It was not easy to find one back then. It was the most fabulous duck we’d ever eaten! She was my inspiration to start cooking. Hey, if she could do it, so could I! I still go back and watch the old shows.

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  465. Aileen Broaddus

    I tried Beef Bourguignonne as a newlywed borrowing a cookbook from the library and cooked all day on that one dish. Loved it. Served it to guest at our first official dinner party.

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  466. Chelsea Houser

    Croquembouche!!! It’s such an amazing presentation and such a fun, elegant dessert. Some even use them as wedding cakes!

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  467. Peggy

    Her recipe for Beef Wellington is divine! Brioche instead of the more traditional puff pastry … takes some time to put together but well worth the effort!

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  470. Debi Winschel

    Happy Birthday, Julia! Loved your TV shows. I learned a lot. Favorite recipe ;zabaglione sauce over fresh fruit. Simply elegant!

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  471. Victoria Cole

    The French Onion soup it was one of the first things I cooked for my love!

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  474. Sara Reisz

    The perfect Génoise cake I made for my fiance’s birthday, a huge hit with the whole fam! I would love to expand my repertoire with more of her cookbooks!

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  476. Pepper Roberson

    Not really a recipe but remeber her cooking a meal with garlic soup/sauce. She put extra in and said to be sure all guest ate this because if they did not they would be so offended by the strong garlic of others. So all must partake in the garlic!

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  478. Cyndee Burke

    I have two of her cookbooks with me on vacation. I plan on making a few of her dishes

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  480. Danielle Mendes

    Happy Birthday Julia Child! You’ve inspired us all! I love the french onion soup, mostly because it’s delicious and takes me back to when I was little and my dad was making it from her cookbook and trying to imitate Julia as he made it! Delicious, good times!

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  485. April Brandi

    Her recipe for Coq Au Vin is amazing! It’s always my go to recipe for dinner parties and I always get rave reviews.

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  486. Lisa Tart

    I think Julia is amazing-I used to watch her show when I was a little girl, along with Graham Kerr-the galloping gourmet-I attribute them for my my love of fine food and cooking-thanks to Julia I know how to use a fresh coconut! I guess Beef Bourguignon would be my favorite

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  488. Eileen Deliz

    My favorite would be the first one I made, Julia Child’s Classic Roast Chicken.

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  494. D.J. Hamilton

    I love the Beef Bourguignonne. It’s fancy without being pretentious…sounds harder and more off-putting than it actually is and nothing is better on a cold winter’s day. Plus, anytime I cook one of Julia’s recipes, I feel that I am upholding the tradition of great cooks.

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  495. Jacqueline

    I just had a beverage with my best friend Sue in honor of Julia’s 100th! I love her and miss her but I know she’s in every successful dinner everywhere. Especially where love, friends and food are present! I love Williams Sonoma too…and I’m not just saying that!

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  496. Catrin

    I have not cooked many of Julia’s recipes, but would love to win the set so that I can start!! Would love to cook French food for my French boyfriend:)

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  498. Jill Hill

    Julia had great gratins and vegetable dishes that tasted so rich and heavenly that it made eating the veggies something you wanted to do..not just that you “should” do. Her cauliflower gratin is heavenly

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  501. Jean Crevelt

    It is tough to pick just one of her recipes. But I do love French Onion Soup.

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  502. Lynne Fox

    She has some amazing best-ever brownies. They are surprisingly simple AND so tasty! Always a hit.

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  507. Jane Leamy

    I received her 2 volumes of Mastering the Art of French Cooking for a wedding gift. Got rid of the husband – held on dearly to the books – best decision in my life!

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  508. Louise

    Sadly, I am a big chicken and have never tried any of her recipes. I need to get on it and change that, because what I have seen makes me hungry.

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  511. Jim Tavernier

    Not one recipe but her pbs programs are what got me interested in cooking

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  515. Julianna Hardy

    I think my favorite recipe is the ENTIRE CHAPTER on Sauces from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1…
    :)

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  517. Lori Mueller

    Clafoutis – pour over fruit and it’ like having a yummy dutch baby pancake.

