I think every woman should have a blowtorch.

I hate organized religion. I think you have to love thy neighbor as thyself. I think you have to pick your own God and be true to him. I always say 'him' rather than 'her.' Maybe it's because of my generation, but I don't like the idea of a female God. I see God as a benevolent male.

Always remember: If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who's going to know?

You have to eat to cook. You can't be a good cook and be a noneater. I think eating is the secret to good cooking.

Once you have mastered a technique, you barely have to look at a recipe again

I'm very much for making everything safe. The more natural the means we use to raise our vegetables and get rid of bugs, the better.

I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.