Working with family is probably one of the hardest things in business, but it can also be one of the most rewarding. You have to be very, very careful that you don't overstep the boundaries that you wouldn't with anyone else. Sometimes, we think that the unconditional love they have for us makes overstepping boundaries alright. It's really not. You have to work harder to not damage the family dynamic. That lasts forever.

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

If you have a dream, FOLLOW IT.

I'll keep peace at all cost, even if I choke to death on my tongue.

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

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.