"The explanation is that I consider cooking to be an act of love. I do
enjoy the craft of cooking, of course, otherwise I would not have done
so much of it, but that is a very small part of the pleasure it brings
me. What I love is to cook for someone. To put a freshly made meal on
the table, even if it is something very plain and simple as long as it
tastes good and is not a ready-to-eat something bought at the store, is
a sincere expression of affection, it is an act of binding intimacy
directed at whoever has a welcome place in your heart. And while other
passions in your life may at some point begin to bank their fires, the
shared happiness of good homemade food can last as long as we do."
~Marcella Hazan
