The sharing of food is the basis of social life. Laurie Colwin basisfoodlife Change image and share on social
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. Laurie Colwin beautifulcookexcit Change image and share on social
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. Laurie Colwin cakecookfashion share on social
We need time to defuse, to contemplate. Just as in sleep our brains relax and give us dreams, so at some time in the day we need to disconnect, reconnect, and look around us. Laurie Colwin braincontemplateday Change image and share on social
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. Laurie Colwin agreeablechickencircumstance share on social
The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. A person cooking is a person giving: Even the simplest food is a gift. Laurie Colwin cookfestivityfood Change image and share on social
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. Laurie Colwin culturedailyeat Change image and share on social
The best way to feel at ease in the kitchen is to learn at someone's knee. Laurie Colwin easefeelkitchen Change image and share on social
Somehow or other, I always end up in a kitchen feeding a crowd. Laurie Colwin crowdendfeed Change image and share on social
It is my opinion that Norman Rockwell and his ilk have done more to make already anxious people feel guilty than anyone else. Laurie Colwin anxiousfeelguilty Change image and share on social
