Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts..

...shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle. Indeed of the whole realm of Nature the sea….

Those from whom nature has withheld taste invented trousers..

Cooking is one of the oldest arts and one which has rendered us the most important service in civic life..

In the hands of an able cook, fish can become an inexhaustible source of perpetual delight..

Turkey is undoubtedly one of the best gifts that the New World has made to the Old..

Having examined three thousand haiku poems - two persimmons..

CRAYFISH, n. A small crustacean very much resembling the lobster, but less indigestible..

In taking soup, it is necessary to avoid lifting too much in the spoon, or filling the mouth so full as almost to stop the breath..

A potato is a poor thing, poorly treated. More often than not it is cooked in so unthinking and ignorant a manner as to make one feel that it has nev….

Salad freshens without enfeebling and fortifies without irritating..

The onion is the truffle of the poor..

Huh - Why is Max in the kitchen?" Dr.Martinez: "We're cooking." Gazzy: "She's just keeping you company, right?" Dr.Martinez: "No, she's cooking." Nud….

My favorite sandwich is peanut butter, baloney, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise on toasted bread with catsup on the side..

Lucy took a single plain donut from the bag and held it for me to take a bite. Tender and light and still warm from the frying. Not too sugary..

Scotch Whisky is about the only thing left that is guaranteed to bring comfort to mankind..

So, if I'm cooking, I'll be steaming vegetables, making some nice salad, that kind of stuff..

The man you love cooking for you is good for you too..

FROG, n. A reptile with edible legs.

'Outlaw Cook' was a revelation. Folks like Jeff Smith and Marcella Hazan got me interested in cooking, but John Thorne pushed me into the path that I….

Jeff Smith was the Julia Child of my generation. When his television show, 'The Frugal Gourmet,' made its debut on PBS in the 1980s, it conveyed such….