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  518. Pamela Erickson

    My Life In France is an awesome book! I LOVE that Julia was truly a cook who loved to eat and cared that food was meant to be savored in the company of people you like :-)

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  519. mike lang

    My favorite Julia recipes to be “Choux de Bruxelles Etuves a la Creme” (creamed Brussels sprouts). Be it, its not her most fancy dish, or her most famous (Boeuf Bourguignon), it showed me how simple is better and introduced me to her world.

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  520. Violet Costa

    French onion soup! It was for my french class, and my folks! Because I was 16, of course was Not fond of onions! Julia heightened my taste buds! My cooking skills, and of course, to enjoy it!

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  524. Jessica Ercanbrack

    Happy 100th birthday to someone who is an inspiration to me… through her cooking, her struggle with infertility and in so many other ways! She proved you can live a full and productive life, even if it doesn’t look the way you thought it would, and that it is never too late to discover a dream!

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  525. Julia Peeler

    My favorite Julia Child recipe is her Ratatouille. I love all the colors of the vegetables together and the aromatic flavors of the herbs and the fennel. It’s delicious, comforting, and healthy. You really can’t go wrong!

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  526. Michelle

    I absolutely love her beef bourguignone recipe. It always feels so comforting to me.

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  528. renata

    She wrote the book as she was talking to a friend. This is the most impressive thing in her book.

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  530. Bethlyn

    I love her delicious and fluffy omelet recipe! The best part about making it is having the confidence to make a mistake and own it.

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  531. Cindy Louthan

    Chocolate mousse! Julia Child ~ what a great teacher to people like me ~ I need all the help I can get! ;)

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  532. Kedron

    From Mastering the Art of French Cooking I
    creme brulee AND Boueuf Bourguignon!!!!

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  534. Leslie

    Of all the things I love listening to her explain, none has stayed with me longer than her experience learning the right way to cook eggs. Scrambled eggs even! Flame temperature, order of ingredients, how to stir or fold the eggs. So simplistic but with amazing results. Those simple lessons affected all my cooking from that day forward. Thank you Julia!!

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  537. Aubry

    My absolute favorite Julia Child recipe is Beef Bourguignone. Best I’ve ever tasted and amazed that it could come from my very own kitchen!!

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  539. Geordie

    Its hard to just pick one but recently I was watching an episode from the 70′s french chef called rye bread, and I have been making it incisively, so that would be my current fav.

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  544. Monica Cateron

    Without a doubt, my favorite is Beef Bourguignonne. I’ve made it numerous times

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  549. Jan

    Grew up watching her on KQED along with Jacques Pepin and Martin Yan.. Cheers to Julia Child! Unforgettable groundbreaking chef!

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  553. Lisa Smith

    What an amazing French Chef; “a cookbook is only as god as its poorest recipe.” I’d love to win a set to share and pass onto my family generations to come. For those of us who love to cook I can’t think of anything more special

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  554. Kimberley Burns

    Loved seeing Julia’s show as a child, when I was growing up, I can remember my mom watching her shows, and working on her cooking. I have yet to see/try any of the recipes from Julia’s collection of cookbooks, but, I found the movie, ‘Julie & Julia’ very fun, and inspiring. Where I live, I am far from restaurants, big grocers or specialty ethnic cuisine. We are a no stop light town in the middle of the wilderness, literally, and a one grocery store town. I grow some of our own foods and herbs in a garden and orchard that I have planted, as well as have raised steers for our freezer for our own homegrown grass fed beef, and chickens, too. I have a collection of cookbooks, and use periodicals and internet suggestions as well, to gather the necessities needed to make healthy, wholesome and good tasting food for my family. I’ve traveled internationally, and I am familiar with and do cook both foreign and American cuisines of all kinds. I bake breads, pies, cookies, cakes, of all kinds. I can and preserve foods, and make jellies and jams, too. Homemade ice creams and sorbets of a variety of flavors are something Ilike to do, too. too. I am very proud of being able to cook good meals like a whole roast chicken w/potatoes, onions, carrots in a cast iron Dutch pot within our woodstove, when the electricity to our home was cut out for a series of days. I’d LOVE to have a Julia Child’s book to add to that collection and do as Julie did, in the movie, go through and try them all! Maybe I’d find a ‘favorite’ from her recipe collection, then! 

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  556. Leah

    Definitely her French Onion Soup–amazing! Love her humor! So fun :) Great prize, thanks for the chance!

