I write everything down. I e-mail the second I think of something, or I write notes in my BlackBerry calendar. I set up reminder alerts on my phone. And I have a notebook by my bedside so I can write down any last-minute ideas.

When I was a kid, for my birthday every year, my mother made me pasta bechamel, which is rigatoni with a white cream sauce.

I don't eat a lot of anything. A little bit of everything, but not a lot of everything. Small meals all day long.

My mother and I, our favorite part of any baked pasta is the top, where the cheese gets crusty.

For a healthy alternative to buffalo wings, slide the bone of a human finger into a block of tofu and bake.

Cooking for me is a way to wind down. It's different from cooking on camera, where you have to do everything twice, for a wide shot and a close-up.

All men want to be treated like kings in a relationship, and I think if women don't indulge that sometimes, their men are likely to stray and look for someone who can give that to them.