Change doesn’t happen overnight. It starts with the desire, then one small step in the right direction.

Talking about money is garish. It's tacky.

I don't want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies.

The first thing I did was give up sweet tea because I drank so much. I'd start drinking at lunchtime and wouldn't set it down until I went to bed. When you calculate how much empty calories and how much sugar I was consuming, it was staggering. So I haven't had a glass of sweet tea in three years.

I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life.

You can have diabetes and have a piece of cake. You cannot have diabetes and eat a whole cake.

You know, not everybody can afford to pay $58 for prime rib or $650 for a bottle of wine. My friends and I cook for regular families who worry about feeding their kids and paying the bills.