#table

As a member of the Protestant British squirearchy ruling Ireland, he was touchy about his Irish origins. When in later life an enthusiastic Gael commended him as a famous Irishman, he replied "A man can be born in a stable, and yet not be an animal. ↗

— Arthur Wellesley Wellington

#famous #irish #stable #life

It gave him the same odd sense of dislocation, though; that sense of losing some valuable part of himself that could not survive the passage back to daily life. Each time, the passage became more difficult. ↗

— Diana Gabaldon

#life

The music is the main thing and it's just as easy to write acceptable words. ↗

— Bill Haley

#easy #just #main #main thing #music

Weep not that the world changes - did it keep a stable, changeless state, it were cause indeed to weep. ↗

— William C. Bryant

#cause #changeless #changes #did #indeed

Soups are a great way to introduce a lot of vegetables to kids. Stir-fries, too, because they contain so many different shapes and colors. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#colors #contain #different #different shapes #great

My inspiration was my mom. She's a great cook, and she still cooks, and we still banter back and forth about cooking. Growing up in a mostly Portuguese community, food was important and the family table was extremely important. At a very young age I understood that. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#age #back #community #cook #cooking

When I cook with my son, I might chop vegetables and have fun with different shapes. Cooking is a way to teach kids about other things, like reading or math with all of the weights and measures. There are so many things that are part of cooking that are also very educational. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#also #chop #cook #cooking #different

You go to a restaurant in the States and kids have these game boards at the table. You don't see that in Italy or Spain. It's not because they can't afford to buy them, it's because that's not what eating together as a family is about. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#afford #because #boards #buy #eating

A lot of parents ask me how to get kids to eat more vegetables. The first thing I say is that it starts from the top. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#eat #first #first thing #get #how

I love fresh citrus and always keep lemons, limes, and oranges on hand; they come in handy for spritzing up quickly grilled meats, seafoods, and vegetables, especially when followed up by a quick drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#citrus #come #especially #extra #extra virgin olive oil