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.
When people flatter you constantly it is very tempting to think you deserve it.
Life is so endlessly delicious
Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.
It is not 'only' food, I said heatedly. There's meaning hidden underneath each dish.
...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.