The Kitchen Is The Heart Of Every

Sitting Down At The Table Is A Sacred Event. It's The Heart Of The Home. People Have Ginormous Homes Or Crappy Little Homes, But The Kitchen Is Where We Always End Up Sitting. It's Where The Stories Happen, The Family Happens.

I've Never Wanted To Be The Ingenue. Now That I'm Getting Into My Forties, I Think My Time As A Woman Has Arrived; I Think I Might Have A New Moment In My Career. I Have That Drive Left - Just For A Little While.

I Grew Up On Food Stamps. I Come From A Very Humble Background. And I've Had Many Friends That Have Been Destitute - You Know, Running Into Trouble - And Places Like The Midnight Mission Have Given Them Hope And Have Fed Them And Gotten Them Back On The Right Path.

I've Always Been A Foodie. My Grandmother Got Me Hooked On Cooking.

As A Matter Of Fact, I've Been To Italy Many Times Before I Met My Husband, Which He Can't Even Imagine That I Could Possibly Know Anything About Italian Food. But, You Know, Italian Food's Really Basic, And There's So Many Different Variations On It That What My Husband Did Is He Broke It Down For Me.