Bon Appetit!

Samantha is hooked on watching the movie "Julie & Julia", which chronicles the efforts of Julie Powell, as she works (and blogs) her way through Julia Child's cook book - "Mastering The Art Of French Cooking." So I often find myself saying "Bon Appetit!"  But what exactly does that mean?  The literal French translation, would be good appetite.  Well, that would certainly apply to me - I've always had a good appetite!  But what someone is really saying, when they say "Bon Appetit", is enjoy your meal.  And, in most cases, I certainly do enjoy my meal!  But I also enjoy cooking, and everything I've cooked for Samantha in the past has been from memory, so watching this movie with Samantha makes me want to try some of those recipes.  Maybe I should go check out the cookbook from the library.  Actually I'm looking forward to doing so, and later tonight we can wish each other "Bon Appetit!"