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

I'm not wild about those twenty-four hour marinades

A house without a cat is like a day without sunshine, a pie without fromage, a dinner without wine.

Fat gives things flavor.

Cooking may be a creative art, but it's also a wonderful full-time hobby.

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

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