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My mother would never let me in the kitchen. I always wanted to cook, but I was never allowed to. Her view of the world was, 'Cooking is my job, and studying is your job.' I think, in retrospect, she didn't like the chaos. She was very orderly. It had to be her way. ↗

— Ina Garten

#always #chaos #cook #cooking #had

Never let 'em see you sweat. Guests feel guilty if they think you've worked too hard to make dinner for them - which of course you have! ↗

— Ina Garten

#dinner #feel #guests #guilty #hard

I absolutely adore Thanksgiving. It's the only holiday I insist on making myself. ↗

— Ina Garten

#adore #holiday #i #insist #making

I like to help create team spirit in the dressing room. I feel that I've got loads of love to give. ↗

— Paul Gascoigne

#dressing #dressing room #feel #give #got

I always have music. I love it to be very upbeat. When you're having drinks, I like something like Cesaria Evora. During dinner, I like the much more traditional - old Frank Sinatra and things like that. ↗

— Ina Garten

#dinner #drinks #during #frank #frank sinatra

I don't like sitting at a table that's too large, where everyone is too far apart. That's a party killer. ↗

— Ina Garten

#everyone #far #i #killer #large

I learned that the hardest party to pull off successfully is Saturday night dinner. This meal is expected to be elaborate: appetizers, first course, dinner, dessert, and coffee. People arrive at 7:30 or 8 p.m. and stay for hours - definitely past my bedtime - and they all go home exhausted. ↗

— Ina Garten

#bedtime #coffee #course #definitely #dessert

I love Alton Brown's show 'Good Eats,' about the chemistry of food. It's really thoughtful. ↗

— Ina Garten

#brown #chemistry #eats #food #good

I measure everything, because I always think that if I've spent so much time making sure this recipe was exactly the way I want it, why would I want to throw things into a pot? ↗

— Ina Garten

#because #everything #exactly #i #i always

When a government goes to war, particularly a democracy, it is the most solemn and awesome responsibility of our leaders - to decide to send our kids to go off and kill and die for us. ↗

— Joe Wilson

#awesome responsibility #decide #democracy #die #go