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

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

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

Sure, you can mix the flour, baking soda, salt, shortening, and the whole nine yards, but why wouldn't you just pull out a box of Bisquick?

Yes, I love white, and I'd wear it all the time if I could. Some people think I have an issue with cleanliness, but to me it's just so pretty.

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.