“One of the secrets, and pleasures, of cooking is to learn to correct something if it goes awry; and one of the lessons is to grin and bear it if it cannot be fixed.”
― My Life in France
― My Life in France
“...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.”
― My Life in France
― My Life in France
“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
“Once you have mastered a technique, you barely have to look at a recipe again”
― Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking
― Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking
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