Subject: Food/Drink » Cooking (Page 2)

Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.

(1932 – ) British novelist & journalist

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

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

One night she told me to put out the garbage; I told her "you cooked it, you take it out."

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Romanian-Yiddish cooking has killed more Jews than Hitler.

(1915 – 1977) American actor of stage and screen

In England there are sixty different religions and only one sauce.

(1563 – 1608) Italian Catholic priest

Square meals often make round people.

American entrepreneur & author

A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.

(1903 – 1985) American chef & food writer

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

I don't wanna say we eat out a lot, but when I call my kids for dinner they run to the car!

American 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

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

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

Do not taste food while you’re cooking… you may lose your nerve to eat it.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

No matter how many beautifully crafted, near-to-perfection baked goods you crank out on a regular basis, the moment one such item becomes required in some official capacity, it will flop.

The difference between a chef and a cook is the difference between a wife and a prostitute; cooks do meals for people they know and love, chefs do it anonymously for anyone who’s got the price.

(1954 – ) British writer & critic

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 wife is such a bad cook, if we leave dental floss in the kitchen the roaches hang themselves.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

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

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & 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)

You are always complimented on the item that took the least effort to prepare. Example: If you make roast turkey, you will be complimented on the baked potato.

Preheat: To turn on the heat in an oven for a period of time before cooking a dish, so that the fingers may be burned when the food is put in, in addition to when it is removed.

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

(1870 – 1916) British writer