It’s just what they are — they’re jokes…most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks…I can’t determine what offends another person.

Cooking has always brought me a happiness that I didn't think was available. I just fire up the stove, and things start to fade away.

It wasnt until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if I could come into the kitchen and have her teach me how to cook something. Well, I wasnt in there five minutes before she said, OK, honey, you have to go now. I made her so nervous she was about ready to throw up. So I really didnt have an interest in being in the kitchen until after I was married, when I was 18. It didnt take me long to realize that Mama was not going to show up at my house every day and cook.

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

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

I feel like 'embattled' or 'disgraced' will always follow my name. It's like that black football player who recently came out.