A couple of months ago I went to see Julie and Julia at the cinema. I’d heard of the book, and hence also the blog, and thought it all sounded a bit… dull – wow, a woman cooks some recipes from an old book, great(!). But having heard some great reviews of the film, and needing a girly night out with some ice cream thrown in for good measure, I went to see it with a friend.
 
And I LOVED it! Meryl Streep was brilliant as Julia Child (even though I’d never heard of her before, loved the character) and the food looked to die for. But since seeing it I’ve had a little problem… I’ve become totally obsessed with cooking. I’m meant to be losing weight for my wedding in 7 months (and just generally, for my health an’ that), but I just want to make risottos and cupcakes and stews and pies and everything else yummy under the sun. I even went and fell in love with and bought this book:
 

 
I haven’t cooked anything from it yet, but I look through it and just drool almost everyday, wondering where I can get a calves foot or fresh languostines from.
 
So I need a little advice – what can I do to kerb my cooking addiction? I need to save my cash and my waistline from the evil clutches of Waitrose at the top of the road, before I become a bankrupt blob!