Julia Child Recipes | How About Dinner and a Movie?

‘Julie & Julia’ is finally here!

The much-anticipated film “Julie & Julia” hits theaters today. My friends are all foodies, so I know a lot of people who are very excited to watch this movie. I’m sure this movie will pull in some big box office bucks.

Despite the fact that my movie moneymaking predictions are almost always wrong, I am going to go ahead and predict that “Julie & Julia” will sell the most tickets at the box office this weekend. If this prediction is wrong, I’ll be on quite the streak of bad predictions, but luckily my job is to educate people about payday loans and write financial news, not to predict movie earnings.

Get festive with Julia Child recipes

Everyone loves food and movies, and it’s not too often that the two get to meld. So why not turn it into an event? Julia Child’s cooking show started airing in 1963 and she was a famous culinary television personality into the ’90s, but never developed much of an online presence. She doesn’t even have her own web site! Still, you can find Julia Child recipes sprinkled all over the internet.

So, in honor of a movie about a woman who made every one of Julia Child’s recipes, maybe you could just make one or two. I found an article from Ladies’ Home Journal about Meryl Streep and Amy Adams (who play Julia and Julie in the movie) and their favorite Julia Child recipes. Amy’s favorite is more of a side dish, so you could easily make a great dinner using both of these recipes.

Meryl’s favorite

Casserole-Roasted Chicken with Tarragon

For 4 people

Estimated roasting time: 1 hour and 10 to 20 minutes for a 3-pound bird.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

3-pound ready-to-cook roasting chicken
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pinch of pepper
2 tablespoons butter
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