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title: "7 Years Cooking Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Years Cooking quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Years Cooking sayings and thoughts."
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> [I would say, probably 7 or 8 years into my cooking career, it stopped being about just food for me. Food's really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samin-nosrat/i-would-say-probably-7-or-8-years-into-my-cooking-career-it-stopped/)

[Samin Nosrat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samin-nosrat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/samin-nosrat-5057_cooking_i-would-say-probably-7-or-8-years-into-m_490481.jpg)

> [My daughter Alexandra once told me, "Mother, you're a pioneer. Now, hardly anybody cooks, but you were one of the first to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-pelosi/my-daughter-alexandra-once-told-me-mother-you-re-a-pioneer-now-hardly/)

[Nancy Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-pelosi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/nancy-pelosi-1267_appreciate_my-daughter-alexandra-once-told-me-mothe_993732.png)

> [I am from Spain, but my family and I have made America our home. For the last 17 years, I have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-am-from-spain-but-my-family-and-i-have-made-america-our-home-for/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/anonymous-1_am_i-am-from-spain-but-my-family-and-i-have_1519412.jpg)

> [No one would call me a great cook, but over years of cooking, for me, confidence has replaced ambition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-junod/no-one-would-call-me-a-great-cook-but-over-years-of-cooking-for-me/)

[Tom Junod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-junod/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/135/tom-junod-5058_ambition_no-one-would-call-me-a-great-cook-but-ov_2204541.jpg)

> [After all these years of cooking and writing recipes, I am still amazed every time I notice how even the minutest of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yotam-ottolenghi/after-all-these-years-of-cooking-and-writing-recipes-i-am-still/)

[Yotam Ottolenghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yotam-ottolenghi/)

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> [I spent several years cooking on a line.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-garces/i-spent-several-years-cooking-on-a-line/)

[Jose Garces](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-garces/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/jose-garces-31811_cooking_i-spent-several-years-cooking-on-a-line_2308624.jpg)

> [I did want to share with you one of the greatest lessons I've learned over the years cooking for my kids -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mina/i-did-want-to-share-with-you-one-of-the-greatest-lessons-i-ve-learned/)

[Michael Mina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mina/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/michael-mina-17277_bringing_i-did-want-to-share-with-you-one-of-the_2889732.jpg)

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