I think careful cooking is love, don't you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who's close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give.

...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.

Until I discovered cooking, I was never really interested in anything.

Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.

Cooking with the Master Chefs.

Maybe the cat has fallen into the stew, or the lettuce has frozen, or the cake has collapsed. Eh bien, tant pis. Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is truly vile, then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile, and learn from her mistakes.