Eating Habits Hinder

"Great eaters and great sleepers are incapable of anything else that is great." - Henry IV of France

Need a Seat?

"A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat." - Old New York Proverb

Iranian Proverb

"Eat little, sleep sound." - Iranian Proverb

Try, Try, and Try Again

"The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile. I think of my strawberry souffle. I did that at least twenty-eight times before I finally conquered it." - Julia Child

Are your vegetables jet-lagged?

"Shipping is a terrible thing to do to vegetables. They probably get jet-lagged, just like people." - Elizabeth Berry

On Grapefruit

"There is a lot more juice in grapefruit than meets the eye." - Unknown

Worried? Have Soup.

"Worries go down better with soup." - Jewish Proverb

Mexican Sushi

"In Mexico we have a word for sushi: bait." - José Simons

Ain't that the Truth

"The belly rules the mind." - Spanish Proverb

Heartburn Anyone?

"I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o'clock in the morning." - John Barrymore

Eat Your Vegetables

"Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie." - Jim Davis

Food for Comfort

“Food is the most primitive form of comfort." - Sheilah Graham

Food Defines Culture

“Food is a central activity of mankind and one of the single most significant trademarks of a culture.” - Mark Kurlansky

Ina Garten on Food

"Food is not about impressing people. It's about making them feel comfortable." - Ina Garten

Think, Love, Sleep

"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." -Virginia Woolf

If only your mom believed this!

"A food is not necessarily essential just because your child hates it." - Katharine Whitehorn

Pie

"You can say this for ready-mixes - the next generation isn't going to have any trouble making pies exactly like mother used to make." - Earl Wilson

Sound Advice

"When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste." - Laiko Bahrs

Tonight's Menu

"As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it." - Buddy Hackett

Cooking with Wine

"I love cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food." - Unknown

Dietetic Sinners

"We are all dietetic sinners; only a small percent of what we eat nourishes us; the balance goes to waste and loss of energy." - William Osler

Twain on Watermelon

"When one has tasted watermelon he knows what the angels eat." - Mark Twain

If you have less slices, is the pizza smaller?

"You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six." - Yogi Berra

Cooking and Friends

"Good cooks never lack friends."- Unknown

Julia on Fat

"Fat gives things flavor." - Julia Child

Cooking Time

"All cooking is a matter of time. In general, the more time the better." - John Erskine

Eat, drink...

"Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow they may make it illegal." - Unknown

Miss Piggy?

"Never eat more than you can lift." - Miss Piggy

If at First...

"If at first you don't succeed...order pizza." - Unknown

Is Steak an Aminal?

"My favorite animal is steak." - Fran Lebowitz

Polish Proverb

"Fish, to taste right, must swim three times - in water, in butter and in wine." -Polish proverb