I write in freehand equivalents because measuring, to me, takes away from the creative process of cooking. Two turns of the pan with EVOO is about two tablespoons.

I'm an all-things-in-moderation kind of person. I do eat a warm donut occasionally. I especially enjoy a cider donut when I'm apple picking. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

Never be a food snob. Learn from everyone you meet - the fish guy at your market, the lady at the local diner, farmers, cheese makers. Ask questions, try everything and eat up!

My mom said the two most important kitchen utensils are attached to your arms... you cannot mix up meatballs with a wooden spoon, get in there, get your fingers dirty!

If you're humble and hardworking, opportunities will arise for you.

When you really want to show some love, keep the flowers and say it with spaghetti.

Good food and a warm kitchen are what makes a house a home.

NASA asked me to create meals for the space shuttle. Thai chicken was the favorite. I flew in a fake space shuttle, but I have no desire to go into space after seeing the toilet.

You do it with your own two hands, so there's a sense of pride. You really do forget all our problems, because you're focusing on the food.

I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days.

Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit.

We're all dead the moment we're born. Just, some of us get there faster than others.

If you tried to doubt everything you would not get as far as doubting anything. The game of doubting itself presupposes certainty.

Character determines fate.

I wish I could help you" I whisper.You are, " he murmurs against my knee. "just dont leave me, okay? Everyone leaves me.

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

I don't do well when I don't work.

The first family is my kin. The other family is my SNSD family.

I think vulnerable is something you should always be. [It] makes you open to each experience. I try not to see vulnerability as a negative.

The soul does not grow by addition but by subtraction.

Our problems, all come from nothing; they are all based on a misunderstanding that does not even exist.