Things I Like

BOOKS. CINEMA. COOKING.

Despite being sick with a virus, it's been a good...and dare I say... productive weekend on the personal home front. I finished reading Gone Girl and can hardly wait for the movie to come out in October. I am curious to see how Rosamund Pike plays Amy Dunne. Immediately after, I started reading Gillian Flynn's Dark Places but I can't seem to get into it. It will also be a movie starring Charlize Theron coming out in two weeks, on September 1st.

Movie first, book later.
I absolutely loved watching The Hundred Foot Journey. It was one of those great surprises because I have not heard anything about the book or the seen the trailer for the movie. The movie was recommended by someone who loves cooking and is a great Indian cook himself :) Of course right after the movie, we went out for dinner to an Indian restaurant. The movie also inspired me to make my boeuf bourguignon again in the near future as soon as we get into fall. It is hard to tell these days, it doesn't even feel like August right now with this weather. I planned on many more days to be spent at the beach but it looks like that may not happen now.

On the list...books to be read and recipes to be tried for Fall / Winter

The Hundred Food Journey novel itself
The Pleasures of Cooking for One by Judith Jones
The Tenth Muse by Judith Jones
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
Julia's Kitchen Wisdom by Julia Child
French Classics Made Easy by Richard Grausman
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Cast Iron Big Skillet Big Flavors by Sharon Kramis
The Casserole Queens Cookbook by Crystal Cook
Cooking for Friends by Gordon Ramsey
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
The Vacationers by Emma Straub
Astor Place Vintage by Stephanie Lehmann
Around My French Table by Dorie Greenpan

This list looks really intimidating but the majority are cookbooks that are easy to follow with great instructions and a multitude of interesting recipes to explore.

I am not sure in what direction I want to move this blog. I don't even know if anyone reads it aside from my family and close friends (hi!!!) but I love it for me as a creative outlet and will continue with it. I hope to feature some photography on it and my cooking. Websites that always get it right: cannellevanille.com & theneotraditionalist.com.