Instead of doing cinnamon, nutmeg, and all those baking spices I'll have one spice that's for sweets, and that's pumpkin pie spice.

I didn’t even cry, I was stunned. You know, and that’s just how fast life turns. It turns on a dime.

I had to be frugal, thoughtful, resourceful. I didn't have anyone to tell me, 'You can't.' When you're young, you think you can do anything, and that was really a gift. That's why I can never understand someone telling me 'no' today. 'No' just isn't an option.

I'm not sure that some of the food purists are in touch with what really goes on in American households.

One of the things I do in my cookbooks is I will do a conversion from outdoor to indoor grilling so you can do it year-round.

As a kid, I thought John Denver was the perfect Prince Charming.

My brand is a demography-breaker. It speaks to all homemakers and women from all walks of life and all across society.