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  558. Alice

    I don’t have a favourite recipe yet because I don’t have her cookbook but I’d love to try Coq au Vin!

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  560. Sara Balcazar-Greene

    Roast Chicken … like she says, “I always give my bird a generous butter massage before I put it in the oven. Why? Because I think the chicken likes it — and, more important, I like to give it.” … so Julia : )

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  561. Kimberly Moss

    How on earth to pick ONE THING? It is the total essence of her in the kitchen that I adore most. I could still watch & listen to her everyday & learn something from her each time!!!

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  562. Jennifer

    One of my favoriet memories of Christmas includes a Julia Child receipe for Gatto St. Honore. My mother and I would stay up late on Christmas Eve and construct the glorious dessert!

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  566. Hillary

    Beef Bourguignone all the way , I have made it several times and it is always amazing!

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  567. Jessica Llanes

    Salmon en papillote from Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home. It’s the first one of her recipes I ever made.

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  572. Christina

    Her creme brûlée of course….my kids love helping me make it. My Paulo an torch are from Williams Sonoma;)

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  576. Amy Huber

    Beef Bourguinon! But more importantly, how she taught me to have no fear in the kitchen, that a meal doesn’t have to be perfect, just taste good.

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  584. Kristie

    Boeuf Bourguignon! <3 The family says I may never make another stew with beef again unless it is this one!

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  588. Marsha Meegan

    Julia was such a personality who lived a very interesting long life inspiring a nation to cook!

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  590. Melissa

    Pommes Dauphinoise!
    You can never go wrong!
    Also her tutorials on breaking down proteins.

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  596. Heidi Sutherland

    My favorite Julia recipe is in the Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume 1, which I do not own but I got it out of my Mom’s copy. It is the Gateau a l’orange, so delicious!! Not pretty but delicious:).

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  600. Kristina

    Suprêmes de Volaille aux Champignons ( Chicken Breast with Mushrooms & Cream) & Gratin Dauphinois (Scalloped Potatoes with Milk,Chees and a Pinch of Garlic) Family favorite….Bon Appétit

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  601. Heather

    I love the beef and onions braised in beer served with parsley mashed potatoes. Yum!

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  604. Nancy Clark

    My favorite recipe is her Beef Bourganion. I remember watching Julia when I was little. She inspired me to be fearless in the kitchen. Bon appetit!

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  605. Line Goodnight

    How easy it is to make a simple omelette is one of my favorites.
    She made everything look easy.
    But anything she ever made inspired me to try many different
    recipes. Thank you Julia! You were just fabulous!

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  606. Linda

    I only know her French Onion Soup from writing it down. I have not been fortunate enough to own any of her cookbooks, so this would be perfect if I could win.

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  607. Meghan

    My favorite Julia Child recipe is her homemade Belgium waffles. Her teqnique of whisking egg whites in a chilled bowl until they become fluffy, and then folding that into the batter always makes for the fluffiest, most delicious waffles. I love making them for my family on cold winter mornings! Bon Appetit!

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  609. Elaine Lechtenberg

    I’m not one to poach anything, let alone eggs, but, some years ago, I had seen the recipe “Poached Salmon with Cucumber Sauce” in Julia Child’s 1989 cookbook, “The Way to Cook” that I had borrowed from a very good friend. I was willing to try something different and I read through the recipe several times and decided to give it a very good try. I was amazed about how easy the recipe was, and how you can add to the poaching water. I stayed with the original at first and I love cucumbers so I made extra cucumber sauce. It was all so very tasty and my family admitted to this dish being a new favorite! I like to have a fresh green salad with the salmon and steamed vegetables on the side. Finish off with some lemon sorbet and angel food cake! Voila!

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  611. Cloud

    Creme brûlée, without a doubt, oh my favorite! Other than that, any bread recipe is fantastic as well.

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  612. Andi J Ferrell

    I loved watching her make any type of pie or pastry. I loved how she would work the dough and it wouldn’t always be perfect. She would say “don’t worry if it’s not perfect”, she would just pinch it and smooth it over to hide the flaws. She made everything sp relatable and simple, even the complicated stuff. I would lay on the floor with my elbows and hands under my head watching everyday. I was very young, around 5-10 years old, and called myself Andi Childs. I would set up the video camera in the kitchen and make cookies as Andi Childs. I loved her! Cried when she passed. She is still missed. I Love Julia!!!

