I make a dog-friendly version of almost everything that we make for dinner.

I cook and I chat. That's what I do. I love to write recipes, but basically, if you had to put it in a nutshell, I cook and I chat.

I like feeling like an ox at the end of the day. I like working hard.

That's a horrible thought. I guess cheese or wine. I think I might be too depressed to eat if I had to eat only one thing for the rest of my life.

I did 30 Minute Meals for five years on local television, and I earned nothing the first two years. Then I earned $50 a segment. I spent more than that on gas and groceries, but I really enjoyed making the show and I loved going to a viewer's house each week. I knew I enjoyed it, so I stuck with it even though it cost me.

I used to say I would never run unless I was being chased by someone with a gun. Now I'm a little obsessed with it!

I never do the dishes, because my husband has an affinity for it. And I'm also not allowed to touch the coffeemaker.