Laurie Colwin
Laurie Colwin
Laurie Colwinwas an American writer who wrote five novels, three collections of short stories and two volumes of essays and recipes. She was known for her portrayals of New York society and her food columns in Gourmet magazine...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth14 June 1944
CountryUnited States of America
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In this world of uncertainty and woe, one thing remains unchanged: Fresh, canned, pureed, dried, salted, sliced, and served with sugar and cream, or pressed into juice, the tomato is reliable, friendly, and delicious. We would be nothing without it.
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The fact is that modern life has deprived us of life's one great luxury: time.
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Cooking is like love. You don't have to be particularly beautiful or very glamorous, or even very exciting to fall in love. You just have to be interested in it. It's the same thing with food.
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There is nothing like roast chicken. It is helpful and agreeable, the perfect dish no matter what the circumstances. Elegant or homey, a dish for a dinner party or a family supper, it will not let you down.
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One of the delights of life is eating with friends; second to that is talking about eating. And, for an unsurpassed double whammy, there is talking about eating while you are eating with friends.
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Certainly, cooking for oneself reveals man at his weirdest.
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Cooking is like anything else: some people have an inborn talent for it. Some become expert by practicing, and some learn from books.
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It is not just the Great Works of mankind that make a culture. It is the daily things, like what people eat and how they serve it.
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I myself am not particularly interested in restaurant cooking. I don't really want to learn how to make a napoleon. I'd much rather learn how to make a very good lemon cake, which you can make in your own home. I like plain, old-fashioned home food.
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Not everyone can write a book or paint a picture or write a symphony, but almost anyone can fall in love. There is something almost miraculous in that.
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It is my opinion that Norman Rockwell and his ilk have done more to make already anxious people feel guilty than anyone else.
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I am not a fancy cook or an ambitious cook. I am a plain old cook.
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I love to eat out, but even more, I love to eat in.
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Somehow or other, I always end up in a kitchen feeding a crowd.