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Paula Deen is an American chef, author, and television personality known for her Southern-style cooking. Born on January 19, 1947, she has gained popularity through her cooking shows, which emphasize traditional Southern and home-style cuisine.

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Famous Paula Deen Quotes

“I have my new food line in the works - I think it's over 200 items. Hopefully I can make a difference; it's delicious food that's just so easy. I think it'll help people enjoy their lives... it's good!”

People Thinking I Can Helping Easy Enjoy Differences Lines Hopefully Making A Difference Delicious Items Delicious Food

Author:Paula Deen

“I know when you think about the South, you think about fried foods, but we eat a tremendous amount of vegetables. I have my own garden, so vegetables have always been a big part of my life. I love broccoli. I love fresh beets. It's not all about the fried chicken and the biscuits.”

Thinking Knows Bigs My Own Amount Garden South Chickens Vegetables Biscuits Fried Chicken Broccoli Beets Fried Food

Author:Paula Deen

“I love Hershey's chocolate. I feel the same about chocolate as I do about wine. Connoisseurs like dark chocolate and they like nasty wine that doesn't taste good to me. I don't get it!”

Feels Dark Taste Wine Chocolate Nasty Connoisseur Dark Chocolate Hershey

Author:Paula Deen

“Having an audience is almost like plugging me into an electrical outlet. People feed me so much of their energy. We have a great time. It's all about the fellowship.”

People Energy Audience Outlets Fellowship Great Times Electrical Electrical Energy

Author:Paula Deen

“I wake up every morning happy for where I am in life. It's not all about the cooking, but the fact that I can contribute by using my influence to help people all over the country. In the last two years, my partners and I have fed more than 10 million hungry people by bringing meat to food banks.”

People Years I Can Two Country Facts Helping Lasts Morning Millions Influence Wake Up Cooking Partners Hungry Meat Two Years Feds Every Morning Food Banks

Author:Paula Deen

“In my house, the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Game have always been a grand tradition for ringing in the New Year. To serve as Grand Marshal is a dream come true and I look forward to sharing the celebration with all of the fans and viewers worldwide.”

Years Looks Dream Games House Fans Tradition Rose Celebration New Year Bowls Viewers Dreams Come True Parades

Author:Paula Deen

“Growing up, I had a very busy social life. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if I could come into the kitchen and have her teach me how to cook something.”

Ifs School Social Teach Growing Up Growing High School Busy Cooks Kitchen If I Could Mama Social Life Sophomore

Author:Paula Deen

“I am guilty of buying way too many gadgets - way too many! And though I try to keep things nice and orderly, sometimes I get distracted and stick saucepans where the stockpots should go.”

Way Should Trying Sometimes Nice Sticks Guilty Buying Distracted Orderly Gadgets

Author:Paula Deen

“I found that when I went from Albany to Savannah, that I needed to put that white rice away, and I needed to turn that into Savannah red rice because they were big into that sausage, tomato-y, bell pepper-y rice mixture.”

Bigs Turns Found White Needed Red Bells Mixtures Rice Tomatoes Sausage Peppers Savannah Albany

Author:Paula Deen

“I have a lot of secret uses for sour cream, which is the magic ingredient in my mac and cheese. It's an old-timey, Southern version, and the sour cream makes it that much creamier. Oh, it's so good!”

Use Secret Magic Versions Ingredients Southern Cheese Cream Sour Macs

Author:Paula Deen

“In order to have good fried chicken, you should wash and season the bird the morning you're preparing it for dinner. Don't wait and do it right before you start cooking. Throw it in the refrigerator, seasoned, that morning, and give it a chance to soak up all the salt and pepper and goodness.”

Giving Should Order Waiting Chance Morning Goodness Bird Seasons Cooking Dinner Chickens Salt Preparing Refrigerators Peppers Fried Chicken Give It A Chance Salt And Pepper

Author:Paula Deen

“Of course, I will continue to share my favorite Southern recipes, just like my mama, grandmother and family shared with me over the years. And now, I'll be adding a little bit of a lighter touch to some of these wonderful dishes.”

