There are only four great arts: music, painting, sculpture, and ornamental pastry- architecture being perhaps the least banal derivative of the latter.

This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!

I'm very much for making everything safe. The more natural the means we use to raise our vegetables and get rid of bugs, the better.

When the war broke out I decided I would be very patriotic. Standing my full height. I presented myself to the Wacs and the to the Waves. And I was rejected - I was an inch too tall.

It's hard to imagine a civilization without onions; in one form or another their flavor blends into almost everything in the meal except the desert.

The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.

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