Cooking Quotes

The workman mindful of success, therefore, will naturally direct his attention to the faultless preparation of his stock, and in order to achieve this result, he will find it necessary not merely to make use of the freshest and finest goods, but also to exercise the most scrupulous care in their preparation, for, in cooking, care is half the battle.

Life is a combination of magic and pasta.

A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.

The strawberry grows underneath the nettle And wholesome berries thrive and ripen best Neighbour'd by fruit of baser quality.

The so-called nouvelle cuisine usually means not enough on your plate and too much on your bill.

Without butter, without eggs, there is no reason to come to France.

If only it was as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate.

When we no longer have good cooking in the world, we will have no literature, nor high and sharp intelligence, nor friendly gatherings, no social harmony.

The most indespensible ingredient of all good home cooking: love for those you are cooking for.

The greatest dishes are very simple.

The whole idea is to earn the flavor. No one gives it to you.

Islam doesn't try to destroy cultures; it cleans them up. You can keep your language but get rid of your racist speech. You can keep your style of cooking, but get rid of alcohol. You can keep your cultural dresses, but keep your modesty on the highest level.

A wonderful bird is a pelican, His bill will hold more than his belican. He can take in his beak Food enough for a week; But I'm damned if I see how the helican.

If penicillin can cure those that are ill, Spanish sherry can bring the dead back to life.

As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets, I'll take roast chicken and dumplings.

I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles.

Most seafoods should be simply threatened with heat and then celebrated with joy.

Your aim's as bad as your cooking sweetheart... and that's saying something!

One can perfectly well philosophize while cooking supper.

Clean living keeps me in shape. Righteous thoughts are my secret. And New Orleans home cooking.

I know folks all have a tizzy about it, but I like a little bourbon of an evening. It helps me sleep. I don't much care what they say about it.

But, lady, as women, what wisdom may be ours if not the philosophies of the kitchen? Lupercio Leonardo spoke well when he said: 'how well one may philosophize when preparing dinner.' And I often say, when observing these trivial details: had Aristotle prepared vituals [sic], he would have written more.

The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday - but never jam today.

There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat.

A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.