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“Cakes are like books: There are new ones you want to read and old favorites you want to reread.”
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“No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.”
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“The fact is, I love to feed other people. I love their pleasure, their comfort, their delight in being cared for. Cooking gives me the means to make other people feel better, which in a very simple equation makes me feel better. I believe that food can be a profound means of communication, allowing me to express myself in a way that seems much deeper and more sincere than words. My Gruyere cheese puffs straight from the oven say 'I'm glad you're here. Sit down, relax. I'll look after everything.'
- Ann Patchett, "Dinner For One, Please, James”
― Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone
- Ann Patchett, "Dinner For One, Please, James”
― Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone
“Food, like a loving touch or a glimpse of divine power,
has that ability to comfort.”
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has that ability to comfort.”
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