Anything Quote by Gail Simmons

Be sure to read a recipe all the way through before you cook. The time it saves you in the long run is invaluable.

— Tom Douglas

One of the problems with writing a cookbook is that recipes exist in the moment.

— Thomas Keller

When you have good ingredients, cooking doesn't require a lot of instruction because you can never go very wrong.

— Alice Waters

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 again, which…

— Rebecca Hall

For me, whether it's in a book or on T.V., a recipe has to be simple. I have a short attention span, so to…

— Al Roker

It's always good to go over the recipe beforehand, so you can easily think of the next thing that needs to be done.

— Guy Fieri

Read a recipe twice, weigh all the ingredients out before you start so that you don't forget something and start with a clean kitchen.

— John Whaite

Cooking is an observation-based process that you can't do if you're so completely focused on a recipe.

— Alton Brown

“Knowing thousands of recipes doesn't feed you, unless you start cooking”

— Leo Babauta

You don't have to stick with these recipes. They're guides. As I say, they're a way in. Have fun with them. It's an easier…

— Sally Schneider

I never really cook from recipes. But the worst is when something turns out great and I can't figure out how to make it…

— Blake Lively

I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and I think, Well, thats not going to happen

— Uknown