I was a very curious person because of my parents. They encouraged me to be as curious about as many things as I wanted.

Who are these bloggers? They're not trained editors at Vogue magazine. There are bloggers writing recipes that aren't tested that aren't necessarily very good, or are copies of what really good editors have created and done. Bloggers create a kind of a popularity but they are not the experts. We have to understand that.

I was the second of six kids. I wouldn't say we were poor; we had no money. That's different.

Giving information that will help everybody live better. That's a teacher's dream - to accumulate information and disperse it in a form that allows people to choose the way they're going to use it. That's what I think I do best.

I don't have time to have friends come and stay, except on weekends in Maine. I invite a lot of people to come to Maine.

You have to focus on what's important to you and go for it. But don't stab people in the back. It poisons your whole life if you're like that.

Getting over those unexpected hurdles may not be exactly enjoyable, but ultimately I believe that such challenges and the solutions we find give us more confidence.They teach us with common sense and determination we can turn what looks like a disaster into a triumph.