I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make. Julia Child excuseexplanationfood Change image and share on social
To be able to serve and to eat a whole fish, especially a trout, is part of civilized dining. This applies particularly to the young, who should take to it as soon as they can handle knife and fork; this is a fine way for them to begin taking pride in themselves and their abilities. Julia Child abilityapplybegin share on social
The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time. Julia Child findhappylove Change image and share on social
When you have a few cake formulas and filling ideas in your repertoire, you will find that it's pretty much an assembly job - you can mix and match a different way every time. Julia Child assemblycakefill Change image and share on social
In Paris and later in Marseille, I was surrounded by some of the best food in the world, and I had an enthusiastic audience in my husband, so it seemed only logical that I should learn how to cook 'la cuisine bourgeoise' - good, traditional French home cooking. Julia Child audiencebourgeoisecook share on social
When I got to France I realized I didn't know very much about food at all. I'd never had a real cake. I'd had those cakes from cake mixes or the ones that have a lot of baking powder in them. A really good French cake doesn't have anything like that in it - it's all egg power. Julia Child bakecakeegg share on social
What a marvelous resource soup is for the thrifty cook - it solves the ham-bone and lamb-bone problems, the everlasting Thanksgiving turkey, the extra vegetables. Julia Child bonecookeverlasting Change image and share on social
Animals that we eat are raised for food in the most economical way possible, and the serious food producers do it in the most humane way possible. I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages. Julia Child animalcarnivoreeat share on social
I think careful cooking is love, don't you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who's close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give. Julia Child carefulclosecook Change image and share on social
In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come in for men's underwear. Julia Child buydepartmentequipment Change image and share on social
