I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.

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.

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

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

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

Fat gives things flavor.

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.