When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste. – Laiko Bahrs
A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch. – James Beard
I refuse to believe that trading recipes is silly. Tuna fish casserole is at least as real as corporate stock. – Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Food is so primal, so essential a part of our lives, often the mere sharing of recipes with strangers turns them into friends. – Terri Guillemets [Composed early 2006, when I was keen on recipezaar.com, before
The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. – Calvin Trillin
The story of barbecue is the story of America: Settlers arrive on great unspoiled continent, discover wondrous riches, set them on fire and eat them. – Vince Staten
The man with meat seeks fire. – Nigerian proverb #bbq
Instead of deadlines and dread, my home now smells like strawberry-apple bread and joy. I should bake more often. – Dr.SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com
Make lunch, not war. – Author unknown
My mom said the two most important kitchen utensils are attached to your arms… you cannot mix up meatballs with a wooden spoon, get in there, get your fingers dirty! – Rachael Ray, Rachel Ray Show, original airdate October 25th 2007
Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. – Harriet Van Horne, “Not for Jiffy Cooks,” Vogue magazine, 1956
There is no sight on earth more appealing than the sight of a woman making dinner for someone she loves. – Thomas Wolfe
It is in an old kitchen that the best food is made. – French Proverb
Rice is born in water and must die in wine. – Italian Proverb
To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a “home” might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted cooking as a chore but man has made of it a recreation. – Emily Post
A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe. – Thomas Keller
