Tomato Quotes

96 quotes by 80 authors

He'd noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery: it fascinated people, they sometimes bought books full of complicated recipes and interesting pictures, and sometimes… — Terry Pratchett
Ripe vegetables were magic to me. Unharvested, the garden bristled with possibility. I would quicken at the sight of a ripe tomato, sounding its redness… — Michael Pollan
Pamper a tomato, overfeed it, overwater it and you will get a Paris Hilton of a tomato. — Nigel Slater
A number of rare or newly experienced foods have been claimed to be aphrodisiacs. At one time this quality was even ascribed to the tomato.… — Jane Grigson
If I had a hotdog in my hand, he would've had tomato ketchup on his face. — David Haye
If my wife made childhood obesity her mission and I signed a law making 1/8 cup of tomato paste a vegetable, I'd be sleeping on… — Alton Brown
My grandma used to plant tomato seedlings in tin cans from tomato sauce & puree & crushed tomatoes she got from the Italian restaurant by… — Brian Andreas
Some kids have never seen what a real tomato looks like off the vine. They don't know where a cucumber comes from. And that really… — Michelle Obama
At home, I make a large batch of tomato sauce and freeze it in meal-size portions in freezer bags. — Joe Bastianich
My father belonged to a commune, and the food was ghastly. My idea of food hell is the salad cream they'd pour all over bits… — Marianne Faithfull
I feel old and vulnerable. I now realise that I knew nothing and know nothing, but back when my career was beginning, I thought I… — James Nesbitt
Right-thinking people are not supposed to discuss any meteorological or geophysical event - a hurricane, a wildfire, a heat wave, a drought, a flood, a… — Joel Achenbach
I come from Yorkshire in England where we like to eat chip sandwiches - white bread, butter, tomato ketchup and big fat french fries cooked… — Helen Fielding
I like L.A. It's like a mini break. For a writer, it's hilarious. Like the food. Where I come from, we eat chip sandwiches: white… — Helen Fielding
I weighed 190 when I got to boot camp, I came out at 178. I ate only the beans and tomato sauce. — Tom Sizemore
The real secret to guacamole is that you use exactly the elements that you need, which is cilantro, onion, tomato, and jalapenos. And, of course,… — Demian Bichir
When you cut that eggplant up and you roast it in the oven and you make the tomato sauce and you put it on top,… — Mario Batali
On investments, 1998: Where I'm from we don't trust paper. Wealth is what's here on the premises. If I open a cupboard and see, say,… — Garrison Keillor
In this world of uncertainty and woe, one thing remains unchanged: Fresh, canned, pureed, dried, salted, sliced, and served with sugar and cream, or pressed… — Laurie Colwin
Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the ultimate comfort meal. — Ina Garten

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