Of course I made many boo-boos. At first this broke my heart, but then I came to understand that learning how to fix one's mistakes, or live with them, was an important part of becoming a cook.

Tears mess up your makeup.

She was my first cat ever, and I thought she was marvelous.

There are reasons, and then there are excuses.

People liked to eat veal until they saw pictures of these darling little animals with brown eyes. Veal calves been raised the same way for centuries.

...operational proof...it's all theory until you see for yourself whether or not something works.

I'm a beet freak. I put them in the pressure cooker.