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

Christmas is more stressful with present buying and making sure everyone gets included, but Thanksgiving is really not that. I don't ever really get stressed out about the food.

I always buy the smaller turkeys. On the pre-baste put pats of butter on the meat under the skin, put the skin back on, put a bunch of seasoning on the top, call it a day, put it in the oven. With a 10 - 12 pound turkey you are done in a couple of hours.

I didn’t even cry, I was stunned. You know, and that’s just how fast life turns. It turns on a dime.

Give yourself permission to get the most out of your life. If you're spending all your time scrubbing corners with a toothbrush, you're kind of missing the point. Taking shortcuts doesn't mean shortcutting the end result.

The issue I have always felt most strongly about is hunger in America, in particular the children.

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