Subject: Food/Drink » Cooking

My wife has to be the worst cook; her specialty is indigestion.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

If your next pot of chili tastes better, it probably is because of something left out, rather than added.

I tell ya, my wife's a lousy cook… after dinner, I don't brush my teeth, I count them.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

In a family recipe that you discovered in an old book, the most vital measurement will be illegible.

My friends tell me that cooking is easy, but it’s not easier than not cooking.

(1970 – ) American stand-up comedian & voice actor

Cooking With Pooh

Who bothers to cook TV dinners? I suck them frozen.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

I don't like food that's too carefully arranged; it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking.

(1919 – 2011) American news commentator & writer

We could not have had a better dinner had there been a Synod of Cooks.

(1709 – 1784) English author, essayist, critic, editor & lexicographer

The wonderful world of home appliances now makes it possible to cook indoors with charcoal and outdoors with gas.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

Gourmet: A food fetishist.

My wife’s such a bad cook, the dog begs for Alka-Seltzer.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

This recipe is certainly silly; it says to separate two eggs, but it doesn’t say how far to separate them.

(1895 – 1964) comedian (wife & partner of George Burns)

Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

My mother was the worst cook ever; in school, when we traded lunches, I had to throw in an article of clothing.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

My mother’s menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it.

(1924 – 2003) American comedian & actor

While it may be true that a watched pot never boils, the one you don’t keep and eye on can make an awful mess on your stove.

(1820 – 1897) Mormon missionary

When my mother had to get dinner for eight she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half.

(1895 – 1964) comedian (wife & partner of George Burns)

Every time I go near the stove, the dog howls.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

She was a good cook, as cooks go; and as cooks go, she went.

(1870 – 1916) British writer

Char: Common method of cooking over a campfire.