Quotables

God is great, God is good,
Let us thank him for our food;
By his hand we must be fed,
Give us, Lord, our daily bread.
~ Author Unknown




Most recent additions will be at the top of the list

If you're afraid of butter, use cream.
~ Julia Child

This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook

-- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes,

be fearless, and above all have fun!

~ Julia Child, My Life In France

 Find something you're passionate about and

keep tremendously interested in it.

~ Julia Child

Always start out with a larger pot

than what you think you need.

~ Julia Child


Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
~ Fran Lebowitz

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well,

if one has not dined well.

~ Virginia Woolf

That's something I've noticed about food:

whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating

normally things get better.

~ Madeleine L'Engle

Never eat more than you can lift.

~ Miss Piggy


I feel a recipe is only a theme,
which an intelligent cook can play each time
with a variation.
~ Madam Benoit