Jack Monroe Quotes

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.

If people are made to feel uncomfortable in the kitchen, they won't go in there. That's why I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing.

I am actually a very good cook (if I may say so myself). I just don't know that many recipes.

Hopefully people will be inspired to cook. It's my mission to persuade people not to be afraid of cooking.

I'm the joke of the family with cooking because I've never done it - primarily because I've been surrounded by people who are so good at it. Mum's brilliant. Boyfriends have always been good at it. I'm waiting for my inner chef to be released.

Almost any decent cook will make food by eye and taste. Virtually all of my family cooked that way.

I learnt basic cookery by watching my mum.

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.

I never learned to cook; I was a little spoiled as far as that's concerned.

It was improv that really helped me start coming up with recipes and just believe in my instincts. That's why the first recipe I made up was 'I Ain't Chicken Chicken' because I finally felt bold and fearless in the kitchen, which was an entirely new feeling for me.

I feel like there's a lot of tasks in cooking that I want to master, that I want to do better.

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 think cookery shows have become so sophisticated, and everyone's so marvellous at it, but there are people like me who aren't into the cooking malarkey, who still don't know how to boil an egg for three minutes.

I seriously love to cook... My grandmother was an amazing cook. As a kid I used to help her make handmade pasta, Cavatelli and Ravioli. It was one of my favorite things to do. I love the idea of making whatever is in the fridge into something.

I think for me, as far as cooking, some of it came naturally just from watching my dad. My dad was more of the cook than my mom was, so it's just handing it down from generation to generation. I just love to cook and have fun. And as performers, we love to cook, and we love to entertain people.

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

I do cook whenever the time permits. But my daughter Isha is a much better cook than I am.

I don't cook very often. Actually, I'd go further: I can't cook.

I do like to cook. But I only cook a few things, but those few things I do really well.

I do most of the cooking in my head.

I have so many friends who don't know how to cook.

Recipes tell you nothing. Learning techniques is the key.

It came to me that the one thing I could do was cook. And I figured I couldn't do any worse than the people running these places around town.

I love to cook, and I've just gotten more and more into it over the years, just because it's the best way to stay creative.

I really like getting the person who is terrified of cooking into the kitchen and showing them that cooking can be both indulgent and fun.