Mastering the Art of French Cooking... doesn't mean it has to be fancy cooking, although it can be as elaborate as you wish.
You have to eat to cook. You can't be a good cook and be a noneater. I think eating is the secret to good cooking.
I enjoy cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food I'm cooking.
Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.
Remember, you are all alone in the kitchen and no one can see you.
How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex?