Cooking Done With Care Is An Act

For Some Obscure Reason, Some Authorities Seem Bent On Making The Drinking Of Wine A Ritual More Complicated Than Chess. They Have Succeeded In Inhibiting A Large Section Of The Public And Depriving Them Of One Of The Greatest Pleasures Known To Man.

Physically He Was The Connoisseur's Connoisseur. He Was A Giant Panda, Santa Claus And The Jolly Green Giant Rolled Into One. On Him, A Lean And Slender Physique Would Have Looked Like Very Bad Casting.

He Was An Innovator, An Experimenter, A Missionary In Bringing The Gospel Of Good Cooking To The Home Table.

Nothing Rekindles My Spirits, Gives Comfort To My Heart And Mind, More Than A Visit To Mississippi... And To Be Regaled As I Often Have Been, With A Platter Of Fried Chicken, Field Peas, Collard Greens, Fresh Corn On The Cob, Sliced Tomatoes With French Dressing... And To Top It All Off With A Wedge Of Freshly Baked Pecan Pie.

I Am Simply Of The Opinion That You Cannot Be Taught To Write. You Have To Spend A Lifetime In Love With Words.