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It isnt only fictional heroes...

It isnt only fictional heroes to whom toast means home and comfort. It is related of the Duke of Wellington - I believe by Lord Ellesmere - that when he landed at Dover in 1814, after six years absence from England, the first order he gave at the Ship Inn was for an unlimited supply of buttered toast.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

The grotesque prudishness and...

The grotesque prudishness and archness with which garlic is treated in [England] has led to the superstition that rubbing the bowl with it before putting the salad in gives sufficient flavor. It rather depends whether you are going to eat the bowl or the salad.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

Every day holds the possibili...

Every day holds the possibility of a miracle.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

Provence is a country to whic...

Provence is a country to which I am always returning, next week, next year, any day now, as soon as I can get on a train.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

Summer cooking implies a sens...

Summer cooking implies a sense of immediacy, a capacity to capture the essence of the fleeting moment.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

Some sensible person once rem...

Some sensible person once remarked that you spend the whole of your life either in your bed or in your shoes. Having done the best you can by shoes and bed, devote all the time and resources at your disposal to the building up of a fine kitchen. It will be, as it should be, the most comforting and comfortable room in the house.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

To eat figs off the tree in t...

To eat figs off the tree in the very early morning, when they have been barely touched by the sun, is one of the exquisite pleasures of the Mediterranean.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

Writing doesn't come easily t...

Writing doesn't come easily to me. It gets more and more difficult.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

I don't copy recipes without ...

I don't copy recipes without trying them out. I don't reprint without trying them again.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

Even more then long hours in t...

Even more then long hours in the kitchen, fine meals require ingenious organization and experience which is a pleasure to acquire.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

Provence is a country to which...

Provence is a country to which I am always returning, next week, next year, any day now, as soon as I can get on a train.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

I would probably never have le...

I would probably never have learned to cook.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

An awful lot of people think i...

An awful lot of people think it's easy to lift recipes out.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

To eat figs off the tree in th...

To eat figs off the tree in the very early morning, when they have been barely touched by the sun, is one of the exquisite pleasures of the Mediterranean.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

It is a very great mistake to ...

It is a very great mistake to suppose, as a few English cooks still do, that spaghetti and macaroni should be soaked in water before cooking.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

The grotesque prudishness and ...

The grotesque prudishness and archness with which garlic is treated in [England] has led to the superstition that rubbing the bowl with it before putting the salad in gives sufficient flavor. It rather depends whether you are going to eat the bowl or the salad.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

It isnt only fictional heroes ...

It isnt only fictional heroes to whom toast means home and comfort. It is related of the Duke of Wellington - I believe by Lord Ellesmere - that when he landed at Dover in 1814, after six years absence from England, the first order he gave at the Ship Inn was for an unlimited supply of buttered toast.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

Summer cooking implies a sense...

Summer cooking implies a sense of immediacy, a capacity to capture the essence of the fleeting moment.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

Some sensible person once rema...

Some sensible person once remarked that you spend the whole of your life either in your bed or in your shoes. Having done the best you can by shoes and bed, devote all the time and resources at your disposal to the building up of a fine kitchen. It will be, as it should be, the most comforting and comfortable room in the house.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

Good food is always a trouble ...

Good food is always a trouble and its preparation should be regarded as a labour of love.

Elizabeth David 12 quotes

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