To a billion people around the world surviving on just a dollar a day, the question of what to eat tonight is more about life and death than about recipes. The struggle of poor people around the globe weighs heavily on me, especially now that I am a mother, which is why I work with Oxfam.

In order to keep your husband, you have to make time for him. Rather than going out to dinner, I like to spend time for just the two of us.

Everything in moderation.

Don't expect too much from yourself. What I like to do when I have a day off is make various cookie doughs and freeze them. Then I always have that on hand if I need it.

Every time I think I have something under control, it changes and I don't have it under control. I think it takes several years to get there. Jade is 19 months old, so right now I'm on alert all the time. And as a mom I think you're constantly worrying about things.

I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I'm doing what I do best.

I wasn't looking to get into TV. My family was in the movie business, so I was never interested in that world.