Julie Powell did as much to change the way we all look at the sometimes-daunting task of cooking as her inspiration, Julia Child.
The woman behind the movie "Julie and Julia" died last week at the age of 49. Her husband, Eric Powell, said the cause was cardiac arrest, The New York Times reported.
Julie Powell began to tackle the complicated recipes in Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in 2002. Her accompanying year-long blog on Salon.com got 400,000 page views and told of her…
