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Happy Birthday, Julia!

August 15, 2012 By Marta Darby 5 Comments

The list of my culinary heroes is long. There is good old Nitza Villapol, who, in spite of her embrace of communism, is still the definitive Cuban cook. Her Cocina Al Minuto is a must-have in every Cuban kitchen.

Cocina al minuto

 

Of course, there are the Three Guys from Miami, that I had the opportunity to meet in Miami a few years ago. Click here for that story.

Marta and 3 guys from miami

And my good friend, cookbook author and now the newest Real Housewife of Miami (who will undoubtedly add some class to that show, but that's not important right now), Ana Quincoces. Her fabulous, ¡Sabor! A Passion for Cuban Cuisine should be in everyone's cookbook library.

Ana quincoces

My list of favorites however, begins and ends with Julia. *stands and applauds*

Julia Child – Mastering the Art of French Cooking. We had a dog-eared copy in the kitchen for as long as I can remember. My older sisters being the ones who discovered how amazingly simple Julia's kitchen techniques really were.

I realize it was the film, Julie & Julia that brought Julia Child back into popularity. (I may or may not have cried when Julie finds out her blog has become famous. I know. Shut up.) But it's Julia's delicious and simple recipes that will forever keep her at the top of everyone's Best Chef Ever list.

Today she would have been 100 years old. Google had this beautiful graphic commemorating the event, which made me totally happy.

Julia_Child-2012-hp

In honor of Julia's birthday, permit me to share one of my favorite super simple and awesomely delicious go-to sauces, lifted directly from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, 50th Anniversary Edition.

Blender Hollandaise Sauce

  • 1/2 lb. unsalted butter
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 4–6 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. freshly ground white pepper

1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until it begins to foam, 15–20 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, put egg yolks, lemon juice, salt, and pepper into the jar of an electric blender. Cover, and blend on high speed for 2 seconds; then, with the motor still running, gradually add melted butter in a slow, steady stream through hole in blender lid, leaving milky solids behind. Adjust seasonings.

Asparagus

It will totally make your asparagus sing. This Hollandaise Sauce (in a blender, people!) will also add the Wow-factor in your Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise. Trust me on this.

Can I just tell you that I love how she takes an incredibly difficult careful-or-you-will-surely-mess-this-up-so-easily sauce and makes it completely idiot-proof? That was her gift. And this cook, in particular, is grateful for her genius.

Thank you, Julia. You still rock.

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Filed Under: Food and Drink Tagged With: 3 guys from Miami, Ana Quincoces, Blender Hollandaise Sauce, Cocina al minuto, cookbooks, Cuban cooking, easy Hollandaise in blender, Hollandaise Sauce, Julia Child, Julia Child 100 birthday, Julia Child Remix, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Nitza Villapol

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  1. Nora says

    August 15, 2012 at 9:18 pm

    love love love this! Gracias, Marta!!!

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  2. Marta M. Darby says

    August 16, 2012 at 12:10 am

    Gracias, Norita!

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  3. Marta M. Darby says

    August 16, 2012 at 12:11 am

    Harleyesther,I love that. She had such a great sense of humor and such joi de vivre. Bon Apetit! (<–said in her best Julia Child voice.)
    xoxo,
    Marta

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  4. Harleyesther says

    August 16, 2012 at 12:19 am

    I can still hear her unique voice in my mind. I was in my early teens when I watched her show. (not sure if they were re-runs or the real deal). I will never forget one episode, where she was serving chicken thighs, and pointed out that you could get “one extra morsel right here” refering to the little round bit of meat from the hipbone.Funny the things we keep in our memories… 🙂

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  5. Jose Manuel says

    August 21, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    La historia de Nitza Villapol es interesantísima…tuvo el programa de TV de mas larga duración en la TV del mundo; y se quedó en Cuba hasta el final de sus días. Oppenheimer en su libro sobre Fidel Castro narra una visita a ella en La Habana y de como durante el “periodo especial” pasaba meses y meses dando recetas de papas o chícharos (o de lo poquito que había en las tiendas). Entre mis tesoros tengo un “La cocina al minuto” original, impreso en Cuba antes del desastre (en 1958)con todas las recetas y publicidad de las marcas de alimentos que existían en aquella Cuba.

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