If you are going to flip something, you must have the courage of your convictions.

...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.

Sooner or later the public will forget you; the memory of you will fade. What's important are the individuals you've influenced along the way.

Because of media hype and woefully inadequate information, too many people nowadays are deathly afraid of their food, and what does fear of food do to the digestive system? ... I, for one, would much rather swoon over a few thin slices of prime beefsteak, or one small serving of chocolate mousse, or a sliver of foie gras than indulge to the full on such nonentities as fat-free gelatin puddings.

I was a romantic, messy thinker. I was raised with very conservative beliefs, but that was a long time ago.

Remember, 'No one's more important than people'! In other words, friendship is the most important thing--not career or housework, or one's fatigue--and it needs to be tended and nurtured.

My mother was independent. She had grown up in Dalton and Pittsfield, in western Massachusetts, and she was one of the first women drivers in that area.