“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.”
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“Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.”
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“Maybe the cat has fallen into the stew, or the lettuce has frozen, or the cake has collapsed. Eh bien, tant pis. Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is truly vile, then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile, and learn from her mistakes.”
― My Life in France
― My Life in France
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