Every once in a while, a cookbook comes along that simply knocks me out.
Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.
The most overrated tool: a pasta maker. Why make it when you can buy it? It's a lot of work!
They say that gardens look better when they are created by loving gardeners rather than by landscapers, because the garden is more tended to and cared for. The same thing goes for cooking. I only cook for people I love.
When I thought my professional career was over, it hadn't even started yet.
The dirty little secret is that I grew up in a household where there were no carbohydrates allowed, ever. No cookies, no bread, no potatoes, no rice. My mother was very extreme in terms of what she served. Since I left home more than 40 years ago, I've been making it right for myself.