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Irma S. Rombauer Quotes

Nothing stimulates the practiced cook's imagination like an egg.

Nothing stimulates the practiced cook's imagination like an egg.

Irma S. Rombauer
Food, Eggs, Imagination
IRMA S ROMBAUER (1964). “VOLUME 2 APPETIZERS DESSERTS AND BAKED GOODS JOY OF COOKING”

A pig resembles a saint in that he is more honored after death than during his lifetime.

Irma S. Rombauer
Pigs, Saint, Lifetime

May your rice never burn,' is the New Year's greeting of the Chinese. 'May it never be gummy,' is ours.

Irma S. Rombauer
New Year, Years, Cooking
Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker (1975). “Joy of Cooking”, p.206, Simon and Schuster

Correct the seasoning' - how that time-tested direction stimulates the born cook!

Irma S. Rombauer
Cooking, Born, Cooks
IRMA S ROMBAUER (1964). “VOLUME 2 APPETIZERS DESSERTS AND BAKED GOODS JOY OF COOKING”

Dried peas and beans, being rather on the dull side, much like dull people respond readily to the right contacts.

Irma S. Rombauer
Food, People, Cooking

The soufflé is considered the prima donna of the culinary world. The timbale is her more even-tempered relative. On closer acquaintance, both become quite tractable and are great glamorizers for leftover foods.

Irma S. Rombauer
Cooking, World, Culinary

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