You know, nobody can ever cook as good as your mama.

Southerners have never been afraid of seasoning. It's kind of the other way around; our seasoning is afraid of us.

I believe that everyone should be treated equal, that's the way I was raised and that's the way I live my life.

I'm making little changes in my life to take care of myself, like putting in a mile or two on my treadmill every day.

I loved my own Grandparents with all my heart. I learned important lessons from them about how to treat people, how to cook and how to work.....they showered us kids with love and left the parenting to Momma and Daddy. That's the beauty of being a grandparent - the hard work belongs to someone else. I guess I never really understood the depth of their love for me until I became a grandmother myself... it is unlike any other relationship.

On my show I share all these yummy, fattening recipes, but I tell people, in moderation, in moderation. You can have that little piece of pie.

When it's said and done, the one thing I want to leave on this earth is hope. I have felt hopelessness, and it's a terrible feeling. Hopelessness will destroy you. I want to bring hope to other people.