The food world is more crowded these days, but I think that there are more opportunities.

I use color as my chief guide. But I always squeeze an avocado - you want the fruit to feel close to the skin. If you can feel a separation, the avocado is past its prime. The avocado should have a little give, but not much.

I don't know if there's a method that I'd like to see younger people bring back, I just want to see everyone of every age in the kitchen.

You can use melted butter instead of oil, but your cake may be a little denser.

Cooking and baking are pleasures and I want everyone to be able to experience and share them.

When I'm developing a recipe with brown butter - I know how much butter I want in the end and I so I start with more butter than I'll need.

There are so many reasons to cook and bake. Yes, good food is certainly one of them, but so is the sense of satisfaction you get when you make something with your own hands, when you know that you can take care of yourself and feed yourself well and when you know that you can take care of and feed others.