Curtis Stone Quotes

Childhood smells of perfume and brownies.

Then my uncle would give off the smell of freshly baked bread which I love.

When I smell pho, I just automatically think of my mom. All these nostalgic feelings and memories come rushing through my head.

My mom used to bake so much when I was a child, and I have a big sweet tooth.

I grew up to the smell of doughnuts, scones, pies, and bread.

Smelling a crayon takes you right back to childhood. When I need to go back in time, I put it under my nose and take another hit.

I used to love Danish. My father used to make a Boston cream pie. You never see that anymore.

I baked the coffee cake recipe from 'The Joy of Cooking' over and over again when I was a kid.

Cooking certain dishes, like roast pork, reminds me of my mother.

One of my favorite memories from growing up in Brazil is being in the kitchen with my family and watching everyone bake and cook.

Everyone has a favourite cake, pastry, pudding or pie from when they were kids.

I was raised by a gaggle of women who all loved to bake. Dessert always existed after any savory meal. I was raised with cookies on the plate, brownies in a Tupperware container, and so on.

I believe with baking there is a certain nostalgic fix.

Baking can be done with a few simple ingredients, so it's about simplicity and nostalgia - people are reminded of their childhood.

Smell can conjure up memories for me stronger than any other sense. Especially childhood memories. Perhaps because you were that much shorter and therefore closer to the ground and its smells.

Food brings back memories. I had a mom that wasn't a good cook, so I would eat my grandma's food. It was amazing because it brings back a time almost in Technicolor. I see her house, I see her stove; I think about what it felt like when I was sick, and it felt like love.

Since I was about seven, I've loved cooking. I'd wake up at five in the morning and make cinnamon rolls and all these different things.

Whenever I have even a spare second, I'm in the kitchen whipping up a batch of cookies. I make a mean batch of chocolate chippers.

I have the best memories as a kid eating ice cream. It was a family tradition that I had with my father. It was nice.

Most of us have fond memories of food from our childhood. Whether it was our mom's homemade lasagna or a memorable chocolate birthday cake, food has a way of transporting us back to the past.

I have memories of my grandfather Kirkman making mashed potatoes that were so good because they tasted like a bowl of butter. I love my mom's brownies. My favorite thing about both of those recipes is that someone else made them for me.

I can't go without Vegemite, a salty spread from Australia. I put it on toast, and it brings me back to being a kid. I make sure to put it in my bag because I'm always on the road.

My parents would read those books to me as well but they used to make me starving when I was a kid because they were always eating ham sandwiches with the crusts off and drinking ginger beer.

If I see a roll of Bubble Tape, a bag of Haribo Gold-Bears or a pouch of green-apple Big League Chew, I'm eleven again.

I have many memories of waking up to eat breakfast that my mother carefully prepared for us and her saying, what do y'all want for lunch, and as we're eating lunch, what do y'all want for dinner? It's always about the next meal.