I have been very, very lucky because I have my health, a wonderful husband, family, and friends, and I get to do what I love.

I didn't grow up eating meat - I was a vegetarian until I was 18.

Tell your kids they are perfect the way they are, but they shouldn't stay where they are forever because growing, testing the limits, and evolving make life better and more fulfilling.

Having been to culinary school, the single greatest asset I learned there was how to cut and chop properly. It's an investment of money that will save you hours of time down the road, and hopefully some cut fingers.

Your life shouldn't be anything short of spectacular.

Growing up in my family, it wasn't important that we always be the best; it was important that we were going to try to be our best and give it our all.

While fad diets might seem like the quick-fix solution to lose weight, they won't help you get healthy in the long run.