I Was Thirty-seven Years Old And Still

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

When I Got To France I Realized I Didn't Know Very Much About Food At All. I'd Never Had A Real Cake. I'd Had Those Cakes From Cake Mixes Or The Ones That Have A Lot Of Baking Powder In Them. A Really Good French Cake Doesn't Have Anything Like That In It - It's All Egg Power.

In My Generation, Except For A Few People Who'd Gone Into Banking Or Nursing Or Something Like That, Middle-class Women Didn't Have Careers. You Were To Marry And Have Children And Be A Nice Mother. You Didn't Go Out And Do Anything. I Found That I Got Restless.

The Only Time To Eat Diet Food Is While You're Waiting For The Steak To Cook.

With Enough Butter, Anything Is Good