It is not just the Great Works of mankind that make a culture. It is the daily things, like what people eat… — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
Cooking is like anything else: some people have an inborn talent for it. Some become expert by practicing, and some learn from… — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
There is nothing like roast chicken. It is helpful and agreeable, the perfect dish no matter what the circumstances. Elegant or homey,… — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
The thing about homebodies is that they can usually be found at home. I usually am, and I like to feed people. — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
I myself am not particularly interested in restaurant cooking. I don't really want to learn how to make a napoleon. I'd much… — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
Cooking is like love. You don't have to be particularly beautiful or very glamorous, or even very exciting to fall in love.… — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
The best way to feel at ease in the kitchen is to learn at someone's knee. — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the… — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
I do not believe that you have to spend a lot of money to eat well: it is hard to beat a plain old… — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
There is nothing like soup. It is by nature eccentric: no two are ever alike, unless of course you get your soup in a… — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
We know that without food we would die. Without fellowship, life is not worth living. — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
It is a fact of life that people give dinner parties, and when they invite you, you have to turn around and invite them… — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
Friendship is not possible between two women one of whom is very well dressed. — Laurie Colwin Copy Share Image
