Paula Deen Quotes

All my family were brilliant cooks when I was growing up, but I ended up just cleaning up, so I've always lacked confidence in the kitchen.

My mother gave me a real kick toward cooking, which was that if I wanted to eat, I'd better know how to do it myself.

I don't cook, but I would love to learn.

Every three months, I'll say, 'Honey, I think I should learn how to cook'.

When I left restaurants, I had to learn to be a home cook.

Neither me or my wife are any good at cooking.

I'm so thankful that Mum taught me to cook, because not every day is a takeaway day.

As a child, I'd help my mum cook, and it was ridiculous - she had the correct gadget or utensil for everything. 'Stop! Don't use that, I have exactly the right utensil.' After I left home, I survived on cup-a-meals and never saw myself as being like her. Now I've become her.

I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.

I can cook really well. I started cooking as a kid, so I can fend for myself in the kitchen and even do a little gourmet action.

I still don't know how to cook and that's just unacceptable.

I could lie and say my wife cooks for me, but she doesn't. My wife has never learnt cooking but she has great cooks at home.

I started cooking when I was about 10. I have memories like when I was 6 or 7 with my mom, and when I was 12 I started getting real serious about cooking.

Growing up, I was always in the kitchen. Even in third grade, I made cooking videos called 'The Little Italian.' Very little production value, but it was good.

I do most of the cooking at home, and both my mom and my mother-in-law are excellent chefs. However, I wouldn't call myself a chef.

Every man must know how to cook; this is the first thing that we are taught back home.

My husband is not in the slightest bit domesticated, but as the years go, by he's getting better. He can make an excellent omelette.

My mum, she's a really good cook, she was our school cook as well, so in primary school. She was always cooking and in the kitchen so I've always been interested in it through her.

My grandmother Dora taught me how to cook. She's from a small town in West Virginia called Milton. I would pull a stool up to her kitchen counter after school. My love of food started there.

My curiosity and love for food started at an early age. My mother was a working mom, so I learned to whip up sweet and savory food using everyday pantry and grocery store ingredients that required little supervision.

That was one thing my mama instilled in me: to be well trained in the kitchen. Growing up, I was always in the kitchen with her. You name it, I make it: red beans and rice, lasagna, chicken, pork. I am the queen of cooking.

Literally nobody bakes in my family.

Cooking, I never do at home.

I grew up cooking. I was always in my grandma's cooking, and I never thought of it as a career.

I cannot cook to save my life - I microwave everything or it's simply scrambled eggs on toast.