“Ah, Krispy Kreme. Every girl should have a guilty pleasure, no matter her age.”
Source: Folly Beach
“When they woke the next morning, the fire had gone out and the Liddle was gone, but he’d left a sausage for them, and a dozen oatcakes folded up neatly in a green and white cloth. Some of the cakes had pinenuts baked in them and some had blackberries. Bran ate one of each, and still did not know which sort he liked the best. One day there would be Starks in Winterfell again, he told himself, and then he'd send for the Liddles and pay them back a hundredfold for every nut and berry.”
Source: A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow
“John looked up from where he was crouched beside the fire, feeding it little bites of driftwood, and said, ‘We’d better decide who wants hot dogs and who wants hamburgers because we haven’t got too much time.’
Everybody began talking about food, and things were better. There’s something I’ve noticed about food: whenever there’s a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better.”
Source: The Moon by Night
“95 percent of us are not even getting the minimum recommended amount of fiber in our diets...We are the mot fiber-deprived society of the modern era, and there are no signs of that letting up.”
Source: The Fiber Fueled Cookbook: Inspiring Plant-Based Recipes to Turbocharge Your Health
“In keeping with the personal tone, Jones wanted to call the book From Julia's Kitchen, but the author demurred: "People won't know who 'Julia' is," she said. "Of course they will!" the editor retorted, trying not to laugh. In the end, they opted for the more formal From Julia Child's Kitchen.”
Source: The French Chef in America: Julia Child's Second Act
“No one is born a great cook, one learns by doing," she assured readers. "This is my invariable advice to people: Learn to cook - try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun!”
Source: The French Chef in America: Julia Child's Second Act
“Growing up it seemed like all Iranians naturally knew which foods fell into which category, and meals were subconsciously, or at times consciously, due to illness or the weather, designed around this hot and cold concept. Out of respect to the scientists and doctors in our family I will say that none of this is based on hard science, but even the doctors in the family agree that if it brings comfort (like a warm bowl of. . . soup), then that is all the more reason to embrace it.”
Source: Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
“the best part was
pulling down the
shades
stuffing the doorbell
with rags
putting the phone
in the
refrigerator
and going to bed
for 3 or 4
days.
and the next best
part
was
nobody ever
missed
me.”
Source: You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense
“No matter what, there will always be tahdig. It's who we are. It's where we come from.”
Source: Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
“Come dinnertime, we could always rely on the permanent fixture of two pots, standing at attention, prepared for their marching orders.”
Source: Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories