Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home. I always tried to make my home like my mother's, because Mom was magnificent at stretching a buck when it came to decorating and food. Like a true Italian, she valued beautification in every area of her life, and I try to do the same.

When you really want to show some love, keep the flowers and say it with spaghetti.

What I've learned is that at the end of the day, we are all human. We all have that in common.

I do 280 episodes of TV a year, write 15 recipes for the magazine, and publish an annual book. With all of that, we try to get one weekend a month with Isaboo at our home in the Adirondacks to relax and recharge.

I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days.

I don't have to write jokes. I don't have to write insults. If you ask the man of the hour in the hot seat, my mere existence is clearly insult enough.

If you're humble and hardworking, opportunities will arise for you.