Cooking Freedom Quotes

I think cooking should be an experience, not a chore.

I find cooking very therapeutic. As a creative person, I relish cooking because it's such a creative process. You can cook anything out of anything.

I write in freehand equivalents because measuring, to me, takes away from the creative process of cooking. Two turns of the pan with EVOO is about two tablespoons.

A cookery book should be there for inspiration. Recipes should be a guideline, and they shouldn't be cast in stone.

Omit and substitute! That's how recipes should be written. Please don't ever get so hung up on published recipes that you forget that you can omit and substitute.

No rules. Don't be afraid to do whatever you want. Cooking doesn't have to have rules. I don't like it that way.

I've never got on with recipes. Free yourself - throw them out!

You may say, "Oh, no. You can't touch a traditional recipe." But we ask: why can't you? Back in 1350, a vinaigrette was a stew, so we ask, why not? This can be applied to any kind of cooking, and that's the shocking part of it. It kind of bends all the traditions. It's a good thing.

Every Frenchie has inherited their own way of making ratatouille, usually just as maman used to make. Well, my mum never made one, so I consider that my licence to make mine as I please.

Cooking at home is easier than cooking in the restaurant because you don't have to write a menu or try to please everybody.

I had these recipes that say do this, do that. Who MAKES these rules?

I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make.

You learn to cook so that you don't have to be a slave to recipes. You get what's in season and you know what to do with it.

I never cook from cookbooks.

You don't have to stick with these recipes. They're guides. As I say, they're a way in. Have fun with them. It's an easier way to cook in a busy life, once you get the hang of it.

All I ever wanted to do was to make food accessible to everyone; to show that you can make mistakes - I do all the time - but it doesn't matter.