Quote of the Week
March 3, 2010:
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” - By Virginia Woolf
February 24, 2010:
“C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me.” - Cookie Monster from Sesame Street.
February 17, 2010:
“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” - Jim Davis, Creator of Garfield
February 10, 2010:
“And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven’t yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food?” - Bill Bryson in “Notes from a Small Island”
February 3, 2010:
“Bread making is not a gentle art, especially when you are kneading by hand. Don’t baby the dough!” - Bernard Clayton in “Bernard Clayton’s New Complete Book of Breads”
January 29, 2010:
“Lookit, I’m tired of being bullied by those self-absorbed biscuit aficionados, and I don’t care what the Pan-American Pancake Association says: cornbread, and only cornbread, is the American bread.” - Jeremy Jackson in “The Cornbread Book”
January 20, 2010:
“Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” – The Godfather
November 18th:
“When eating, be mindful of eating. When walking, of walking. When smiling, of smiling.” – Buddha
November 10th:
“Oh, my gosh, I love bread. I love crusty bread that I can pull apart and just slather that butter all down in the creases and everywhere it tore, you know?” – Paula Deen in “Kitchen Wisdom and Recipe Journal”
October 28, 2009:
Overheard on “Today Show” this morning: “Beer is food.” by Meredith Viera, confirmed by Joe Bastianich.
October 21, 2009:
“For me, the whole point of asking people to dinner is that you’re inviting them into your life. They show up for a true reality show, for a moment when they discover who you really are. Your friends may not get a faultless meal in a fabulous house, but they do get the pleasure of knowing that you trust them.” – Ruth Reichl in “Gourmet” November 2009, final issue.
August 10th:
“I think the first thing you have to let go of is the anxiety about whether everything is being served at its point of perfection. It won’t be. Some food will just cool down and even get a little leaden on the plate. But mostly, this doesn’t matter. A few drinks in, and no one will mind.” – Nigella Lawson in “Feast, Food to Celebrate Life”
August 3rd:
“I’ve often heard it said that a true test of friendship is the willingness to accept extra zucchini in September.” – Andrea Chesman in “The Classic Zucchini Cookbook”
July 27th:
“A pot saver is a self-hampering cook. Use all the pans, bowls, and equipment you need, but soak theme in water as soon as you are through with the. ” – Julia Child in “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”
