Jose Andres Puerta Quotes

At home I keep things simple with fish, pasta and soups and am often preparing stuff for the family.

I make lots of casseroles that have protein, veggies, carbs and good fats all together.

I crave my mom's Sloppy Joes.

My mom fed us a lot of processed food when we were kids, like chicken fingers, grilled cheese sandwiches and quesadillas. I make those treats for my family, too, but I use organic cheeses and whole wheat bread and tortillas.

I hate fussing about in the kitchen when I have people over to supper, so I make a rich beef stew cooked in wine with carrots, sundried tomato paste and chopped chorizo sausage.

We have got too many kids around the house to have a romantic meal at home. But Danielle is a fantastic cook. She does a brilliant lasagne, great roasts and a great chilli dish. She knows the way to my heart.

My maternal grandmother made fantastic ox tongue with velvety roasted potatoes. She cooked sweet red cabbage and lovely cauliflower with butter and bread crumbs.

Food was a big part of our family gatherings, but it was usually pasta. We didn't eat that well. Everything was home-made but not much veg or fruit.

For a two-job working family, a pressure cooker gets a meal on the table in seven to 15 minutes, start to finish.

I'm very average. I'm into fresh, yummy family food. I'm into leftovers.

Mum's cooking is still the best thing. It's very healthy.

For the Anglo-Saxons, meat was the main meal of the day, which revolved around 'before-meat' and 'after-meat.' But it has ended up as the metaphor for the most basic: 'meat and potatoes' is as far from sassy - from 'sauce' - as you can get.

One meal option is a piece of poached chicken the size of your fist with a green salad sprinkled with lemon juice, carrots, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and celery. Another is a cup and a half of quinoa with minced veggies, all cooked at once so the quinoa absorbs the nutrients.

My mom's chicken, with rice and gravy was my favorite dish as a kid, and it still is now. That's my favorite meal from her or from anybody. It's a family favorite.

I don't do much cooking, but one of my favorite dishes to eat is my wife's macaroni and cheese.

The best - and most popular - recipe I've ever written has three ingredients: buttermilk, chicken, and salt.

Good food is good food. It doesn't have to come with pretense.

For me, it's simple: easy recipes equal more family time.

I think any man can be won over by being fed my Chicken with Roasted Garlic, Pancetta, and Rosemary.

If I really don't feel like cooking, I have a bowl of lentil pasta with Rao's jarred sauce.

My mother did a fried vegetable dish called 'stuff.' It's fried potatoes and carrots. Then you add bell peppers, mushrooms and other softer vegetables. At the end you add onion. Then, you steam the dish with hot pepper cheese on the top and it melts down through the dish. It's delicious. It's wonderful.

Meatloaf was a pretty big part of our family, and the meatloaf sandwiches were even more.

You should just feel comfortable with food and your own culinary culture, whatever your mother and grandmother know.

Anytime I prepare a meal for my family, I am putting all of my time, effort, energy, and love into it.

I had never cooked. I had never wanted any other food that wasn't from my mum. Her food is special.