I have a mantra in my head that there will always be another meal. I can put my fork down, knowing there will be good things in my future!

There is no better way to bring people together than with desserts.

I cook mostly vegetarian vegetable and bean stews. Quinoa salads. I make my mother-in-law's recipe for chicken and barley stew all the time.

Patience is the secret to good food.

It's better to get the nutrients for healthy skin from food, not supplements. Salmon, walnuts, blueberries, spinach... lots of my favorite foods happen to be amazing for skin too.

Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.

Always wear sunscreen and wash your makeup off at night.

My mother's kitchen was built to be the focal point of our house. I got into the kitchen often as a child.

Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.

You don't get second chances in the real world.

Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.

Spring is the only season that flutters in on gentle wings and builds nests in our hearts.

E-mail has some magical ability to turn off the politeness gene in a human being.

Like ships men flounder time and time again.

Silence is the only answer you should give to the fools. Where ignorance speaks, intelligence should not give advices.

Each year over 2,500 commercial vessels enter the Port of Hampton Roads alone, so adequate funding for port security is a significant issue for those of us who live in Richmond and Hampton Roads.

I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate, and glorify the obvious - because the obvious is what people need to be told.

At my graduation, I thought we had to marry what we wished to become. Now you are becoming the men you once would have wished to marry.

Bisexual? Me? I don't think so. I'm pretty sure I'm not.

All of management's efforts for Kaizen boil down to two words: customer satisfaction.

I'm willing to forgive the press, or forgive anybody, I was taught to love and forgive, which I do have in my heart.