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Any disaster is a learning process.

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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
Disaster
Failure
Learning
Process

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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.
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I love good, fresh food cooked by someone who knows what he's doing.
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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.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking... doesn't mean it has to be fancy cooking, although it can be as elaborate as you wish.
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the more experience you have, the more interesting cooking is because you know what can happen to the food. In the beginning you can look at a chicken and it doesn't mean much, but once you have done some cooking you can see in that chicken a parade of things you will be able to create.
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Cooking well doesn't mean cooking fancy.
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The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.
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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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I think the inner person is the most important.... I would like to see an invention that keeps the mind alert. That's what is important.
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Wine is a living liquid containing no preservatives. Its life cycle comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect it will sicken and die.
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I don't think about whether people will remember me or not. I've been an ok person. I've learned a lot. I've taught people a thing or two. That's what's important.
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Many of the delicious soups you eat in French homes and little restaurants are made just this way, with a leek-and-potato base to which leftover vegetables or sauces and a few fresh items are added.
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People who love to eat are always the best people.
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As we say in the American Institute of Wine and Food, small helpings, no seconds. A little bit of everything. No snacking. And have a good time.
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Always remember: If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who's going to know?
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You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love.
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No one's more important than people.
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Sooner or later the public will forget you the memory of you will fade. What's important are the individuals you've influenced along the way.
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Too much trouble, Too expensive, or Who will know the difference are death knells for good food.
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She was my first cat ever, and I thought she was marvelous.
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