This recipe is dedicated to Julie and Julia the movie. I was very inspired to cook and write after watching the movie at the cinema, it’s a feel good movie with a lot of emotion and laughter.

I loved Merill Streeps performance and thought that she managed to capture Julia’s personality and accent to perfection.

When I launched The British Larder site I was blissfully unaware of the interesting and very active but almost secret world of food bloggers. At first I did not accept that I was a food blogger because I’m a professional chef and was offering a free online recipe service.

As The British Larder progressed and just like Julie, once I had received my very first comment I realised that people actually read what I had written, I came to terms with the fact that I am a food blogger and started to take it very seriously. Now I’m completely addicted and love the memories that it brings back , it’s as if I am now only starting to appreciate my life and achievements, it’s brilliant.

We watched the movie and with open mouths and gulped more than once as there were scenes that mirrored our lives. I realised I’m living Julie Powell’s life , in my own way, without even knowing that she existed. I do not really believe that I’m a writer as such but a chef yes. Writing is something, unlike Julie, I had to learn to do. For me writing in this way is a new skill and I do not always get it right, where as Julie is a writer but not a cook. I can cook and that comes naturally to me, however Julie had to learn to cook and she had the master Julia at the helm. Do you understand the similarities in our lives? It’s a little bit freaky when watching the movie and see your life in motion.

I watched the you tube video of Julia making an omelette so many times it’s actually embarrassing to say this. I watched it over and over as I love her fearless approach to cooking and the amount of passion and energy that she uses. It’s catchy and memorable, she made modern french cooking accessible to the rest of the world and I commend her for that. May your soul rest in peace Julia!

When the challenge arose to make Julia’s one minute omelette, it brought back my own memories of omelettes. I remember as if it was yesterday, when Dustin Hoffman came into one of the restaurants where I worked. He entered the kitchen to show us how to make his egg white omelette. Apart from being completely star struck I was also very big headed as it was my section and Dustin stood right next to me as we were making this omelette “together”. I was striding around like the cat that got all the cream. My colleagues where a bit jealous but is soon faded as Snoop Dog came in for dinner that evening, to be honest I did not know who Snoop Dog was but then I’m talking about an event that took place 13 years ago! I’m a bit older and wiser now and a bit more clued up.

In the true British Larder fashion I have added thyme and girolles to make my omelette a seasonal favourite. You see Julia did all the hard work in figuring out how to make the omelette and it’s upto us individuals to add our own fancies and twists on this classic. I saute the girolles before adding them to the middle of my omelette just before it’s tipped out of the pan. You can add your own seasonal favourite ingredient. It’s the perfect breakfast or brunch dish whipped up in less than a minute! Enjoy!