To begin cooking duck at one in the morning is one of the finest acts of madness that can be undertaken by a human being who is not mad.
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán...As the evening wore on (the supper did not end until seven in the morning), the public were admitted to watch the festivities from the balustrade, and were offered biscuits and refreshments to keep them going through the night.
...One of the lawyers was so upset by the evening that he got up to leave, proclaiming: 'They will send you to the madhouse and strike you from the list of members of the Bar.' Grimod responded by locking the doors to the apartment and preventing any further guests from leaving. Coffee and liquers were taken in an adjoining room lit by 130 candles while the guests were entertained by a magic-lantern show and some experiments with electricity performed by the Italian physicist Castanio. M Rival tells us that many of the guests fell asleep.
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Cooking without wine is like sex alone. You may get the job done, but you don't really care once it's over.
Andrew GreyBut don't blame me for the food. My wife knows a hundred and one ways to incinerate a cow, and as far as I can tell she's still experimenting.
Jojo MoyesTags: cooking
She said she doesn't like your cooking. She said she'd rather eat a microwave dinner from the convenience store instead of something you cooked. Do you get it? Hm? Why are you being such a crybaby? Save the salt from your tears for seasoning.
Kanoko SakurakoujiTags: humor cooking kyo black-bird kanoko-sakurakouji tarou
A lighthearted prayer for Thanksgiving:
May you have turkey in season
Cranberries for squeezin'
Gravy (within reason)
And leftovers worth freezin'!
Amen
by Merrill Miller of Scottdale, PA
C'è un alone di stregoneria in tutta la cucina; la scelta degli ingredienti, il modo in cui vengono mescolati, grattugiati, sciolti, le infusioni e come si insaporiscono, le ricette prese da vecchi libri, gli utensili tradizionali
Joanne HarrisI was lucky to live in the 20th century, when gefilte fish could be purchased in a jar.
Barbara "Cutie" CooperTags: humor food cooking grandmothers jewish
In normal life, "simplicity" is synonymous with "easy to do," but when a chef uses the word, it means "takes a lifetime to learn.
Bill BufordTags: learning easy cooking simplicity lifetime
There are some things in life that shouldn't be given so much importance, if they don't change what is essential.
Laura EsquivelTags: love passion family food cooking r
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