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title: "10 Good Ingredients Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [Good food depends almost entirely on good ingredients.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/good-food-depends-almost-entirely-on-good-ingredients/)

[Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce7/alice-waters-3447_depends_good-food-depends-almost-entirely-on-goo_2657396.png)

> [I'm not above jarred baby food, if it's good ingredients, for convenience sake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-yeh/i-m-not-above-jarred-baby-food-if-it-s-good-ingredients-for/)

[Molly Yeh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-yeh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/molly-yeh-17853_baby_i-m-not-above-jarred-baby-food-if-it-s-g_2873937.jpg)

> [I don't cook gumbo, but I just know it's a lot of good ingredients in it. And, with a movie, you got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-don-t-cook-gumbo-but-i-just-know-it-s-a-lot-of-good-ingredients-in/)

[Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a90/ice-cube-912_cooks_i-don-t-cook-gumbo-but-i-just-know-it-s_1014296.jpg)

> [When you have good ingredients, cooking doesn't require a lot of instruction because you can never go very wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-waters/when-you-have-good-ingredients-cooking-doesn-t-require-a-lot-of/)

[Alice Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-waters/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/310/alice-waters-3447_because_when-you-have-good-ingredients-cooking-d_2472816.png)

> [No matter what the recipe, any baker can do wonders in the kitchen with some good ingredients and an upbeat attitude!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-valastro/no-matter-what-the-recipe-any-baker-can-do-wonders-in-the-kitchen/)

[Buddy Valastro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-valastro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/buddy-valastro-22530_attitude_no-matter-what-the-recipe-any-baker-can_937886.png)

> [If you don't use good ingredients, the outcome is never going to be excellent. But if you buy the freshest ingredients that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-simmons/if-you-don-t-use-good-ingredients-the-outcome-is-never-going-to-be/)

[Gail Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-simmons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/118/gail-simmons-13378_buy_if-you-don-t-use-good-ingredients-the-ou_892026.jpg)

> [I love that Cuties is sustainable. They use good ingredients. They're a really thoughtful brand. And I like that they don't leak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilaria-baldwin/i-love-that-cuties-is-sustainable-they-use-good-ingredients-they-re-a/)

[Hilaria Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilaria-baldwin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/hilaria-baldwin-4676_good_i-love-that-cuties-is-sustainable-they-u_2679103.jpg)

> [Real food meas big-flavoured, unpretentious cooking. Good ingredients made into something worth eating. Just nice, uncomplicated food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-slater/real-food-meas-big-flavoured-unpretentious-cooking-good-ingredients/)

[Nigel Slater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-slater/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfd/nigel-slater-22788_bigs_real-food-meas-big-flavoured-unpretentio_1654056.jpg)

> [If you are careful,' Garp wrote, 'if you use good ingredients, and you don't take any shortcuts, then you can usually cook…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-irving/if-you-are-careful-garp-wrote-if-you-use-good-ingredients-and-you-don/)

[John Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-irving/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/john-irving-337_care_if-you-are-careful-garp-wrote-if-you-use_247723.jpg)

> [The simpler the food, the harder it is to prepare it well. You want to truly taste what it is you're eating.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-robuchon/the-simpler-the-food-the-harder-it-is-to-prepare-it-well-you-want-to/)

[Joel Robuchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-robuchon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f82/joel-robuchon-13586_back_the-simpler-the-food-the-harder-it-is-to_475066.jpg)

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