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  615. Brenda

    i think the best recipe I ever saw her do was the crepes on PBS when I was about 12. Made me think of her when I was in Paris this past spring..

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  617. Deborah Tejeda

    My favorite is scalloped potatoes au gratin. The creaminess and texture of this potato dish is divine.

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  618. Steph

    I have to say that my absolute favorite recipe is her Beef Bourguignon. It’s a family staple in the winter!

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  619. Scott Daniels

    My all time favorite recipe is from The Way to Cook: mussels mariniere. Simple, fast, impressive and delicious!

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  621. Olivia

    Her croissant recipe is my absolute favourite. While it might take 12 or 13 hours, the results make it completely worth the time and effort.

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  623. Jamie D

    my favorite is French onion soup…but still always love the wine…’ Some for the recipe, and some for me’…..

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  628. Emily Vergara

    I’ve tried her French onion soup and “Beef B” recipe. I have loved them both. But I have to say I prefer the French Onion Soup.

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  629. Carol B

    I love her recipe for Rosemary, Lemon, and Garlic Chicken. It’s a favorite in my house! I’ve been making it for about 20 years now. It always gets raves & only takes about10 min. to put together!! The five favorite French-inspired recipes you put together all sound so delish too, esp. the souffle.

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  630. Grace Lee

    Omelettes with watching her video on youtube!
    more butter, more cream for anything, of course.

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  631. Carolyn

    Reine De Saba (Chocolate Almond Cake)
    It’s absolutely amazing! Bon Appetit!

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  632. Staci B

    I don’t have just one favorite. If I have to pick, I would say my fave would be Pan-­broiled steak with béarnaise sauce.

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  634. Zoe

    This is such and amazing give away! I love Julia’s Supremes de Volaille aux Champignons a.k.a chicken with cream and mushrooms with port. I serve is some fresh green beans and it’s always a winner!
    Happy Birthday Julia!

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  635. Jonathan

    Beef Bourguignon hands down. And the chef I work with knew her and cooked for her several times. And now I get a little bit of her every time I learn something from him.

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  637. Kathy

    I love her desserts, but my favorite is probably Creme Brulee..it is to die for,!

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  645. Lindsay

    My favorite Julia recipe is her French Onion Soup. My boyfriend loves french onion soup and we all know the way into a man’s heart is through his stomach. For this task of importance, I had to call upon Julia’s expertise. Of course it was delicious. How could it not be with two kinds of cheese (which I have yet to see in any other recipe). Speaking of cheese, who doesn’t love her Choux de Bruxelles a la Milanaise (brussels sprouts browned in cheese) YUM!

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  647. Kelly Birchell

    The grand marnier souffle is definately one of my favorites. My mom had a gourmet cooking store and made this often and it was always impressive!

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  654. Loretta Cook

    Butter! and lots of laughter! My mom loved watching her TV show when I was a kid.

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  655. Carolyn Ayers

    Chocolate soufflés are my favorite, but Beef Bourguignone would be next in line!

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  658. Pam

    So many delicious recipes from her it’s almost hard to choose one. But…. Creme Brûlée, yum yummy!

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  661. Alison

    She has recipes for so many fabulous deserts I couldn’t choose just one but my top two are creme brûlée and her chocolate souffle.

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  662. Susan

    My favourite Julia Child recipe is her classic chocolate souffle without a doubt.

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  669. Helen

    When I make roast pork, I follow Julia’s recipe for casserole-roasted pork with potatoes and onions (roti de porc grand mere). Yum!

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  670. Maryann

    Beef Bourguignonne. My husband 7 i make it together on a special cold weekend night and have the time of our lives preparing. Thank you Julia

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  673. Lindsay

    My favorite all-time go-to Juhia Child recipe would have to be her Hollandaise sauce. By far, hands down, the BEST thing ever! You can make anything taste good with this sauce, especially eggs Benedict. Yum, thank you Julia for making our lives delicious!

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  674. Christine Ingersoll

    Happy birthday Julia! I love the wild rice with mirepoix recipe . I have a native American friend who gives me wild rice, and this is a wonderful way to prepare it

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  676. Brooke Jones

    After watching Julie & Julia…had to make Julia’s famous Beef Bourguignon! It was a labor of love, but so worth it! Delicious! My favorite recipe of hers.

