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It is not just the Great Works of mankind that make a culture. It is the daily things, like what people eat and how they serve it.
Cooking is like love. You don't have to be particularly beautiful or very glamorous, or even very exciting to fall in love. You just have to be... →
I myself am not particularly interested in restaurant cooking. I don't really want to learn how to make a napoleon. I'd much rather learn how... →
Not everyone can write a book or paint a picture or write a symphony, but almost anyone can fall in love. There is something almost miraculous in... →
My idea of a good time abroad is to visit someone's house and hang out, poking into their cupboards if they will let me.
I am not a fancy cook or an ambitious cook. I am a plain old cook.
I love to eat out, but even more, I love to eat in.
It is my opinion that Norman Rockwell and his ilk have done more to make already anxious people feel guilty than anyone else.
Somehow or other, I always end up in a kitchen feeding a crowd.
The best way to feel at ease in the kitchen is to learn at someone's knee.
The thing about homebodies is that they can usually be found at home. I usually am, and I like to feed people.
Unlike some people who love to go out, I love to stay home.
As everyone knows, there is only one way to fry chicken correctly. Unfortunately, most people think their method is best, but most people are wrong.... →