Marcus Samuelsson Quotes

At the beginning of every week, I like to sit down and figure out what I'm going to make. I probably try at least two new recipes a week. But I have my standbys - jambalaya, meatloaf and mashed potatoes.

Most of cooking is the labor of chopping. Give yourself a break. Pretend you're on a cooking show and have all your ingredients lined up for you.

If you're preparing a dinner for friends or a holiday dinner, make sure to only prepare recipes you are comfortable with and have cooked before. Cooking for others is not the time to try out a recipe for the first time. You end up spending all your time in the kitchen instead of enjoying your company.

Be a fearless cook! Try out new ideas and new recipes, but always buy the freshest and finest ingredients, whatever they may be. Furnish your kitchen with the most solid and workmanlike equipment you can find. Keep your knives ever sharp and - toujours bon appetit!

Do not taste food while you're cooking. You may lose your nerve to serve it.

When I entertain, I want to have fun. But I'm also a control person. I don't go in for those everyone-in-the-kitchen cooking scenes. So if I want to be with my guests, I have to do everything - or nearly everything - in advance.

I mean, I can cook, but I'd get very nervous having my food being judged by dinner guests.

For the most part this is a place to find down-to-earth advice on everyday cooking, eating, food shopping, cooking equipment, and nice things to put on your table.

Always look for the best ingredients, treat the food you cook with respect, always read the entire recipe first, be organized, and have fun.

Never let 'em see you sweat. Guests feel guilty if they think you've worked too hard to make dinner for them - which of course you have!

It's not a party unless I'm cooking. Some people find entertaining stressful, but it is therapeutic for me; I find it relaxing.

Because I actually like cooking for people, people like what I cook for them.

My family is usually the first guinea pigs to try out my new recipes.

Like most housewives, I don't cook unless I have company.

For me, thats one of the important things about cooking. What was good enough yesterday may not be good enough today.

Always make stock in a large quantity and freeze it in plastic bags. That way, when you want to make a nice soup or boil veggies, you can simply pull the bag out of the freezer.

He makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him.

If a lump of soot falls into the soup and you cannot conveniently get it out, stir it well in and it will give the soup a French taste.

Be simple. Be honest. Don't overcook and don't undercook, but it's better to undercook than overcook.

I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and say to myself "well, that's not going to happen

if you make waffles, throw out the first one.

Cook more often. Don't study; just cook.

I live alone so I always just eat out. When I'm in another relationship, then maybe we'll start cooking together.

Well, cooking starts with shopping. If the ingredients are not good, you don't do it. Just change your mind and do something else.

Pyp had stabbed a turnip with his knife. "The night is dark and full of turnips," he announced in a solemn voice. "Let us all pray for venison, my children, with some onions and a bit of tasty gravy.