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"A woman who spends all day washing and cooking and ironing doesn't want to go to the movies to watch a film about a woman who spends all day washing and cooking and ironing."
"The longer I work in nutrition, the more convinced I become that for the healthy person all foods should be delicious."
"Baking is how you start kids at cooking in the kitchen. It's fun whether it's baking bread or cookies. With baking, you have to be exact when it comes to ingredients."
"I like to get where the cabbage is cooking and catch the scents."
"A man should not so much respect what he eats, as with whom he eats."
"Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast."
"A measuring jug is also vital when cooking rice, as this is always measured by volume rather than by weight"
"The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live."
"For me, the cooking life has been a long love affair, with moments both sublime and ridiculous."
"Gluttony is not a secret vice."
"Condensed milk is wonderful. I don't see how they can get a cow to sit down on those little cans."
"Mustard's no good without roast beef."
"Chinese cooking is noisy - a multitasking activity that requires constant vigilance. There is no downtime."
"Nothing spoils lunch any quicker than a rogue meatball rampaging through your spaghetti."
"A good eater must be a good man; for a good eater must have a good digestion, and a good digestion depends upon a good conscience."
"Grub first, then ethics."
"My grandfather had a wonderful funeral... On the buffet table there was a replica of the deceased in potato salad."
"Oh, I adore to cook. It makes me feel so mindless in a worthwhile way."
"Writing's a lot like cooking. Sometimes the cake won't rise, no matter what you do, and every now and again the cake tastes better than you ever could have dreamed it would."
"The glances over cocktails That seem to be so sweet Don't seem quite so amorous Over Shredded Wheat"
