Romance Is The Icing But Love Is

I Don't Use The Word Gourmet. The Word Doesn't Mean Anything Anymore. 'gourmet' Makes It Sound Like Someone Is Putting Sherry Wine In The Corn-flake Casserole.

Many Of The Delicious Soups You Eat In French Homes And Little Restaurants Are Made Just This Way, With A Leek-and-potato Base To Which Leftover Vegetables Or Sauces And A Few Fresh Items Are Added.

In The 1970s We Got Nouvelle Cuisine, In Which A Lot Of The Old Rules Were Kicked Over. And Then We Had Cuisine Minceur, Which People Mixed Up With Nouvelle Cuisine But Was Actually Fancy Diet Cooking.

Learn How To Cook! That's The Way To Save Money. You Don't Save It Buying Hamburger Helpers, And Prepared Foods; You Save It By Buying Fresh Foods In Season Or In Large Supply, When They Are Cheapest And Usually Best, And You Prepare Them From Scratch At Home. Why Pay For Someone Else's Work, When If You Know How To Do It, You Can Save All That Money For Yourself?

But I Was A Pure Romantic, And Only Operating With Half My Burners Turned On.