Ina Garten Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I absolutely adore Thanksgiving. It's the only holiday I insist on making myself.”

“They say that gardens look better when they are created by loving gardeners rather than by landscapers, because the garden is more tended to and cared for. The same thing goes for cooking. I only cook for people I love.”

“You don't have to do everything from scratch. Nobody wants to make puff pastry!”

“Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.”

“Never let 'em see you sweat. Guests feel guilty if they think you've worked too hard to make dinner for them - which of course you have!”

“Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the ultimate comfort meal.”

“I love Alton Brown's show 'Good Eats,' about the chemistry of food. It's really thoughtful.”

“When I wrote 'Barefoot in Paris,' I wanted to make simple recipes that you could make at home that tasted like French classics.”

“I worked for the Office of Management and Budget in the White House, on nuclear energy policy. But I decided it would be much more fun to have a specialty food store, so I left Washington D.C. and moved to the Hamptons. And how glad I am that I did!”

“My mother would never let me in the kitchen. I always wanted to cook, but I was never allowed to. Her view of the world was, 'Cooking is my job, and studying is your job.' I think, in retrospect, she didn't like the chaos. She was very orderly. It had to be her way.”