Deborah Moggach Quotes

Most of our traditions revolved around the kitchen, and the thing that stands out to me is my mom makes Turducken. Most people think it's some kind of great myth in the world, but my mom makes it.

I love to make casseroles.

I love food: biscuits and gravy, cheese grits, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken-fried steak with white gravy... but my favorite dish is my wife's beanie weenie cornbread casserole. It's so good. It sounds stupid, but if you eat it, it's heaven. Of course, it's only something you can eat if you've got a lot of money.

One of my favorite dishes is this alfredo I make, and I make the sauce from scratch. I love making everything from scratch.

I love to cook, and I love to have all my family around the dinner table.

I'm all about 'molde de arroz con picadillo'.

The last time I celebrated a special occasion, I hashed together a paella with some chicken, some frozen veg, long-grain rice, chilli and a shake of turmeric for colour - and it didn't disappoint.

I love cooking fish pies.

I find that cooking is relaxing and makes me feel at home.

I really like stews: everything in a bowl boiled down right to its essence.

'My Family Recipe Rocks' is on the Live Well Network, and we go to people's homes and watch them cook.

I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.

The smells of slow cooking spread around the house and impart a unique warmth matched only by the flavour of the food.

I'm actually a very shy person, which is why I always chose to be in the kitchen. You can make people happy and entertain them, without really being there. You can make a very short appearance and then say, 'I've got something on the stove, gotta go!'

My maternal grandmother made fantastic ox tongue with velvety roasted potatoes. She cooked sweet red cabbage and lovely cauliflower with butter and bread crumbs.

It's not a party unless I'm cooking. Some people find entertaining stressful, but it is therapeutic for me; I find it relaxing.

My ritual is cooking. I find it therapeutic. It comes naturally to me. I can read a recipe and won't have to look at it again.

I'm so grateful every single day for 'Real Girl's Kitchen.'

For dinner parties, I love making an easy cioppino using shrimp, mussels, clams, and a hearty fish that won't fall apart easily.

I love chicken and anything to do with chicken. I love anything that's homemade. Oh, and BBQ. And I love green beans. There is so much good food. I can go on and on and on.

I love to make fried chicken.

I always whip up chicken cutlets or something. Or I make chicken parm and pasta, or something like that.

I make a lot of soups and stews at home, and I always have fresh bread with it.

The best advice for building up confidence in the kitchen - start small. Don't go after the super intense Julia Child coq au vin recipe. Pick something simple and tackle it.

My wife makes an amazing chili.