Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.

I like almonds as a snack - keeps your energy up but doesn't fill you up.

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

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

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

My mother would never let me in the kitchen. I always wanted to cook, but I was never allowed to. Her view of the world was, "Cooking is my job, and studying is your job." I think, in retrospect, she didn't like the chaos. She was very orderly. It had to be her way.

It's so important that you don't put the stuffing in the bird, where in order for the stuffing to get cooked you have to overcook the turkey. It's better to do it on the side.