Instead Of Going Out To Dinner, Buy

They Say That Gardens Look Better When They Are Created By Loving Gardeners Rather Than By Landscapers, Because The Garden Is More Tended To And Cared For. The Same Thing Goes For Cooking. I Only Cook For People I Love.

The Planning Is Everything. Deciding Which Dishes You're Going To Prepare Can Turn Into The Make-or-break Decision Five Days Later, When You Actually Serve The Meal.

People Have More Fun If They Don't Eat So Much They Have To Be Taken Home In An Ambulance.

I Love Alton Brown's Show 'good Eats,' About The Chemistry Of Food. It's Really Thoughtful.

My Favorite Fall Or Winter Lunch Is Big Steaming Bowls Of Soup. I Usually Invite People For Around 12:30 And Have Two Hearty Soups Like Shrimp Corn Chowder And Lentil Sausage Soup, Which Can Be Made A Day Or Two Ahead.