It's funny, the whole cooking thing came out of just a random thought of writing a cookbook with my mom and my sister for fun.

People who truly love to sing have to do it all the time.

'm the inspiration for picking it up off the floor after it fell off the stool and figuring out a way to make it still work.

I always want to sing, but I don't always want to be trying to have No. 1 records. I don't think you can do it forever. I don't know what the time span of that is going to be. I want to sing because I want to sing.

When people compliment my cooking, it's like somebody telling me that they like my music. And it's great to be known for something else.

I'm like it's - it's like taking out whatever you have in your fridge and putting it in a bowl and eating it.

I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.