I Believe In Red Meat. I Often

Some People Like To Paint Pictures, Or Do Gardening, Or Build A Boat In The Basement. Other People Get A Tremendous Pleasure Out Of The Kitchen, Because Cooking Is Just As Creative And Imaginative An Activity As Drawing, Or Wood Carving, Or Music.

Mastering The Art Of French Cooking... Doesn't Mean It Has To Be Fancy Cooking, Although It Can Be As Elaborate As You Wish.

I Would Far Prefer To Have Things Happen As They Naturally Do, Such As The Mousse Refusing To Leave The Mold, The Potatoes Sticking To The Skillet, The Apple Charlotte Slowly Collapsing. One Of The Secrets Of Cooking Is To Learn To Correct Something If You Can, And Bear With It If You Cannot.

My Mother Was Independent. She Had Grown Up In Dalton And Pittsfield, In Western Massachusetts, And She Was One Of The First Women Drivers In That Area.

The Measure Of Achievement Is Not Winning Awards. It's Doing Something That You Appreciate, Something You Believe Is Worthwhile.