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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.