When you write a book, you are asking someone to make an investment in their time and money. A column can come and go as the weeks pass, but a book needs to be timeless.

A book store is a treasure chest. Every time you walk in one, you strike gold.

You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

If baking is any labor at all, it's a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation.

Frame every so-called disaster with these words: In five years, will this matter?

Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.