You don't need to be born with a silver spoon to reach for the brass ring

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.

When I came to the Food Network, I didn't want to do a cooking show. I told Kathleen Finch for nine months I didn't want to do a cooking show, I wanted to do a home-and-garden show.

I like to create what I call 'tablescapes.' It's so much more fun when you organize your table around a theme, don't you think?

I think women today are so overwhelmed and overtaxed.

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

Baking is how you start kids at cooking in the kitchen. It's fun whether it's baking bread or cookies. With baking, you have to be exact when it comes to ingredients.