“It wasnt 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. Well, I wasnt in there five minutes before she said, OK, honey, you have to go now. I made her so nervous she was about ready to throw up. So I really didnt have an interest in being in the kitchen until after I was married, when I was 18. It didnt take me long to realize that Mama was not going to show up at my house every day and cook.” IfsWellsLongMadeSaidShowsSchoolHouseInterestRealizingTeachFiveMinutesReadyMarriedHigh SchoolNervousCooksKitchenIf I CouldTake MeHoneyFive MinutesMamaSophomore Author:Paula Deen
“Well what I would really like is a bunch of little n***ers to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties. You know, in the Shirley Temple days, they used to tap dance around. Now, that would be a true Southern wedding wouldn't it? But we can't do that because the media would be on me about that.” KnowsWellsLittlesLongWould BeUsedBlackWhiteMediaBunchShirtsTiesTemplesSouthernBowsSleevesShortsTap DanceBow TieWhite Shirts Author:Paula Deen
“I really didn't have an interest in being in the kitchen until after I was married, when I was 18. It didn't take me long to realize that Mama was not going to show up at my house every day and cook.” LongShowsHouseInterestRealizingMarriedCooksKitchenTake MeMama 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.” PeopleWellsLongEnoughRunningNextPayHigherCostTrainSeekingScalesRestaurantsLong Runs 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!” KindLongWonderfulStonesCookingCooksInstantGritSoutherner 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
