People who like to cook like to talk about food....without one cook giving another cook a tip or two, human life might have died out a long time ago.

A person cooking is a person giving. Even the simplest food is a gift.

Many people eat salad dutifully because they feel it is good for them, but more enlightened types eat it happily because it is good.

[On television:] It's made people moronic, it's robbed people of their ability to think. It's done tremendous damage, and every single household that has a small child should take it and throw it out the window.

We know that without food we would die. Without fellowship, life is not worth living.

For the socially timid, the kitchen is the place to be. At least, it is a place to start.

It is always wise to make too much potato salad. Even if you are cooking for two, make enough for five. Potato salad improves with age - that is, if you are lucky enough to have any left over.