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  678. Brenda

    I just watched one of her shows recently she was a jewel and still is.I especially enjoyed a show where they were making crawfish boil.Made me hungry for home which is a long way from here.I don’t own any Julia Child cook books but would love to some day.

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  679. Wendy

    Not easy to choose but of what I’ve tried, it would be the simple but delicious POTATO LEEK SOUP that she made everyday for her beloved husband Paul. I hope to make this often for my husband Channing. We’re newly married and cant wait to discover more of her recipes!

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  683. Wendy L

    REINE DE SABA (Chocolate and Almond Cake) smothered in GLACAGE AU CHOCOLAT (Chocolate-butter icing)…soooo good!

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  684. Thea

    I LOVE all of the recipes in Baking with Juilia. My favourite is the pecan sticky buns which never fail to impress.

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  685. Jakki Warrick

    I read Julia’s book, My Life in France. I fell in love with her after reading about her adventures.

    In the book, she described that it took her a while to create an American version of French bread. Her recipe has been used over and over in my house (ever since I read about the hardships she went through trying to create it). It’s amazingly yummy and timeless.

    I owe Julia a huge thank you for enlightening me about the world of cooking and baking. She sparked my passion for culinary arts.

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  691. Cheryl Hardt

    Beef Bourguignonne is a one pot meal that doesn’t have you spending the whole day in the kitchen. I can still remember Julia Child, herself saying, ” there are many ways to arrive at Boeuf Bourguignon”, but hers is the only way I want to arrive at the finished product. Julia’s Bourguignonne is the only one you will find coming out of my kitchen.

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  692. Miriam

    I can’t any one favorite dish but my husband and I watched Julia Child religiously on the public channel all the years she was on. And then we truly enjoyed her with Jacque. And I later learned that she thought the skit on Saturday Night Live was funny but after that I refused to ever watch SNL again !!!!!

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  695. Nikki

    My favorite recipe from Julia is her “bavarois an chocolat” (chocolate Bavarian cream) yum yum! Happy Birthday Julia!

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  696. Carol Quaid

    My favorite Julia Childs recipe is Beef Bourguignone especially after seeing the movie Julia and Julia, it looked so delicious.

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  699. Allison Poulis

    Creme Brulee…. my absolute favorite dessert!! I was also raised making omelettes as only Julia would.

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  701. Tracy

    I’ve always loved Julia Child’s custard apple tart. With the approach of apple arSon here in New England I look forward to making a few of these this autumn.

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  702. Kara

    I’m a sucker for her Beef Bourguignon, and I just love the way she used to say it!

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  703. Kari Frazier

    My favorite recipes of Julia’s is her Sauteed Beefsteak with sauce deglase and for dessert blackberry flan

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  709. mdvlist

    I’ve probably made only 3 Julia recipes in my life (which explains why I need one of her cookbooks), but her ratatouille was quite the family favorite when I tried it last summer.

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  713. christine g. perry

    Long live your memory, Julia! When I am in the Smithsonian, I always pay a visit to your kitchen! “The more butter, the better!” Bravo! Quelle grande dame de la cuisine!
    Christine

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  717. Stephanie Kugler

    Beef bourguignone us our family favorite. Even the kids request it!

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  718. Melanie

    I love her stove top take on Potatoes Anna (from The Way to Cook.) So easy and gorgeous in my traditional blue Le Creuset frying pan. :) Thank you, Julia!

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  720. Jody

    Although I enjoy many of Julia Childs recipes, her Cog au Vin is among my favorites. It is traditional and yet always a favorite for any guest. Though many recipes exist for Coq au Vin, hers never fails!

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  721. Jan Pitman

    I live in Wales, UK, so I know very little about Julia Childs’ recipes…but I would love to! My friend and I visit the USA every Aug/Sept and your Naples store is always our first port of call. We love it!!!

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  723. Tara Nicole

    Julia’s classic Boeuf Bourguignon! It was one of her French recipes that I knew immediately I could easily adapt for my husband who’s allergic to all dairy and egg.

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  724. Karen

    Tough to pick just one…..of course, Coq au Vin and cheese souffle. But then the apple tarte tatin and salads nicoise is awesome too.

