My husband is a vegetarian. So it has really pushed me as a chef. Just thinking about the food that I really relied on as my hunny-hunting foods, that looks different with a vegetarian. Damaris Phillips Read Quote
I love that Christmas lasts for so long. And I love that everybody still believes that magic is going to happen. It’s a chance to be reminded that being with people is the most important thing. Damaris Phillips Read Quote
When anybody is just starting the process of cooking, I always say it takes practice, and nobody got to be a great cook on their first try. Damaris Phillips Read Quote
My favorite way to cook is to look in my cabinets and see what I have. That’s the most fun. ‘I don’t have tomatoes, but I have this chili-garlic sauce from the Asian grocery store. Let’s throw that in there and see how it affects my beef barley soup!’ Damaris Phillips Read Quote
My journey was never hard; it just happened. From the second I held a knife, from the second I was in culinary school, it’s all felt too good to be true. ‘This cannot be my job, my life. Somebody has to be kidding with me!’ Damaris Phillips Read Quote
There are tons of vitamins and minerals you’ll get in plant-based foods that are not soluble if you don’t eat fat. Damaris Phillips Read Quote
The real thing people miss in vegetarian cooking is fat. Fat is flavor. It is delicious. Damaris Phillips Read Quote
If you want to eat more vegetarian food, you don’t have to become a vegetarian. It doesn’t have to be an identity overhaul. Damaris Phillips Read Quote
I try not to focus on taking things away; I try to add in nutrient-rich foods into the things I eat. I don’t say, ‘I’m going to take out the fat.’ I say, ‘What can I add in to make my muscles work more? What can I add into this that will give me the vitamins I need?’ It feels luxurious! Damaris Phillips Read Quote
