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.

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.

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

Standing behind a kitchen counter telling people about what ingredients to put in a pot didn't feel right.

Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn't an option; to me, divorce equaled failure. I wasn't able to change that equation until I found myself in the right relationship.

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

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.