Friday evening my teenaged daughter and I went to see the movie “Julie and Julia” at our local theater. We stopped for coffee at the adjacent cafe afterward and talked about how much we loved the movie. She finally understood how much fun cooking can be. She was so inspired that before we drove home, she made me stop at the supermarket to pick up ingredients for a homemade chili that she made the next day. On Sunday she went to Borders, bought a cookbook, and had me shop for the ingredients to make banana bread and baked tilapia. The activity in the kitchen hasn’t stopped. Thanks to Julia, I’m eating better, but it’s getting expensive and fattening!