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An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.

Yoga has trimmed my body in a way that the gym never could. I used to be a gym rat, but I switched to yoga and am now almost 10 pounds lighter. One important thing I've gotten from yoga is breathing. When I'm cooking, the top part of my body collapses down. It cuts off my diaphragm.

At length, when I considered it, I realized that the best of my actions were small things. Picking flowers and cooking food for my mother when she had been unwell, spending an afternoon with the children, sending money to my sister or kissing Henry's tiny head as he slept in the nursery before I left. I thought of every detail and afterwards I felt better. Hellfire and brimstone have never appealed to me and I admit I become easily confused thinking of right and wrong. But I do understand kindness.

The whole idea is to earn the flavor. No one gives it to you.

Cooking is a great way to get back in touch with things that brought us comfort.

(In cooking), there is always room for careful tinkering.

I love to cook; that's my passion.

I took cooking classes when I was younger; girls weren't interested in me, and I thought I may be alone for the rest of my life.

For me, a kitchen is like science fiction. I only go there to open the refrigerator and take something out.

Anything made with love, bam! -it's a beautiful meal.

To cook is not just to prepare food for someone or to cook for yourself; it is to express your sincerity. So when you cook you should express yourself in your activity in the kitchen. You should allow yourself plenty of time.

Today's restaurant is theater on a grand scale.

You don't get over hating to cook, any more than you get over having big feet.

I watch the Food Network with my kids. We - yeah, I - I - I generally don't admit that, but I love cooking.

The best way to execute French cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken.

Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the conversation. The kettle is singing even as it pours you a drink, the cooking pots have left their arrogant aloofness and seen the good in you at last. All the birds and creatures of the world are unutterably themselves. Everything is waiting for you.

If he desired to know about automobiles, he would, without question, study diligently about automobiles. If his wife desired to be a gourmet cook, she'd certainly study the art of cooking, perhaps even attending a cooking class. Yet, it never seems as obvious to him that if he wants to live in love, he must spend at least as much time as the auto mechanic or the gourmet in studying love.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking... doesn't mean it has to be fancy cooking, although it can be as elaborate as you wish.

It may not be possible to get rare roast beef but if you're willing to settle for well done, ask them to hold the sweetened library paste that passes for gravy.

Appetite, a universal wolf.

The friendly cow, all red and white, I love with all my heart; She gives me cream with all her might, To eat with apple-tart.