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.

There's an energy about Nashville that I love and I miss. And it's so awesome right now. It has a new energy that's so cool.

You start out playing in kitchens, and you end up playing in kitchens.

I've never been the girl that's had the five-year plan, the 10-year plan and I'm still not.

She's got her God and she's got good wine, Aretha Franklin, and Patsy Cline.

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 don't need to be 19 years old or starve myself for some weight or turn men's heads down that road. And thank God I finally know that.