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

If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's really like making a large chicken.

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.

I use other cookbooks for inspiration. I must say I tend to cook from my own cookbooks for parties.

The most overrated tool: a pasta maker. Why make it when you can buy it? It's a lot of work!

Anyone who tries to make brownies without butter should be arrested.

Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the ultimate comfort meal.