18 Quotes by Carla Laureano

Bread shouldn't be some sort of bland, spongy starch that you use to push down your food. When it's done right, it's as complex as wine- the pleasantly sour flavor of well-fermented dough, the nutty quality of freshly ground wheat flour, the bitter caramel notes from the crust. Haven't you ever wondered why the Bible says Jesus is the bread of life? Bread was once worthy of that metaphor. Somehow I don't think He would like to be compared to Wonder Bread.

Being in the same room with the MacDonald men was like standing in a demilitarized zone.

You are not the sum of your accomplishment or failures.

What would you do if you could snap your fingers and make it all different?"Melody didn't even hesitate. "Open my own place. French-inspired, most likely, with all those amazing pastries I fell in love with in Paris. Maybe light lunch fare. Hearty bread, the way it's supposed to be done- heirloom wheat baguettes baked bien cuit, that point just before burnt where the crust gets rich and caramelly.

I don't know what tomorrow will bring. I don't know if we will have a tomorrow. But I don't want to live in fear any longer.

When faced with their own mortality, there are two kinds of men. Those who decide that honor means nothing, and those to whom honor comes to mean everything. He's waiting to discover which one you are,

The cucumber-mint sorbet came out next, more an intermezzo than a full course. Then dessert: Melody's elegant pistachio financiers. Rachel had topped the tiny French almond cakes with homemade orange blossom ice cream and garnished it with candied citrus peel and chopped pistachios.

All this time she thought she was slipping beneath God's notice, and instead He'd guided her to right where He wanted her to be."Nothing's wasted. Not with God. Sometimes you just need to have faith that He's got what's next."

Think about it. Pray about it. The fact that you're concerned about doing the right thing means you're halfway there. Just remember, you're not responsible for everyone else's actions. Only your own. So whatever decision you make, be sure you're doing it because it's what God would have you do, not simply because it's most comfortable.