I have a mantra in my head that there will always be another meal. I can put my fork down, knowing there will be good things in my future!

Patience is the secret to good food.

The less you do to beautiful food, the better it's going to taste. You don't need to mess with it all the time.

I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's recipe for chicken and barley stew all the time.

There is no better way to bring people together than with desserts.

You don't get second chances in the real world.

You know, I lose patience really easily; I'd rather shop in the grocery store than in the department store. I can pick an apple like nobody's business.