Cooking well doesn't mean cooking fancy.

Some people like to paint pictures, or do gardening, or build a boat in the basement. Other people get a tremendous pleasure out of the kitchen, because cooking is just as creative and imaginative an activity as drawing, or wood carving, or music.

It's a shame to be caught up in something that doesn't absolutely make you tremble with joy.

If you're afraid of butter, use cream.

My mother was independent. She had grown up in Dalton and Pittsfield, in western Massachusetts, and she was one of the first women drivers in that area.

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.

I enjoy cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food I'm cooking.