Quotes About Cooking

My grandmother used to make the most incredible chicken divan, and my mom has carried out that tradition. It's my comfort food. It's amazing how you can almost taste the memories with a dish like that! And the more leftovers, the better.

My grandmother did all the cooking at Christmas. We ate fattened chicken. We would feed it even more so it would be big and fat.

When I was growing up, my grandmother cooked every day. She is the best chef ever.

My grandmother, who taught me how to cook, didn't know how to read.

My grandmother died when my mother was just 11 years old, and consequently, my mother never learned how to cook particularly well.

My grandmother was the genesis of my connection and passion to food.

You should just feel comfortable with food and your own culinary culture, whatever your mother and grandmother know.

The inspiration to cook came from my grandmother and my father who were both wonderful home cooks. But I would say I taught myself. You travel, you discover the world, you explore books - it is these things that make a great cook.

How I show love has always been through food. That, for me, has been the foundation of how I express gratitude for anybody around me.

I make damn good biscuits and gravy. The key is maple sausage.

I was brought up on animal grease.

Cooking is great, love is grand, but souffles fall and lovers come and go. But you can always depend on a book!

There was always laughter in our house. And I have great memories of my dad making an Ulster fry on a Saturday morning. They were legendary even though he couldn't really cook.

I'm very excited about Gloria Hunniford because she's somebody who's had 70 years in showbusiness. So having her coming in, and being able to cook for someone we have great respect for, I am looking forward to very much.

I remember that alongside the expected dishes, our family had a few of our own specials too like 'meen manga curry,' which had a yummy green colored gravy.

The main distinction for fresh chillies is whether they are red or green, the difference being one of ripeness.

My mother was not the cook in the family. My dad was. I'd watch him behind the grill, and I said, 'If I ever make it and have enough money, I'm going to make sure I dine in the best restaurants.'

For dinner, I'll grill chicken with asparagus and call it a day.

We have a George Foreman grill on the bus.

I'm good with a grill. I like to make cheeseburgers - I once read in a David Goodis crime novel that you're only supposed to flip a burger once.

I just grill chicken and make very simple cuisine.

I grill, like, every day.

The perfect way for an angler who loves to cook to show off his fish is serving it whole, fresh off the grill, with crispy skin and moist flesh. Problem is, that's not usually how it happens.

I live in a second-floor apartment. So when I'm grilling in the backyard, I want everything in one place.