What I've learned is that at the end of the day, we are all human. We all have that in common..

Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit..

Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home..

Be real. Make connections with people. Look them in the eye. Tell them how you feel. Don't be afraid to say what you mean. When you let go of the stu….

My mom said the two most important kitchen utensils are attached to your arms... you cannot mix up meatballs with a wooden spoon, get in there, get y….

You do it with your own two hands, so there's a sense of pride. You really do forget all our problems, because you're focusing on the food..

I'm not a chef. I haven't created any new technique in the kitchen. I'm not a rocket scientist. I think I'm good at writing accessible, fun, and affo….

Never be a food snob. Learn from everyone you meet - the fish guy at your market, the lady at the local diner, farmers, cheese makers. Ask questions,….

Yum-O! I say this if something is so good that 'yum' just isn't enough of an exclamation. The accent is on the 'O' as in, 'Oh! That is so good!'.

I did 30 Minute Meals for five years on local television, and I earned nothing the first two years. Then I earned $50 a segment. I spent more than th….

I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days..

Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost!.

My dream job is to be a rock drummer and the alternate drummer for the Foo Fighters..

I have learned how to breathe, to use my cords differently. I had been tilting my head in a way when I talked that wasn't good for my throat. I've be….

My husband cooks fancier food for himself than I've ever cooked on-air. I call him from the road, and he's making champagne-vanilla salmon or black-c….

Television itself is an intimate medium. It's in your house. You're visiting with these people... Not everybody's going to like it, just like not eve….

I used to say I would never run unless I was being chased by someone with a gun. Now I'm a little obsessed with it!.

My mom worked in restaurants for 60 years, and what I learned from her is a lot. But if I had to boil it down, take your work very seriously, but don….

I don't categorize food as bad or a guilty pleasure..

Make big pots of soups, stews and chilis - they stretch a buck, and you can live off them for days!.

Everybody's twelve years old in an apple orchard..