Was it a sign of Creeping Decrepitude?

The dinner hour is a sacred, happy time when everyone should be together and relaxed.

Many of the delicious soups you eat in French homes and little restaurants are made just this way, with a leek-and-potato base to which leftover vegetables or sauces and a few fresh items are added.

We had a happy marriage because we were together all the time. We were friends as well as husband and wife. We just had a good time.

In my generation, except for a few people who'd gone into banking or nursing or something like that, middle-class women didn't have careers. You were to marry and have children and be a nice mother. You didn't go out and do anything. I found that I got restless.

Just how could a nation often be great if it's bread tastes want Kleenex.

Sometimes ... it takes me an entire day to write a recipe, to communicate it correctly. It's really like writing a little short story.