"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." - Carl Sagan
Archive for Thought of the Week
relationships
"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' – the pig was 'committed'."
- unknown
a meal
"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for 30 years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found."
Calvin Trillin
the best hamburger
“Sacred cows make the best hamburger.”
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) 1835-1910
Beard On Food
“Grilling, broiling, barbecuing – whatever you want to call it – is an art, not just a matter of building a pyre and throwing on a piece of meat as a sacrifice to the gods of the stomach.”
James Beard, 'Beard on Food' (1974)
good food
“A man who loves good food has a way of making it gravitate toward his kitchen.”
Angelo Pellegrini, 'The Unprejudiced Palate' (1948)
Vegetables
“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.”
Jim Davis, ‘Garfield’
Safe Food
“It would be nice if the Food and Drug Administration stopped issuing warnings about toxic substances and just gave me the names of one or two things still safe to eat.”
Robert Fuoss, Exec.Ed. Saturday Evening Post, 1956-61
Chicken Salad
Chicken salad has a certain glamour about it. Like the little black dress, it is chic and adaptable anywhere.”
Laurie Colwin, ‘Home Cooking’ (1988)