Quotes About Cooking

When designing a kitchen, always keep in mind the social aspect.

During the years he was never sick, except of course for the chronic indigestion which was universal, and still is, with men who live alone, cook for themselves, and eat in solitude.

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad.

I cook and do my own laundry.

My husband comes from a traditional Gujarati family, and loved his food. I learnt to make dal-dhokli, undhiyu and khandvi.

I don't know how to cook lettuce.

Panko are the elite of the breadcrumb world because they stay so crunchy and light.

My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before.

I am an Asian food lover.

I grew up loving okra.

I'm in need of a man apron. A very manly apron.

Nobody's ever going to marry me for my cooking skills.

I hope your bacon burns," Calcifer said, muffled under the pan.

There one could also find a special kind of pierogi, large chewy kreplach: fist-sized dumplings filled with seasoned stew meat and onions before being boiled, baked, then fried, the last step glazing and toughening them like bagels. The

Le alcanzó al lado de los fogones, donde estaba probando el relleno de carne y diciéndole a la chica que lo que estaba haciendo que tenía demasiadas especies. -¡Pero está bueno!- protestó la chica. -Puede-dijo el señor Baker-, pero hay un mundo de diferencia entre algo bueno y algo perfecto, Lorna.[...]

Dianne Jacob

A lesson is learned. It is easier, more efficient, to chop onions when you are only chopping onions, not conversing, checking up on the rest of the kitchen, answering the phone, flirting with the young lady scouring the coffeepot, or whatever.

We used to manage quite well when she was away sitting for artists, because in those days we lived mostly on bread, vegetables and eggs; but now that we can afford some meat or even chickens, I keep coming to grief. I scrubbed some rather dirty-looking chops with soap which proved very lingering, and I did not take certain things out of a chicken that I ought to have done.

So the hierarchy of goals is roughly: satisfy hunger; eat; cook; read cookbook; get more light. This is called a root cause analysis: asking "Why?" until the ultimate, fundamental cause of the activity is reached.

when you ask what she does she says: "You know how most families hardly eat together anymore and when they do, they don't eat as healthy as they should? I'm a private chef . . ." The second chef is way more interesting. In fact, as she talks, you start picturing her in your home, cooking meals for your family.

For me, the start of a party only means a change from the tangible, boring, but satisfactory work of cooking, cleaning, and decorating to the unpredictable and far more difficult task of keeping several hundred neighbors and family members from injuring each other or driving me crazy before the end of the evening.

delivering a speech or presentation is like cooking a meal; as long as the chef is good the cuisine doesn't matter.

fromage fort, a concoction put together from various leftover cheeses, which are puréed in a food processor with the addition of garlic and white wine. This "strong cheese" is excellent spread on bread, toasted under the broiler, and served with a salad.

red beets with shallots,