It's all about new techniques -- simplifying old techniques, and consolidating steps. Making things go faster, but not worse.

Basement smells bad. Look for cat poops, change litter.

Every Thanksgiving table should be blessed with the presence of a long-married pair who bring out the best in each other, are completely enamored despite their differences, and leave every other guest thinking, I’ll have what they’re having. Our holiday pies honor such so there’s a pleasant mix of textures and flavors in every bite. No matter how you slice partnerships, each spotlighting the perfect marriage of crust and filling these six irresistible desserts, there is a whole lot to love.

I catnap now and then, but I think while I nap, so it's not a waste of time.

As with all my new pets, I gently bit each kitten on the face. This is how I let my animals know that I am now their mother.

I have a lot of energy. I have a great desire to absorb information. I’m not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at — just walking around Williamsburg, for example — is a great opportunity for ideas. I’ve been here before, I’ve seen things before, but now my eye gets keener and keener. So I can pick up little things: just the pattern of a brick walk, or the way they’ve attached a light to a house.

I was a very good cook, and I knew I could build a business.