I was kind of an innocent hayseed from a middle-class, utterly nonintellectual background.

Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.

I think careful cooking is love, don't you?

People who are not interested in food always seem rather dry and unloving and don't have a real gusto for life.

The American poultry industry had made it possible to grow a fine-looking fryer in record time and sell it at a reasonable price, but no one mentioned that the result usually tasted like the stuffing inside of a teddy bear.

Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.

Eating is the secret to good cooking.