Believe me, a grain is a terrible thing to waste.

I spent a college semester in a small town in Italy - and that is where I truly tasted food for the first time.

A balanced diet may be the best medicine. I was eating too much good eats. But people consider that part of your job, you know? Eat. And I do!

Seriously. I'm not very bright, and it takes a lot for me to get a concept - to really get a concept. To get it enough that it becomes part of me. But when it happens I get real excited about it

Butter typically melts around, you know, 90 Fahrenheit, as opposed to about 20 degrees higher for lard. So what that means is that when you're working with it, the lard is going to stay more solid, which is great for flakiness.

Do not allow watching food to replace making food.

I never rated my cuddle factor, but I expect it's pretty low.