Y'all Eat Yet? Quotes

“Friendships are only as strong as how well they weather the big stuff. Good news-engagements, weddings, babies, promotions-and the stuff nobody wants to deal with-death, major illness, divorce, losing a job-define people, but those things also reveal who your friends truly are. The people who go through the lows with you, who understand and help you through those times, are the ones who genuinely understand why the highs are so special.”
― Miranda Lambert, Y'all Eat Yet?: Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin' Kitchen

“Let's face it: you can take the redneck out of the pictures, but you're not taking the white trash out of the girl. Rub any single one of us just a little the wrong way, you'll see. Why not give in to your untamed white-trash super hussy? Vamp it up, ramp it up and camp it up, I say!”
― Miranda Lambert, Y'all Eat Yet?: Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin' Kitchen

“I want this book to be permission to live and have fun, to enjoy everything in your life. Take all the expectation out of the air before you even get started; just drop the pressure to be perfect. Even if the preacher is coming over, let all that go. Sometimes I think the preacher'd have more fun, too, if people weren't so uptight and nervous, trying to show him how perfect they are.”
― Miranda Lambert, Y'all Eat Yet?: Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin' Kitchen

“When I signed my record deal with Sony Nashville, the first thing I bought was a four-wheeler for my brother and me. We grew up surrounded by woods, but we couldn't afford those sorts of things when we were kids. So we raced around on our four-wheelers, having all the fun we thought we'd missed out on.”
― Miranda Lambert, Y'all Eat Yet?: Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin' Kitchen

“I remember watching her with a can of Coke, pouring half of it into the beans "to stop the farts," then drinking the other half. I figured it must've been the fizziness, so when I started making my own baked or red beans, I decided to use half a can of beer and drink the rest. All these years later, it still seems to have worked out okay.”
― Miranda Lambert, Y'all Eat Yet?: Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin' Kitchen

“Use what you got, of course, but never be afraid to use the good stuff either. Get down the good china or the crystal just because. Just. Because.”
― Miranda Lambert, Y'all Eat Yet?: Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin' Kitchen

“Before city people thought it was cool to keep chickens, we had chickens. They were mostly for eggs, but occasionally a young rooster would become dinner. Eggs are a good source of protein, and the chickens were pretty funny to watch too. When I was a kid, I'd go out and feed them, gather up the eggs. We had all kinds of kinds: Ameraucanas; Dominicans and Leghorns with their red, red combs; those ridiculously beautiful jet-black Ortholopes; Rhode Island Reds. There was just always a big variety! They'd be running around the yard, leaving us their beautiful, dark fresh eggs. To this day, I've never tasted anything close to one of our hen's fresh eggs.
As you know by this point, deviled eggs for us are practically another food group. Having a special deviled egg dish to serve them on is a true mark of a Southern woman. For Easter, deviled eggs go to a whole new level. Mom goes all out. She makes little animals out of the eggs and decorates them, and, naturally, she especially likes making bunnies. When I was a kid, it wouldn't have been Easter without my mom's Bunny Eggs - so much so, I now find myself making them for friends, or friends with kids, or friends who really are just big kids.”
― Miranda Lambert, Y'all Eat Yet?: Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin' Kitchen