logo

Quotes About Recipes

It was hidden inside another book. One Valentine was unlikely to ever open." Magnus smiled crookedly. "Simple Recipes for Housewives. No one can say your mother didn't have a sense of humor.
~ Cassandra Clare
No one is born a great cook, one learns by doing," she assured readers. "This is my invariable advice to people: Learn to cook - try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!
~ Alex Prud'Homme
Cooking is one of the strongest ceremonies for life. When recipes are put together, the kitchen is a chemical laboratory involving air, fire, water and the earth. This is what gives value to humans and elevates their spiritual qualities. If you take a frozen box and stick it in the microwave, you become connected to the factory.
~ Laura Esquivel
Just remember the letter 'S': salads, stir fries, scrambles, soups, smoothies and sushi. You can't go wrong with the letter 'S.'
~ Harley Pasternak
Almonds can be used in sweet and savory dishes very easily.
~ Daniel Humm
Only in some very special cases is comprehension the point of reading--in things like recipes and reading material. The point of reading is understanding, and comprehension is to understanding as getting wet is to swimming. You must do the one before you can hope to do the other, but you don't do the other simply because you do the one.
~ Richard Mitchell
I'm a decent cook, and I will try to cook anything. My only weakness is that I don't know servings - I only know how to make a lot.
~ Patrice O'Neal
At the beginning of every week, I like to sit down and figure out what I'm going to make. I probably try at least two new recipes a week. But I have my standbys - jambalaya, meatloaf and mashed potatoes.
~ Martina McBride
I do 280 episodes of TV a year, write 15 recipes for the magazine, and publish an annual book. With all of that, we try to get one weekend a month with Isaboo at our home in the Adirondacks to relax and recharge.
~ Rachael Ray
I don't cook, 'cause I don't know how to cook.
~ ASAP Rocky
I'm trying to learn how to cook.
~ Sharon Van Etten
I don't know how to cook, but I do know how to bake.
~ Rachel Nichols
I would like to, at some point, do a cookbook.
~ Wylie Dufresne
Every cookbook can be a bit patronising.
~ Ainsley Harriott
I've always been a great collector and lover of cookbooks.
~ Alex Guarnaschelli
I'm quite happy with something foodie or cookbooks - I love cookbooks.
~ Dave Myers
I buy way too many cookbooks and read food blogs at night when I can't sleep.
~ Lauren Kate
I love cookbooks. I collect them.
~ Haylie Duff
Our shelves are groaning with the amount of cookbooks, it's scary.
~ Melissa Leong
I've cooked just about everything really.
~ Jamie Oliver
I have a good collection of cookery books. This is not so much because I like cooking, but because I like eating.
~ Louise Brown
I have my 'Whole New You' cookbook I'm currently working on.
~ Tia Mowry
There is a saying in Baltimore that crabs may be prepared in fifty ways and that all of them are good.
~ H. L. Mencken
There was the Bennett Cocktail (gin, lime juice, bitters), the Bee's Knees (gin, honey, lemon juice), the Gin Fizz (gin, lemon juice, sugar, seltzer water), and the Southside (lemon juice, sugar syrup, mint leaves, gin, seltzer water).
~ Deborah Blum