Quote by Calvin Trillin
The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years

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

Other quotes by Calvin Trillin

When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere. – Calvin Trillin

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Food
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The food in such places is so tasteless because the members associate spices and garlic with just the sort of people theyre trying to keep out. – Calvin Trillin

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When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste. – Laiko Bahrs

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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

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Make lunch, not war. – Author unknown

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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

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