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My parents had drinks and there were crudités for us- although they were not called crudités at the time, they were called carrots and celery.

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There's a reason why forty, fifty, and sixty don't look the way they used to, and it's not because of feminism, or better living through exercise. It'...more

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Every so often I would look at my women friends who were happily married and didn't cook, and I would always find myself wondering how they did it. Wo...more

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Sometimes I believe that love dies but hope springs eternal. Sometimes I believe that hope dies but love springs eternal. Sometimes I believe that sex...more

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The point (I was starting to realize) was about putting it together. The point was making people feel at home, about finding your own style, whatever ...more

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The truth is, most of the genuinely tragic episodes of lost food are things that are somewhat outside the reach of the home cook, even a home cook lik...more

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When your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.

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It's always hard to remember love - years pass and you say to yourself, Was I really in love, or was I just kidding myself? Was I really in love, or w...more

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Here's the thing about dessert--you want it to last. You want to savor it.

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I love trash. I have never believed that kitsch kills. I tell you this, so you will understand that my antipathy toward 'Love Story' is not because I ...more

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I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crink...more

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When I buy a new book, I always read the last page first, that way in case I die before I finish, I know how it ends. That, my friend, is a dark side.