You never know who you will meet along life's journey. You have to be open to risks, but calculated risks, open to winning.

Down South, even our vegetables have some pig hidden somewhere in it. A vegetable isn't a vegetable without a little ham hock.

I am so blessed. I've been way over-blessed. At 64 years old, I look forward to going to bed every night so I can wake up in the morning and see what blessing is going to come my way that day. Because you never, ever know what God's got in store for you.

I love Hershey's chocolate. I feel the same about chocolate as I do about wine. Connoisseurs like dark chocolate and they like nasty wine that doesn't taste good to me. I don't get it!

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.

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

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