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.

Dining with one's friends and beloved family is certainly one of life's primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal.

Ye gods! But you're not standing around holding it by the hand all this time. No. [...] [T]he dough takes care of itself. [...] While you cannot speed up the process, you can slow it down at any point by setting the dough in a cooler place [...] then continue where you left off, when you are ready to do so. In other words, you are the boss of that dough.

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.

Eating is the secret to good cooking.

If you're afraid of butter, use cream.

Once you have mastered a technique, you barely have to look at a recipe again