And, for an unsurpassed double whammy, there is talking about eating while you are eating with friends.

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.

A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins.

When I was alone, I lived on eggplant, the stove top cook's strongest ally.

People who like to cook like to talk about food....without one cook giving another cook a tip or two, human life might have died out a long time ago.

Lentils are friendly - the Miss Congeniality of the bean world.

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.

Friendship is not possible between two women one of whom is very well dressed.

A person cooking is a person giving. Even the simplest food is a gift.

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.

The old days were slower. People buttered their bread without guilt and sat down to dinner en famille.

Keep secret things secret and they will serve you the better!

Of course she wants him to forget her. The last place she wants to reside is in his thoughts. What an unpleasant place to be.

Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.

I live to inspire girls, volunteers, Girl Scout staff and alumni

Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt.

It's like giving up a belief in Santa Claus.

Try to cut down drastically on plastic. Recycle. Use less energy and more renewable energy. We can all live better by doing better for ourselves and the sea!

Right now we have a bipartisan debate commission, when most Americans are not members of the bipartisan establishment.

I don't drink much alcohol. If it doesn't taste like candy or sparkles, I usually don't drink it.