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  725. Donna W

    Her Beef Bourguignonne is our family favorite! Julia was the best and I still enjoy catching reruns of her show on PBS!

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  727. Lori

    I love her french onion soup and just about anything she made. Loved her personality.

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  729. Kari Zink

    My favorite recipe is her chicken breasts in a cream sauce with mushrooms. Always comes out perfect.

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  732. lora kling

    Without a doubt my all time favorite Julia Child recipe has to be Beef Bourguignonne! It was a REVELATION to me. I grew up in Fishtown, USA (gloucester, ma) so beef was the Holy Grail to me. I actually got sick of lobster!!! (Now I can’t even FIND it, let alone tire of eating it!) Well, that Beef Bourguignonne, with all that beefy flavor AND bacon!!! It was the ultimate meat dish. I realized then that beef could be a whole lot more than just steak—though I also went nuts over Julia’s filet with Bernaise sauce! I watched her all my life, everywhere she went and everywhere I went, beginning in black and white in Boston. She was my lifelong food guru. I miss her terribly. She is irreplaceable.

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  735. Kim janicek

    My favorite was Wine….I know she didn’t make it but loved to cook with it….sometimes it even found its way to her cooking :)

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  736. debbie wall

    I love to make us the Boeuf a la Bourguignon. My family Loves this recipe.

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  742. Cinzia Acciani

    Thank you for the offer but I will take just the Grand Marnier Souffle’ recipe.

    Gazie!

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  744. monica

    Julia Child’s Brussels Sprouts with Cheese (Choux de Bruxelles a la Milanaise) and Split Pea Soup! Also, need to include dessert brownies!

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  746. Cinthia

    Julia Child’s Sole Meuniére ! So simple but so delicious. My family thought I was magical! I felt so fancy being able to make it too! :)

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  748. Karen

    The infamous Carbonnades a la Flamande (aka Beef & Beer). Has been a long time favorite in our house since my grandmother traditionally made it on Christmas Eve. I love Julia. I loved my late grandmother. And I love to cook!

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  751. Meredith Scott

    My favorite recipe is Poulet au Porto: Roast Chicken with Port Wine, Cream and Mushrooms!!

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  752. Suzanne Dominguez

    I absolutly love Julia’s recipe for Beef Bourguignonne. It is simply the best dish I have ever made. My family just loves it, so I try and make it as often as I can. Her techniques were simple yet straight forward which makes the whole recipe just come together.

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  754. Debbie

    Grand Marnier souffle. She once spoke at a Wine Spectator gathering and I snapped her pic. It’s in my kitchen. I regret not approaching her for conversation. I have her cooking videos and a favorite is on breads – she states to beat the dough into submission. Truly one of my idols.

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  756. Juanita Gomez

    One of my favorites is Julia’s recipe for ‘Reina de Saba’ (Chocolate and Almond Cake). I have many favorites but I make this cake now for most of the special occasions around here. My second choice would be ‘Gateau a l’orange et aux amandes’ (Orange and almond spongecake).

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  760. Julie

    I just love vegetable dishes and her Ratatouille is the best, my absolute fav!!

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  765. Lèzanne Fourie

    I live in Honolulu, and at the Kahala Resort and hotel they recreated Julia’s Kitchen in commemoration of her 100th birthday. Here’s to a very special lady.

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  766. Kim Bernard

    I adore Julia Childs – - my all-time favorite recipe would have to be her souffles!!! A very versatile and go-to recipe staple to embrace!!!!

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  768. Tracey Taylor

    I made her French opinion soup and chocolate brownie mousse for my 18th birthday- years ago!

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  770. Elena

    Her technique on how to cut up a whole chicken for more equal distribution of meat was mind blowing to me. Now, we put some more meat on the wing and less on the whole brest pieces and everyone feels satisfied with their portions.

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  775. diana tarasiewicz

    Julia has been my cooking inspiration for over 30 years…I still have my dog-eared paperback copy of The French Chef Cookbook. One of my favorite recipes still is “Le Marquis au chocolat” from the 68th. show… A most fabulous chocolate butter spongecake with buttercream frosting and chocolate glaze. I think I will make it again this weekend in honor of Julia.

