My secret to survival has been embracing life's challenges and not letting them dictate my frame of mind or determine my fate... Learning to stand strong in the face of challenge and adversity is the only way to get through the tough times.

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.

Why I have had such a huge career and why I have sold over four million books, is that people can do what I share with them to do.

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

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.

Different types of chicken come at different price points. Filets are going to be more expensive. If it's bone-in and skin-on it's going to be less expensive.