Jamie Oliver Quotes

Let the fresh fruits and vegetables be your guide, and make something that will keep for the whole week.

I cook rarely, but I've kind of got two or three dishes that I stick to. I do a great sweet potato and lentil curry.

I need quick, easy, and healthy meals that can power me through the day. I also try to eat locally grown and organic food as much as possible - it's the best for me and the environment.

I cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods.

I don't cook fancy every day. I don't think anybody can, nor would it be very good for you.

If people are prepared to eat locally and seasonally, then they probably do pretty well in terms of environmental impact.

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

I love food, all food, everything about food. I enjoy going to the market and having what's in front of me - what's fresh, seasonal - tell me what I'm cooking.

I've always done food that can work in a set time frame. The message I'm trying to get across is, it doesn't have to take three days to do this. With planning, you can do a lot and really have quality food every day.

Becoming food savvy is one thing, but it's amazing how fast savvy turns to snooty, and snooty leaves you preparing three-hour meals that break your budget and that the kids won't even eat.

I love the idea of farm to table and farmer's markets. I enjoy a meal more if I know I'm eating something that's good quality and good for me.

I love how Jamie Oliver makes seasonal, local foods in a rustic way, without a lot of fuss.

I love simple foods as well as grand. Dinners that take a half-hour from skillet to plate are as important as a five-course dinner. A meal that can materialize in an hour and be presented with care, love and pride is something every busy person longs to be able to do.

I make a big pot of pasta with vegetables, and I stretch it out for the week.

I love to cook for my husband and daughter. I enjoy going to the market for fresh vegetables.

In Cleveland, I'm so fortunate that we're surrounded by farms with an endless variety of beautiful vegetables. For me, I always eat very tightly with the season, even if the season is only six weeks.

If I've gone to the market on Saturday, and I go another time on Tuesday, then I'm really prepared. I can cook a little piece of fish; I can wilt some greens with garlic; I can slice tomatoes and put a little olive oil on. It's effortless.

I'm not a big chicken or meat eater, but sometimes I'll eat it if it's locally raised. The family dinner will be stir-fry, or we'll roll our own sushi with brown rice, spinach, salmon, sesame oil, sesame seeds, and seaweed. The kids love it!

When I'm working, I need to be pretty disciplined, but I do like to enjoy my food. I like to keep it fresh and wholesome. Preparing your own food can be a great way to unwind.

When I had my first child, I started to try and make fresh food for him daily, and I became frustrated with the amount of work - and time - involved in making baby food at home.

I shop at the market, and that informs what I make.

I'll go grocery shopping at the farmer's market on a Sunday and already know what I'm going to cook for the next two, three or four days.

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

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.