Warmth and Love Quotes

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.

My home is a place of warmth and love. No one should be denied a home.

We have 40 people over for Thanksgiving, 30 people for Easter lunch, 35 people on Christmas Eve. People tend to expect to spend their holidays with us, which is lovely and an expectation I carry with pride.

When I was a kid and my mom made tomato soup, she would cut buttered toast into squares and float them on top of each bowl.

My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience.

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

Most of my food memories are of my Nan cooking Sunday dinners - roasts of meat with lots of vegetables. I suppose I cook what's comforting and dishes that make me feel good.

I had a friend whose family had dinner together. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. They even had a spare bike for a friend. It just seemed so amazing to me.

I always love the holiday episodes, because you really get to see everybody at their best.

It seems to me nowadays that the most important task for someone who is aging is to spread love and warmth whenever possible.