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
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
Somehow or other, I always end up in a kitchen feeding a crowd. Laurie Colwin crowdendfeed Change image and share on social
Not everyone can write a book or paint a picture or write a symphony, but almost anyone can fall in love. There is something almost miraculous in that. Laurie Colwin bookfalllove Change image and share on social
Cooking is like anything else: some people have an inborn talent for it. Some become expert by practicing, and some learn from books. Laurie Colwin bookcookexpert 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 come from a coffee-loving family, and you can always tell when my sister and I have been around, because both of us collect all the dead coffee from everyone's morning cup, pour it over ice, and drink it. This is a disgusting habit. Laurie Colwin coffeecollectcup share on social
As everyone knows, there is only one way to fry chicken correctly. Unfortunately, most people think their method is best, but most people are wrong. Mine is the only right way, and on this subject I feel almost evangelical. Laurie Colwin chickencorrectlyevangelical 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
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, and the wisdom of cookbook writers. Laurie Colwin advicecookcookbook Change image and share on social
