Julie/Julia

Well I just saw Julie and Julia which was fantastic. I love to cook, so it gave me all kinds of inspiration. And now I have decided that I will spend my first paycheck from my new job on gourmet cookware and fresh produce. Aaaahhhhh, but probably not, but it does sound nice doesn't it. Maybe i will just save up for certain sauce pans and broilers. Oh god I love to cook, but my house is quite sparse in terms of cookware, my mother can cook but prefers not too, so our kitchen isn't really made for that. But I got my love for cooking gourmet foods from my Dad. He lived in europe years ago and that's where he picked up many things. When I was little I used to see him on the weekends and he would always make me dinner. Just whip up things out of his head and they'd always be wonderful. The house always smelled of warm garlic and butter, that's when I knew dinner would be coming soon. I'd put down my doll or whatever little kid thing and come and just watch him. It was fascinating to me, and he became a hero in my eyes, a hero who makes dinner. Hmmm now I'm hungry and missing him. But I think I will cook dinner tonight and surprise my mom. I think I will make crab cakes (Hmmmm) with sauteed spinach in a garlic sauce hmmm, I can't wait. If only I had mango I could make a salsa for the cakes.