646 Quotes About Cooking

Columbus took a chance.

. “And I stole some oxen jerky out of Bercelak’s bag. He makes the best oxen jerky.”“Bercelak the Vengeful cooks?”“Aye. And he’s surprisingly good at it, too!

That's the trouble with cookbooks. Like sex education and nuclear physics, they are founded on an illusion. They bespeak order, but they end in tears.

In France, Paul explained, good cooking was regarded as a combination of national sport and high art, and wine was always served with lunch and dinner. "The trick is moderation," he said.

Just the act of cooking made her feel better, because cooking was life.

But since soup mainly involves tossing everything in a pot and waiting, it's one of my better dishes.

Such is the indomitable spirit of saffron that even after years stale on my chest, it brought the rice to life with flavor and the color of a sunset. Or perhaps my wife leaned down and touched my efforts with a kettle-blessing to keep me safe.

If it's good enough to drink, it's good enough to cook with!

He who makes soup of thistles is ill qualified to discuss the savor of a stalled ox.Chinese Sayings