All that [replacing of fat] does is lead to dissatisfaction and I think that dissatisfaction results in overeating.

My feeling has always been that 'Good Eats' would have never happened had it been left to a committee.

So on one hand, honey is an amazingly sophisticated and efficient food source. On the other hand, it's bee backwash.

My advice: write down everything you eat. It's amazing what that "self honesty" can do for you. (Do you really want to have to confess that doughnut? I thought not.)

You need to either create a slurry in a cold liquid, which also works with cornstarch, or you've got to do your gravy in a very wide pan and kind of scatter the flour over the top and then very quickly whisk it in.

If you're good with a knife, you don't need your eyes.

I feel a strong wakeup call and need to build social connections.