"The difference between a bland tomato and a great one is immense, much like the difference between a standard, slice of white bread and a crusty, aromatic sourdough." Yotam Ottolenghi

"The best thing I can make is a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich." Marie Diaz-Balart

"My life just got taken over by my cooking.  If you don't have any discipline, which I don't, you can make 10 gallons of chocolate mousse, take a spoonful and…

"you ask me what life is. That's like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there's nothing more to know." Anton Chekhov

"Caramels are only a fad. Chocolate is a permanent thing." Milton S. Hershey

"Anyone who thinks they're too grown up or too sophisticated to eat caramel corn, is not invited to my house for dinner." Ruth Reichi

"She delighted in serving her guests a soothing cup of coffee, a slice of cake and when the occasion called for it, a prayer of encouragement." Max Lucado

"The strong aroma of meat, fried onion, cumin and baked dough soaked into my skin so deeply that I have never lost it. I will die smelling like an empanada."…

The Monday night book club, 'What Kind of Book Club Is This?!?!' meets the second Monday of the month at 6 pm for an hour.  The Morning Book Club meets…

"People have got to learn: if they don't have cookies in the cookie jar, they can't eat cookies." Suze Orman