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title: "6 Follow Recipe Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I'm not an amazing cook. But I can follow a recipe!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-mcadams/i-m-not-an-amazing-cook-but-i-can-follow-a-recipe/)

[Rachel McAdams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-mcadams/)

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> [You don't have to follow every recipe to the letter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-leong/you-don-t-have-to-follow-every-recipe-to-the-letter/)

[Melissa Leong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-leong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/melissa-leong-6311_every_you-don-t-have-to-follow-every-recipe-to_657766.jpg)

> [Once you know the fundamentals of cooking, then you don't need to follow a recipe - you just know what herbs go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keshia-knight-pulliam/once-you-know-the-fundamentals-of-cooking-then-you-don-t-need-to/)

[Keshia Knight Pulliam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keshia-knight-pulliam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e7/keshia-knight-pulliam-19283_branch_once-you-know-the-fundamentals-of-cookin_1182339.jpg)

> [I quite enjoy cooking but I'm not consistent. I can't follow the recipe book. If something goes well, I'll never make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-hall/i-quite-enjoy-cooking-but-i-m-not-consistent-i-can-t-follow-the/)

[Rebecca Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb3/rebecca-hall-3694_book_i-quite-enjoy-cooking-but-i-m-not-consis_1242904.png)

> [ “\[Y\]ou can't control everything. Anything, really. Like the food we've been making. We can follow the recipe exactly as your grandmother wrote… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-senate/y-ou-can-t-control-everything-anything-really-like-the-food-we-ve/)

[Melissa Senate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-senate/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/melissa-senate-33764_control_y-ou-can-t-control-everything-anything-r_2586881.jpg)

> [I meet so many young people who want to plan out their lives and want a recipe. They want me to tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-arnold/i-meet-so-many-young-people-who-want-to-plan-out-their-lives-and-want/)

[Frances Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-arnold/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/frances-arnold-5774_food_i-meet-so-many-young-people-who-want-to_2661099.jpg)

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