In my house, the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Game have always been a grand tradition for ringing in the New Year. To serve as Grand Marshal is a dream come true and I look forward to sharing the celebration with all of the fans and viewers worldwide.

You can't make stuffing with sweet cornbread.

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.

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

Everyday you wake up on the right side of the dirt is a good one.

I found that when I went from Albany to Savannah, that I needed to put that white rice away, and I needed to turn that into Savannah red rice because they were big into that sausage, tomato-y, bell pepper-y rice mixture.

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.