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“If I had thought the beef marrow might be a hell of a lot of work for not much difference, I needn’t have worried. The taste of the marrow is rich, meaty, intense in a nearly-too-much way. In my increasingly depraved state, I could think of nothing at first but that it tasted like really good sex. But there was something more than that, even. What it really tastes like is life, well lived. Of course the cow I got marrow from had a fairly crappy life – lots of crowds and overmedication and bland food that might or might not have been a relative. But deep in his or her bones, there was a capacity for feral joy. I could taste it.”

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Book:Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously
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Julie Powell
Julie Powell

Julie Powell, born on April 20, 1973, is an American author. She gained fame with her memoir 'Cooking for Mr. Darcy: A Year of French Cooking,' which chronicles her year-long attempt to cook 500 French recipes from The New York Times. more

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