The rules or 'laws' of poetry are only tentative devices, an approximate scheme. There is no Sinaitic recipe for poetry, for the individual poem is the norm.

I made my first Yule Log as a culinary student in Paris, complete with the traditional chestnut filling, silky chocolate buttercream, and almost-too-adorable mushrooms. Since then, I've tweaked and updated both the recipe and the process - and I've definitely learned tips and tricks to make it easier.

I'm really a scientist. I follow recipes exactly - until I decide not to. And then I'll follow something else exactly. I may decide I could turn this peach tart into a plum tart, but if I'm following a recipe, I follow it exactly.

I'm publicist, patron of nine charities, creative director, food consultant, recipe developer - and mum.

When you taste something delicious, ask for the recipe! Or offer to trade a recipe!

Recipes are overrated.

A recipe is not an exact formula, but it does need a certain structure. When the bones are right, you can dress it in many ways.

I hate recipes.

Writing with a film in mind - writing like a screenplay - is a sureshot recipe for disaster.

I hit the trifecta on 'Law & Order': I did the original recipe, extra crispy and the Colonel's special.

I have developed recipes that are diabetes-friendly for my restaurant menus.

We own a proprietary recipe for Casamigos Tequila that can't be duplicated.

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it took to produce.

The main thing I look for in a recipe is taste, which is different from caterers and restaurants, who first ask 'How does it look?'

I don't have the recipe for happiness, but I think the engine is simply having the desire.

The recipe to our success is that you have a bunch of different guys who listen to a lot of different music.

Because I cook a lot, I wanted to write a recipe book, really incorporating the message that you don't have to starve yourself to be reasonably skinny.

Cooking is not effortless. To get a recipe that feels effortless is really hard.

I can't stand recipes that don't have background.

You wouldn't try and make a cake without a recipe book. Careers are just the same.