Every once in a while, a cookbook comes along that simply knocks me out.

I love Alton Brown's show 'Good Eats,' about the chemistry of food. It's really thoughtful.

I absolutely adore Thanksgiving. It's the only holiday I insist on making myself.

Every once in a while, a cookbook comes along that simply knocks me out.

Food is not about impressing people. It's about making them feel comfortable.

I think the best shortcut is to choose really simple recipes. Because I think you can make simple recipes that are as delicious as complicated ones.

I think that I had a very clear vision when I started writing cookbooks what I wanted it to be, and that you would open the book, that you would look at the photograph and go, that looks delicious. And then you would look at the recipe and say, I can actually make that and I can make it with ingredients I can find in the grocery store.