Jamie Oliver Quotes

I find that cooking is relaxing and makes me feel at home.

I love to cook. I love to cook for myself and my husband and big groups. I find it very relaxing, and I love socializing around a dinner table.

The people who I enjoy cooking for the most are my family.

Both of my parents worked, so it was my way of helping around the house by making dinner for my family. I fell in love with it.

I like being at home and cooking.

I love being at home and cooking and baking.

I am actually really boring and I lead a quiet life. I love being at home, cooking for my boys, watching movies and I like nothing better than to go to bed early with a book.

My kids are always in the kitchen with me - I bring them to the bakery and let them decorate cakes, and they also try to help me and my wife, Lisa, cook dinner at night.

I like to cook good meals, especially when I have a lot of time.

The kitchen is a sacred space.

I love my kitchen. On the weekends, we have friends over, the kids are buzzing around, and we cook and talk.

Food was a labor of love you felt by cooking it and eating it.

When I'm home, I cook. I love cooking for people.

Like love, breakfast is best when made at home.

After a day of writing, I love nothing more than to go into my kitchen and start chopping onions and garlic on the way to cooking an improvised meal with whatever ingredients are on hand. Cooking is the perfect counterpoint to writing. I find it more relaxing than anything else, even naps, walks, or hot baths.

I love to cook for people. I equate food with love.

Sundays are the one day of the week I might cook for myself.

I love cooking. There is nothing I like better than going home and cooking my family a nice meal. Anything with pasta! Pasta with butter! I have a good repertoire, and I can do quite a few different dishes. Sometimes they work out and sometimes not.

Cooking is the best way to unwind at the end of a long writing day. There's something mindless and hands-on about cooking, which makes it feel like the very opposite of writing, which is heady but inactive.

I enjoy domestic life. Cooking gives me great pleasure, especially if I can chop vegetables slowly and think about what I'm doing and dream a little about this and that.

My favorite place in Indonesia is Bali. I was there with my family in Nusa Dua, and my kids loved it. I'm a workaholic, so for me, Bali is a place where you can have a vacation, but you can have your own moment as well. You feel like you blend with nature - and I love the beach.

Any time that we have time to take off, we love being home.

It seems kind of silly, but it's really nice to chill in the kitchen with a friend and bake. It relaxes me, and mixing is probably my favorite part.

I love watching people enjoying food. It's very relaxing for me to cook.

My hobby is gardening, I love it, it's my main hobby. I like being at home and I'm very happy being in my house, I love cooking.