Make big pots of soups, stews and chilis - they stretch a buck, and you can live off them for days!

I don't categorize food as bad or a guilty pleasure.

I have a fat head - I get freaked-out looking at pictures of me.

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

I am burger obsessed and I love playing with the idea of what a burger can be for people. I make burgers out of everything from grains to seafood to, of course, browned meats of every kind. What I love about the burger is it makes food accessible and fun for everyone.

You can laugh or you can cry. It is up to you which one you do.

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.