The fact is that modern life has deprived us of life's one great luxury: time.

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• Laurie Colwin:

  We know that without food we would die. Without fellowship, life is not worth living.

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  The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivi

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  My idea of a good time abroad is to visit someone's house and hang out, poking into their cupboards

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  Cooking is like love. You don't have to be particularly beautiful or very glamorous, or even very e

• Laurie Colwin:

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  The best way to feel at ease in the kitchen is to learn at someone's knee.

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• Laurie Colwin:

  I love to eat out, but even more, I love to eat in.