How do I cope with stress? I clean and organize.

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'm an activist for gay marriage equality and children's rights. I'm the face of Share Our Strength.

Baking is how you start kids at cooking in the kitchen.

My years of living the jet-set life were fun, but they weren't fulfilling. The perks and benefits were lovely, but all of the fabulous furs, fancy jewelry and fun fetes simply weren't enough to fill my soul.

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.

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