My audience knows me, and I wear beautiful clothes as a badge of honor. They remember where I came from.

It's really easy to figure out why I love what I love, the holidays and food. I know the difference between having them and not having them.

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.

I can certainly be part of the socialite group and walk those carpets every day, but I choose not to because I prefer to be grounded. You can't be at home and on the red carpet.

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

Seventy percent store-bought, ready-made plus 30 percent fresh allows you to take 100 percent of the credit.

If you've attended the Cordon Bleu, you would know that no woman is supposed to be a chef - only men.