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  776. Tracy

    Beef Bourguignonne, of course. Although I did make simple hamburgers once, using Julia’s recipe – straight out of MTAOFC! Fabulous.

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  781. Diahn

    How to boil an egg. This was challenging for me until I tried the Julia Child method. But I also love Salade Nicoise, and I want to try her lentil salad recipe…

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  782. Lindsay

    Creme Brulee! So delicious, creamy and smooth! Best recipe I’ve made and very simple to follow!!

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  784. Kimberle Anderson

    There will never be another like Julia! She was truly amazing — so natural!!!

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  791. Elaine Scott

    Loved her show, and yes I am old enough to remember her…I think I liked the crust etc the best…I was never good at them but she tried to get me better…loved her saying “butter, butter and more butter” Always made the receipe better!

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  795. Vi Tran

    My absolute FAVORITE recipe from Julia Child is her Creme Brulee recipe! It never fails and is the base for me experimenting with different flavors!

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  796. Carly

    My favorite recipe from Julia is baked cucumbers. I have never been a fan of raw cucumbers but they always show up in any CSA I’ve been a part of. Without her baked cucumbers I never would have been able to enjoy all that my CSA has to offer!

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  799. W Sue Tucker

    Chocolate Mousse from Mastering the Art of French Cooking – Wonderful

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  800. Natalie Schrank

    I LOVE making and eating Julia’s French onion soup. My two year old son loves it as well!

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  802. Wanessa Wight

    MMmmmmm there are so many to choose from it is hard to pick just one actually… but I see a lot of the beef below so actually I must admit I do love Asparagus and her orange hollandaise sauce is actually very good!!

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  805. Lisa Barton

    Her potato leek soup is my favorite. Quick,easy and oh so yummy. Great with sandwiches.

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  808. Diane W Nix

    Picking my favorite recipe of Julia’s would be like picking a favorite child- I CAN NOT DO IT!!!! and wont!! But hope you will enter me regardless!!!

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  810. Jamie Williams

    Julia’s Vinaigrette Salad Dressing! Best served over fresh baby spinach.

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  811. Stephen de Filippis

    My gf makes Julia’s Beef Bourguignone recipe and it reminds me of home since I’m from France!

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  813. Jesse

    Boeuf bourguignon! Arguably the most iconic and delicious recipe from Julia Child’s career.

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  814. Amal Alalim

    There is no one favorite recipe because every recipe I try becomes my favorite recipe as all her recipe are the best but if I really need to select it will be Chocolate Truffles Recipe ( withe cinnamon and cardamom flavor) which gives a unique delicious unforgettable taste for Chocolate which is also my favorite. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to win Julia Child Cookbook to enjoy cooking her way more and more.

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  821. Mary Anne Sprague

    Saute de Boeuf a la Parisienne was the meal I prepared for my first dinner party when I was married in 1971. I felt so sophisticated! Thanks to Julia!

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  822. Sue

    Cant choose between favs Creme Brulee and the Beef Bourguignone-great combo for a dinner though.

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  825. Manon S. Allard

    Love love :) )

    I have too many favorite !!
    Béarnaise, soufflé, coq au vin, crème brûlée, veau maringot, 4 Quart,
    … to name a few !! We’ve been using our books for over 35 years !
    Because of this culinary experience, our son is a chef :) )
    (not owner yet !)

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  826. Jan

    My favorite recipe is her French Onion Soup but more importantly she made all of us believe we could try to cook anything.

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  827. Laura Hildebrandt

    Ah, learned so much from Julia. While her recipes are fantastic (Beef Bourguignone, anyone?) I appreciated learning her techniques. She taught me not to be afraid to drop something and to try something new. She taught me to boil water and cook eggs. And most importantly to have a glass of wine and relax.

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  829. Jennifer

    Love: Choux de Bruxelles a la Milanaise (Brussels Sprouts Browned with Cheese)!

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  830. Kimberley Lang

    In honor of Julia’s 100th .. I would have to say, Le Gâteau au Chocolat l’Éminence Brune, or her Chocolate Cake! Yum!

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  832. Chris Heinrich

    One of my favorite recipes of Julia’s is her Poulet au Porto. What’s not to love about mushrooms, cream, and port wine!!!

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  840. Michelle

    Without a doubt my favorite is her roast chicken. No other recipe produces the juicy, savory results!

