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It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions.

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Julia Child
Age: 91 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 15
Died: 2004
Died: August 13
Chef
Cook
Television Presenter
Writer
Pasadena
California
Julia Carolyn Child
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Onions
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Civilization

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...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.
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I have trouble with toast. Toast is very difficult. You have to watch it all the time or it burns up.
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Cooking well doesn't mean cooking fancy.
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Pro-choice is the only way to be-- because women are human beings, after all, and should be treated as such.
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Too much trouble,' 'Too expensive,' or 'Who will know the difference' are death knells for good food. ... Cooking is not a particularly difficult art, and the more you cook and learn about cooking, the more sense it makes.
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I found that the recipes in most - in all - the books I had were really not adequate. They didn't tell you enough... I won't do anything unless I'm told why I'm doing it. So I felt that we needed fuller explanations so that if you followed one of those recipes, it should turn out exactly right.
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Never apologize for your cooking.
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In spite of food fads, fitness programs, and health concerns, we must never lose sight of a beautifully conceived meal.
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Just how could a nation often be great if it's bread tastes want Kleenex.
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