Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.

...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.

Until I discovered cooking, I was never really interested in anything.

Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.

Cooking with the Master Chefs.

Maybe the cat has fallen into the stew, or the lettuce has frozen, or the cake has collapsed. Eh bien, tant pis. Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is truly vile, then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile, and learn from her mistakes.