Sally Schneider : (3) " You know, this is really a way of cooking. It’s not my way. I’m deeply influenced by the Mediterranean way of being. I’ve spent a lot of time there. And I’ve sort of translated it; I’ve tried to make it available to people in this country to whom it might not be familiar. " - Sally Schneider " Often for hors d’oeuvres, I serve room temperature vegetables, something like that, so that the main course might be quite rich but the first course has balanced it out. " - Sally Schneider " To write a book about improvisation is partly a contradiction in terms. Improvisation is spontaneous. It’s in the moment. " - Sally Schneider