...it was so rich and exotic I was seduced into taking one bite and then another as I tried to chase the flavors back to their source.

When a person has lived generously and fought fiercely, she deserves more than sadness at the end.

Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.

I felt that I was really living in the moment. I did not know where my life was going, but right now the future did not trouble me.

She was a great cook, but she cooked more for herself than for other people, not because she was hungry but because she was comforted by the rituals of the kitchen.

...in the end you are the only one who can make yourself happy. More important, ...it is never too late to find out how to do it.

It is not 'only' food, I said heatedly. There's meaning hidden underneath each dish.