I'm A Beet Freak. I Put Them

Without Peanuts, It Isn't A Cocktail Party.

Too Much Trouble,' 'too Expensive,' Or 'who Will Know The Difference' Are Death Knells For Good Food. ... Cooking Is Not A Particularly Difficult Art, And The More You Cook And Learn About Cooking, The More Sense It Makes.

I Found That The Recipes In Most - In All - The Books I Had Were Really Not Adequate. They Didn't Tell You Enough... I Won't Do Anything Unless I'm Told Why I'm Doing It. So I Felt That We Needed Fuller Explanations So That If You Followed One Of Those Recipes, It Should Turn Out Exactly Right.

Cassoulet, That Best Of Bean Feasts, Is Everyday Fare For A Peasant But Ambrosia For A Gastronome, Though Its Ideal Consumer Is A 300-pound Blocking Back Who Has Been Splitting Firewood Nonstop For The Last Twelve Hours On A Subzero Day In Manitoba.

Once You Have Mastered A Technique, You Barely Have To Look At A Recipe Again