Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Katie Lee

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American novelist Katie Lee.

Last updated on September 17, 2024.

Katherine Lee is an American cookbook author, television food critic, and novelist born in West Virginia. She has worked in several restaurants and published two cookbooks. She served as a contributor to several magazines and TV shows, including Iron Chef America, an American cooking show competition, where she was a judge in 2007. She is a co-host of Food Network's talk show The Kitchen, and the host of Cooking Channel's Beach Bites with Katie Lee.

American - Novelist | Born: September 14, 1981

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I like a very clean kitchen, and when I'm cooking, I try to clean as I go.

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I'll take any excuse to have a get-together. For me, it's all about the everyday occasions, whether it's popping champagne to toast good weather, inviting the girls for brunch to rehash a night out, or just making snacks and watching a movie.

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I love comfort food - it's the basis of everything.

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I'm asleep at midnight. I go to bed really early, so I don't have a midnight snack.

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Frozen bananas pureed in the food processor make a great fake ice cream.

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When I look back on my childhood, my fondest memories are those surrounding the dinner table.

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I would have loved to have been an aesthetician. I love, like, anything to do with - I know this sounds kind of gross - but any kind of zit popping is so fascinating to me.

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I love a waffle fry.

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If you look at the cookbooks that sell the most, it's almost always people who have their own TV shows.

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My grandpa and I loved Emeril. It was all he wanted to watch when he was in the hospital dying. When I met Emeril later, it was so emotional.

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My grandmother Dora taught me how to cook. She's from a small town in West Virginia called Milton. I would pull a stool up to her kitchen counter after school. My love of food started there.

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Cauliflower is a great swap in so many comfort food dishes.

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If I really don't feel like cooking, I have a bowl of lentil pasta with Rao's jarred sauce.

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Holiday shopping is a challenge. Stores are crowded; people are stressed and rude... not exactly the spirit of the season.

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I love to have my girlfriends over for a movie night of chick flicks. I usually make some simple snacks, and the favorite is always my Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip.

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There's something so intimate about a picnic with your guy.

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My Breville juicer is one of my can't-live-without appliances in the kitchen.

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A lot of people are kind of snobby about garlic powder and onion powder. I happen to love them.

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I used to think of Mexican food as a once-in-a-while type of thing because it can be so heavy, but I learned how to lighten it up easily and keep it just as flavorful. That's awesome, since it's the perfect festive dinner for hanging out with friends on a relaxed night.

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Labor Day means grilling outside!

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The kitchen is definitely the room that gets used the most in my house.

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My secret for feeding a bunch of guests without seeming stingy is pork tenderloin. It's an inexpensive cut that looks impressive and is full of flavor. Plus, guys love it.

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I pretty much grew up with my grandma. She would pull a stool over to the kitchen, and I would climb up at the kitchen counter, and I'd help her make biscuits.

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I love to have a dinner party. I love to have people over. I like the feeling it creates in my home - having guests laughing and telling their stories - and I put a lot of thought into it. I plan my menu kind of depending on whatever mood I'm in.

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My zero-stress way to host a gathering: Make the guests do the cooking.

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Betrayal is one of my biggest fears. Betrayal happens on many different levels all the time, and there is no worse feeling than realizing someone you thought you could trust has gone against you.

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I really like keeping my kitchen counters as clear as possible. I tend to function better when there's less clutter.

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When cooking for a man, treat all of his senses.

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I love spicy food, so I'm not sure why I have this aversion to wasabi, but I really detest it.

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By the end of the winter, I'm always battling too-tight pants. My solution: Eat lean protein, good grains, and veggies.

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I use coconut oil in my cooking and as a beauty product. It's great for sauteing and baking and makes the best moisturizer and hair treatment. I'm coconut-oil obsessed!

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The grill is the summer equivalent of a fireplace; everyone gravitates to it.

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I make green juice daily.

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I do shop on eBay. I love to buy china on eBay. I've bought quite a few sets of plates. I like to buy gifts as well. If I know somebody has a favorite writer, I look for a first edition. It's also a great place to buy vintage jewelry.

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Every great sandwich starts with a great bun, and my absolute favorites are Sara Lee Artesano Bakery Buns and Rolls - they're quick, simple and work perfectly with all my favorite recipes!

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Working on my first novel, 'Groundswell' - about a woman recovering from a bad breakup who falls in love with surfing - I spent a month south of the border. And when I wasn't writing or surfing, I was eating. A lot.

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I think kitchen real estate is very valuable, so something has to perform multiple functions for me to give it space in my drawers.

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I always think of my grandfather as the original foodie. He was the slowest eater. He savored everything. Even when everyone was gone from the table, he was still eating.

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I think any man can be won over by being fed my Chicken with Roasted Garlic, Pancetta, and Rosemary.

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I love the 'Barefoot Contessa' cookbooks - they're so nicely done, and her recipes are beautiful and simple.

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I love cooking except for an annoying step - cleaning up.

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Devising the menu for an intimate meal can be a thorny task. You want to make something your guy will go crazy for, but that usually means big and heavy. And feeling overly full kind of kills the mood.

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I like a good burger as much as the next girl, but sometimes, I say hold the beef. In fact, every week, I do Meatless Monday to feel a little healthier.

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I once had a 'best friend' share private stories that I had told her in confidence to another mutual friend. I think the worst part, aside from the actual betrayal of trust, is that this experience affected my future relationships, as I was hesitant to be as open with my other friends.

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I think it's fun to serve comfort food because it's an instant ice-breaker. If somebody's expecting fancy food, and you whip out some fried chicken, they feel like, you know, they can put their elbows on the table, and the etiquette police aren't going to come out.

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My dining and entertainment philosophy - I can boil it down to 'the three C's - I like my food like my fashion: casual, classic, and with a touch of couture.

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My number one elixir for anxiety? Comfort food.

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For my Mai Tai recipe, I juice fresh orange, pineapple, and lime. It's like vacation in a glass!

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Some guys find eating face-to-face weirdly intense. But sitting on the same side of the table allows both intermittent physical contact and eye contact.

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For me, the thought of spaghetti and meatballs conjures up the image of that scene where 'Lady and the Tramp' gaze into each other's eyes as they slurp a strand of pasta into a fateful kiss.

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I grew up eating chicken and dumplings in my grandma's kitchen.

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I just love to look at cookbooks, it's almost like they're comic books for me. I can't look at them before bed; it gets me too excited.

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Bobby Flay has become a great mentor to me. He's one of my very best friends and kind of like a big brother, and I always feel like I can go to him for any kind of advice.

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I love giving little ones fun tasks that make them feel like they're part of the team but keep them safe. My go-tos are topping pizzas, decorating cookies, stirring ingredients, and, of course, taste-testing!

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Spritzers are festive yet economical. By adding seltzer and juice, you stretch the number of people a bottle of wine serves.

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If summer had one defining scent, it'd definitely be the smell of barbecue.

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I grew up cooking. I was always in my grandma's cooking, and I never thought of it as a career.

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I'd rather spend my Sunday doing just about anything other than watching a football game - unless it's the Super Bowl.

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My favorite southern dish has to be fried chicken. I love to cook it. I love to have it in the summer.

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When you're going to meet your man's mom and dad, it's always nice to bring them something homemade and from the heart.