Years Littles Courses Bits Wonderful Share Little Bit My Favorite Grandmother Southern Dishes Recipes Mama Lighters

Author:Paula Deen

“People see me on TV two and three times a day, and see me cooking all these wonderfully Southern, fattening dishes. That's only 30 days out of 365. And it's for entertainment.”

People Two Three Tvs Cooking Entertainment Southern Dishes Three Times Fattening

Author:Paula Deen

“The thought of eating rabbit and squirrels doesn't appeal to me. And that was on our table quite often as a kid. In your uppity restaurants, they serve a lot of rabbit. But I just can't help but think of Peter. And deer, I can't go there, because of Bambi.”

Thinking I Can Helping Kids Eating Tables Appeals Restaurants Peter Rabbits Deer Squirrels

Author:Paula Deen

“You know, I understand that a lot of people, especially up north, put fruits and nuts in their stuffing, which is good, but for myself personally, I love an old-timey savory dressing.”

People Knows Fruit Nuts Dressings Savory Up North

Author:Paula Deen

“Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.”

Inspirational Real Eye Love Is Blind Funny Love Love Is Blind Humorous Love Real Eyes

Author:Paula Deen

“I pay people very, very well - probably more than I have to. But that costs me less money in the long run because I'm not having to constantly train somebody. I pay them enough that they don't go seeking a higher scale at the next restaurant.”

People Wells Long Enough Running Next Pay Higher Cost Train Seeking Scales Restaurants Long Runs

Author:Paula Deen

“When it's said and done, the one thing I want to leave on this earth is hope. I have felt hopelessness, and it's a terrible feeling. Hopelessness will destroy you. I want to bring hope to other people.”

People Want Said Done Feelings Earth Felt One Thing Terrible Hopelessness Said And Done

Author:Paula Deen

“Cooking has always brought me a happiness that I didn't think was available. I just fire up the stove, and things start to fade away.”

Thinking Fire Cooking Available Fades Fade Away Stoves

Author:Paula Deen

“I think no matter what the occasion may be, you can never go wrong by showing up at the dinner table with a hot plate of fried chicken.”

Thinking May Matter Hot No Matter What Tables Dinner Occasions Chickens Be You Plates Showing Up Dinner Table Fried Chicken

Author:Paula Deen

“Life is too short to wonder where you hid your waffle maker.”

Life Is Wonder Makers Too Short Life Is Too Short Waffles

Author:Paula Deen

“Southerners have never been afraid of seasoning. It's kind of the other way around; our seasoning is afraid of us.”

Way Kind Southerner Seasoning

Author:Paula Deen

“Change doesn’t happen overnight. It starts with the desire, then one small step in the right direction.”

Happens Desire Steps Right Direction Small Steps Steps In The Right Direction

Author:Paula Deen

“Talking about money is garish. It's tacky.”

Talking Tacky Talking About Money

Author:Paula Deen

“Stone-ground grits are wonderful, but because they take so long to cook, I usually go with quick cooking grits - which I also love. But I never make the instant kind - some things a Southerner just won't do!”

Kind Long Wonderful Stones Cooking Cooks Instant Grit Southerner

Book:Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible: The New Classic Guide to Delicious Dishes with More Than 300 Recipes

Source: Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible: The New Classic Guide to Delicious Dishes with More Than 300 Recipes

“I know I can cook, but the place where I cook... it's a mess! I'm very disorganized.”

Knows I Can Mess Cooks Disorganized

Author:Paula Deen

“I'll keep peace at all cost, even if I choke to death on my tongue.”

Ifs Cost Tongue Choke

Author:Paula Deen

About the Author

Born: January 19, 1947
Known for: Chef
Quotes: 77

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