“If it's a cocktail party, I generally make five or six different things, and I try to choose recipes that feel like a meal: a chicken thing, a fish or shrimp thing, maybe two vegetable things, and I think it's fun to end the cocktail party with a sweet thing.” IfsThinkingFeelsTryingTwoDifferentEndsFunPartyFiveSweetSixFishesMealsDifferent ThingsChickensVegetablesRecipesCocktailsShrimpCocktail PartiesSweet Things Author:Ina Garten
“One of the most important axioms is, that as the quantity of any commodity, for instance, plain food, which a man has to consume, increases, so the utility or benefit derived from the last portion used decreases in degree. The decrease in enjoyment between the beginning and the end of a meal may be taken as an example.” MenMayImportantEndsLastsUsedTakenExampleDegreesBenefitsIncreaseInstanceMealsEnjoymentPortionsQuantityCommodityUtilityDecreaseAxioms Book:Papers and correspondence of William Stanley Jevons Source: Papers and correspondence of William Stanley Jevons
“In terms of cooking with friends, I realized early on that all great meals seem to start and end in the kitchen, and the more you can get people engaged and hands-on, the better the memories will be. So when people come into your kitchen while you're cooking and prepping and politely ask, "Do you need any help?" the key is to say yes.” PeopleNeedsEndsHelpingHandsSeemsAsksTermMemoriesKeysCookingI RealizedEngagedMealsKitchen Author:Rick Tramonto