It's A Shame To Be Caught Up

Some Children Like To Make Castles Out Of Their Rice Pudding, Or Faces With Raisins For Eyes. It Is Forbidden -- So Sternly That, When They Grow Up, They Take A Horrid Revenge By Dying Meringues Pale Blue Or Baking Birthday Cakes In The Form Of Horseshoes Or Lyres Or Whatnot.

It's So Beautifully Arranged On The Plate - You Know Someone's Fingers Have Been All Over It.

In Spite Of Food Fads, Fitness Programs, And Health Concerns, We Must Never Lose Sight Of A Beautifully Conceived Meal.

I Would Far Prefer To Have Things Happen As They Naturally Do, Such As The Mousse Refusing To Leave The Mold, The Potatoes Sticking To The Skillet, The Apple Charlotte Slowly Collapsing. One Of The Secrets Of Cooking Is To Learn To Correct Something If You Can, And Bear With It If You Cannot.

If You're Not Ready To Fail, You're Not Going To Learn How To Cook.