Yum-O! I say this if something is so good that 'yum' just isn't enough of an exclamation. The accent is on the 'O' as in, 'Oh! That is so good!'

I do know what my first meal in the next world would be Spaghetti Aglio e Olio, heavy on everything.

If you're preparing a dinner for friends or a holiday dinner, make sure to only prepare recipes you are comfortable with and have cooked before. Cooking for others is not the time to try out a recipe for the first time. You end up spending all your time in the kitchen instead of enjoying your company.

Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost!

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

It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else.

I used to work in kitchens, doing 12 or more hours a day of physical labor, so today, eight to 12 hours of cooking, chatting or filming feels like a vacation. When I have a scheduled 'day off,' I spend several hours writing, then I clean until I crash from fatigue. I don't relax well.