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  842. Lucia

    Grand marnier soufflé is one of My favorites!! Because of this recipe I always use Grand Marnier in every custard dish.

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  844. Susan Cox

    One Christmas my son and husband took me to see the movie Julie and Julia, bought Julia’s famous cookbook, gave me Le Crueset pots and pans, and a KitchenAid mixer. To top off our Christmas day meal my son prepared a perfect Beef Bourguignonne. My husband and I still laugh at our memories early in our 42 year marriage when we were poor college students and watched Julia on Sunday afternoons on PBS on our miniature black and white TV. We still watch her on Youtube.

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  850. KathyPittaluga

    Salsa de Tomate Asado- nice tomato cream sauce for this time of year!!!

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  851. Sarah Corona

    beef-bourguignonne of course I’ve made it do many times and it never gets old

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  853. Donna Worth

    My favorite recipe of Julia’s is her Dacquoise, the best dessert in the world!

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  855. Megan Weaver

    My Favorite recipe by Julia Child is her boeuf bourguignon, it never failed and it was a classic elegant dinner that i make for my family all of the time and everyone loves it.

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  856. Jeani Schwenk

    I know this is always popular, but I love Julia Child’s Beef . I love the way it looks, the way it smells when it is cooking and the way it sounds when everyone is eating it!

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  859. Cynthia Jordan

    Well my all time favorite is the French Onion Soup. My late husband loved it….said it was the only Onion Soup recipe that was really good. And I will have to agree. Always wanted to try to souffle but never had the nerve…maybe I will go out this week and get a dog dish (since I don’t have a dog) and try it. If it works I will get the pan. LOL

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  860. Athena

    I haven’t read many of her books or tried that many of her recipes, but I do know the one for French onion soup. I kept having it at restaurants, and after experiencing this recipe I feel I have a clear idea of what all versions of this soup aim for.

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  863. Arlene

    Creme Brulee is my favorite — I went out an purchased a blow-torch, just like Julia!

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  864. PamelaTamela

    My college roommate introduced me to Julia Child via her Chocolate Mousse. Still my favorite recipe to this day!

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  868. Karen Larsen

    Beef Bourguignon is the best. Flopping the fish down still makes me grin :-)

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  870. Mara Wuerth

    I met her twice during the time I was in Culinary School in Pasadena California. It was towards the end of her life but you can still see that she was clear minded and very much in charge. I own a couple of autographed books authored by her. On both occasions that I met her she was very kind to culinary aspirants and we were all just in awe. Happy Birthday Julia, wish you lived longer to see how your work has influenced a whole generation of passionate food lovers.

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  871. Sally

    Trying to pick just one is like trying to pick a favorite child. You probably have one, but would rather not say. (French Onion Soup)

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  873. Alice

    Tarte Aux Fraises, Fresh Strawberry Tart. This is great for the 110 degree days we have had in Bakersfield, California the past week. We love fresh fruit and I LOVE cooking. I remember watching Julia Childs when I grew up, loved her.

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  876. Jenny

    My all time favorite recipe would be her croissants from “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”, although they’re all amazing!

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  877. Brian

    You changed my life, Julia! Because of you and your inspired laughter and oh so much more I learned to cook and bring joy and happiness to others.

    The very first recipe I made from your cookbook was beef braised in beer with onions.

    Thank you so very much.

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  879. Kim B

    Souffle! So, so good – as a matter of fact, I think I may make it for a special dinner tonight. :)

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  880. Peggy Smith

    Julia’s Chocolate Mousse!! Happy Birthday Julia, we wish you were still with us.

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  882. Morgan

    I have to pick one? I love her Mornay sauce, cheese souffle and apple charlotte. Wait! Maybe it’s her hollandaise sauce, chocolate mousse or croque monsieur. They are all delicious!

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  884. Carol Briers

    Poulet Poele a l’Estragon (Casserole-Roasted Chicken with Tarragon) – the woman could make chicken sing!

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  885. Saula Cutter

    As soon as there is the slightest chill in the air my go to dish is Julia’s French Onion Soup. Comfort food a la Julia!

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  888. Sarah

    My favorite Julia recipe is her classic quiche. Her mix of egg and milk/cream makes the perfect custard every time.

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  889. Erin Mack