Jane Green Quotes

For me, cooking is very connected to my family and friends.

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

I show the people I love that I love them by gathering them in my kitchen and feeding them, so no surprise that most of my characters do the same thing.

The way to anybody's heart is through a thoughtfully-prepared, beautifully-executed, lovingly-presented meal.

For me, cooking is an extension of love.

I never feel more useful than when I'm making my kids a bowl of soup.

And, I believe that one of the most loving things you can do is prepare a meal for someone you love. None of which I know how to do!

Food is a passion. Food is love.

I believe everything is energy. I believe that the meal you serve yourself, you prepare, is energy. And if you serve it to your family, it's your gift of energy to them.

The art of cooking is among the most intimate things that we can do for another.

I want Books and Babies and Beef stews.

In Italy, food is an expression of love. It is how you show those around you that you care for them. Having a love for food means you also have a love for those you are preparing it for and for yourself.

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

Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love.

Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.

I call it soul food, and I call it compassion food because it kind of bonds loved ones together. It kept families together for a long time.

I'm fascinated by food. Food is love, isn't it?

I think careful cooking is love, don't you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who's close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give.

By nature, I'm very care-taking. There's something really beautiful about cooking for someone and feeding them.

You know, food is such - it's a hug for people.

For me, cooking is a way to try and please people and tell them I love them. When I fall in love with someone, I want to feed them as well.

Is there any practice less selfish, any time less wasted than preparing something nourishing and delicious for the people you love?

For me, love always means spending time with people. And whenever you spend time with people, you're going to end up getting hungry at some point - so I bring food.

I wanted to keep that message of food and family alive, and how it brings people together and builds relationships and communication.

Learn to cook. The way to someone's heart is through their stomach, whether for a friend or a significant other.