It is undoubtedly the case that culinary fashion is not wholly determined by the quality of the cooking or its end result. One of the more desirable effects of the collapse of the British empire was the retrocession of the worst cooking in the world… But as the British declined, the country with the second-worst […]
Cooks - Cooking Quotes
The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume; but a good stomach excels them all.
Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine.
She was wild, very wild. When she made French toast, her tongue got caught in the toaster.
Burning dinner is not incompetence but war.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
Gas and electricity have killed the magic of fire, but in the country many women still know the joy of kindling live flames from inert wood. With her fire going, woman becomes a sorceress; by a simple movement, as in beating eggs, or through the magic of fire, she effects the transmutation of substances: matter […]
He’d noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery: It fascinated people, they sometimes bought books full of complicated recipes and interesting pictures, and sometimes when they were hungry they created vast banquets in their imagination – but at the end of the day they’d settle quite happily for egg and chips, if it was […]
Boil stones in butter, and you may sip the broth.
Best way to get rid of kitchen odors: Eat out.
