Ruth Reichl
...it was so rich and exotic I was seduced into taking one bite and then another as I tried to chase the flavors back to their source.Collection: Exotic
...in the end you are the only one who can make yourself happy. More important, ...it is never too late to find out how to do it.Collection: Important
She was a great cook, but she cooked more for herself than for other people, not because she was hungry but because she was comforted by the rituals of the kitchen.Collection: People
Life is so endlessly deliciousCollection: Life Is
It is not 'only' food, I said heatedly. There's meaning hidden underneath each dish.Collection: Food
Anyone who thinks they're too grown up or too sophisticated to eat caramel corn, is not invited to my house for dinnerCollection: Food
The strands of spaghetti were vital, almost alive in my mouth, and the olive oil was singing with flavor. It was hard to imagine that four simple ingredients [olive oil, pasta, garlic and cheese] could marry so perfectly.Collection: Simple
The single most useful ingredient on the planet. In a pinch you can scramble them and call it dinner. But it only takes five eggs, a little milk and a handful of cheese to make a fat, sassy cheese soufflé.Collection: Sassy
When a person has lived generously and fought fiercely, she deserves more than sadness at the end.Collection: Sadness
I felt that I was really living in the moment. I did not know where my life was going, but right now the future did not trouble me.Collection: Live In The Moment
When people flatter you constantly it is very tempting to think you deserve it.Collection: Thinking
Growing up, I was utterly oblivious to the fact that Mom was teaching me all that. But I was instantly aware of her final lesson, which was hidden in her notes and leters. As I read them I began to understand that in the end you are the only one who can make yourself happy. More important, Mom showed me that it is never too late to find out how to do it.Collection: Mom
I had done this. I had pulled my life apart. I would never, ever be safe again.Collection: Done