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Peg Bracken, an American author, was born on February 25, 1918, and passed away on October 20, 2007. Known for her humorous and satirical writing style, she is best remembered for her book 'The I Hate to Cook Book', which offered a unique perspective on home cooking.

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“Many a restaurant seems to employ more copy writers than cooks.”

Seems Cooks Restaurants Copies

Book:I Didn't Come Here to Argue

Source: I Didn't Come Here to Argue

“There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who don't cook out of and have NEVER cooked out of THE I HATE TO COOK BOOK, and the other kind...The I HATE TO COOK people consist mainly of those who find other things more interesting and less fattening, and so they do it as seldom as possible. Today there is an Annual Culinary Olympics, with hundreds of cooks from many countries ardently competing. But we who hate to cook have had our own Olympics for years, seeing who can get out of the kitchen the fastest and stay out the longest.”

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Author:Peg Bracken

“You don't get over hating to cook, any more than you get over having big feet.”

Bigs Hate Feet Cooking Cooks Get Over

Author:Peg Bracken

About the Author

Born: February 25, 1918
Died: October 20, 2007
Known for: Author
Quotes: 56

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But I Wouldn't Have Missed it for the World!: The Pleasures and Perils of an Unseasoned TravelerRelated source material

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On Getting Old for the First TimeRelated source material

I Try to Behave Myself: Peg Bracken's Etiquette BookRelated source material

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