--- title: "2 Dining room Quotes By Stacey Ballis" description: "2 Dining room quotes by Stacey Ballis. Plus more from Stacey Ballis and more Dining room sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/stacey-ballis-6284_dining-room_i-feed-volnay-who-eats-in-her-unusual-wa_1379471.jpg" --- > [“I feed Volnay, who eats in her unusual way, delicately removing one piece of kibble at a time from her bowl, placing it on the little rug that serves as her dining room, and then eating it before going back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/i-feed-volnay-who-eats-in-her-unusual-way-delicately-removing-one/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/stacey-ballis-6284_dining-room_i-feed-volnay-who-eats-in-her-unusual-wa_1379471.jpg) > [“Between culinary school, a year and a half of apprentice stages all over the world in amazing restaurants, ten years as the personal chef of talk show phenom Maria De Costa, and six years as Patrick's culinary slave, I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/between-culinary-school-a-year-and-a-half-of-apprentice-stages-all/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/stacey-ballis-6284_alana-and-patrick_between-culinary-school-a-year-and-a-hal_1452144.jpg) ## Other authors on Dining room ## More by Stacey Ballis > [“Jack was the kind of guy you could take into any situation and he would figure out how to fit in. Wayne, not so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/jack-was-the-kind-of-guy-you-could-take-into-any-situation-and-he/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“Volnay is prancing, head up proudly; her squat little bowlegs producing a smooth gait that would make the dog show people preen. She carries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/volnay-is-prancing-head-up-proudly-her-squat-little-bowlegs-producing/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“Deciding that he was essentially useless, I made him a large glass of sangre del tigre- "blood of the tiger"- a lethal Bloody Mary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/deciding-that-he-was-essentially-useless-i-made-him-a-large-glass-of/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“I cooked with so many of the greats: Tom Colicchio, Eric Ripert, Wylie Dufresne, Grant Achatz. Rick Bayless taught me not one but two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/i-cooked-with-so-many-of-the-greats-tom-colicchio-eric-ripert-wylie/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“Last night I read about a dish Gemma made for the staff for breakfast, which sounded really good despite its horrible name. Toad-in-the-hole. Seriously,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/last-night-i-read-about-a-dish-gemma-made-for-the-staff-for-breakfast/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“I'm going to explode," my dad says, rubbing his stomach gleefully. He's just put down a massive sandwich piled with corned beef, pastrami, chopped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/i-m-going-to-explode-my-dad-says-rubbing-his-stomach-gleefully-he-s/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“Miss A-la-na here seems to think that my pork medallion with caramelized-onion pan sauce is a little heavy-handed, that the onions need a lighter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/miss-a-la-na-here-seems-to-think-that-my-pork-medallion-with/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“Relax, princess. If your prince arrives, I'll vacate. Just keeping you company. Besides, he should know better than to leave a beautiful girl waiting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/relax-princess-if-your-prince-arrives-i-ll-vacate-just-keeping-you/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“Yeah, just what I needed, a massive three-day Hostess binge, followed by a week of trying to replicate recipes so that if no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/yeah-just-what-i-needed-a-massive-three-day-hostess-binge-followed-by/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“Going to the gym...all those people who always told me that you get addicted to it, that endorphins kick in, that eventually you crave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/going-to-the-gym-all-those-people-who-always-told-me-that-you-get/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“This year I am doing praline pecans, an old favorite family favorite, easy and addictive. And a festive holiday dark chocolate loaf cake, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/this-year-i-am-doing-praline-pecans-an-old-favorite-family-favorite/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“I pick up my teaspoon and take a small bite, and am transported. The cake is nutty and moist, the cream with the barest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/i-pick-up-my-teaspoon-and-take-a-small-bite-and-am-transported-the/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“Yep," I say, cutting a large slice of the Dutch Baby pancake and sliding it onto her plate along with two pieces of thick-sliced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/yep-i-say-cutting-a-large-slice-of-the-dutch-baby-pancake-and-sliding/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“The cake is pretty simple; they didn't want anything too fancy. Two tiers. The bottom is the Frango mint tier from the cake contest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/the-cake-is-pretty-simple-they-didn-t-want-anything-too-fancy-two/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) > [“In a frenetic whirlwind we chop and dice and mince, turning anything we can think of into a possible pizza topping, and packing them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-ballis/in-a-frenetic-whirlwind-we-chop-and-dice-and-mince-turning-anything/) [Stacey Ballis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-ballis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dining-room/stacey-ballis/#itemlist", "name": "2 Dining room Quotes By Stacey Ballis", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I feed Volnay, who eats in her unusual way, delicately removing one piece of kibble at a time from her bowl, placing it on the little rug that serves as her dining room, and then eating it before going back in for a second piece of kibble. 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I grab eggs, butter, chives, a packet of prosciutto, my favorite nonstick skillet. I crack four eggs, whip them quickly with a bit of cold water, and then use my Microplane grater to grate a flurry of butter into them. I heat my pan, add just a tiny bit more butter to coat the bottom, and let it sizzle while I slice two generous slices off the rustic sourdough loaf I have on the counter and drop them in the toaster. I dump the eggs in the pan, stirring constantly over medium-low heat, making sure they cook slowly and stay in fluffy curds. The toast pops, and I put them on a plate, give them a schmear of butter, and lay two whisper-thin slices of prosciutto on top. The eggs are ready, set perfectly; dry but still soft and succulent, and I slide them out of the pan on top of the toast, and quickly mince some chives to confetti on top. 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