Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. - Doug Larson

​Make a cake and you have an instant party! - Pam Ricker

I know people that could serve me canned tuna and saltine crackers and have me feel more at home at their table than some people who can cook circles around me.  The more you try to impress people, generally the less you do. ​ - ​ Alton Brown

You can be miserable before you have a cookie and you can be miserable after you eat a cookie but you can't be miserable while you are eating a cookie. - Ina Garten

If you really want to make a friend, go to someone's house and eat with him... he who gives you food,  gives you his heart. - Cesar Chavez    

The best comfort food will always be greens, cornbread, and fried chicken. - Maya Angelou

Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts! - James Beard  

​Breakfast is my favorite.  I could have it for lunch and dinner too. - P.R.

Wine is bottled poetry. - Robert Louis Stevenson  ​

Aunt Pam cooks a great salad. - Daryn Ricker

If you want to be an instant hit with the men, just make banana pudding!  They all ooh and aah, like they've never been happier. -
​Aunt Annie Belle Bellia

I think we love bacon because it has all the qualities of an amazing sensory experience. When we cook it, the sizzling sound is so appetizing, the aroma is maddening, the crunch of the texture is so gratifying and the taste delivers every time. - Alexandra Guarnaschelli

Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is.  - Irish saying   

Popcorn for breakfast!  Why not?  It's a grain.  It's like grits, but with high self-esteem.  -  James Patterson

Not sure why I like to drink while I cook, but honestly, the more I drink, the better the food comes out. - A. Campos