When in doubt, throw it out.

If you have a busy natural foods store in your community, give their bulk cornmeal a try: high turnover means the product will most likely be fresh. And if the cornmeal is organic, all the better.

Sometimes you win by losing.

But since you're asking me, I'll tell you my opinion: all cornbread is authentic, as long as it's good, hot, and made with love and fresh ingredients.

Many of America's historical cornbreads were staple breads for people who didn't have many other options.

I tested a lot of old cornbread recipes and most of them were bland or tough.

That said, there are certainly still cooks out there who make fantastic historical cornbreads, though the old recipes have often been changed to include modern techniques and ingredients.

My mission in life is to try and get to a point where my insides world is not affected by the outside world.

I was...labelled as an advocate because...I measured something.

I have spent far too many years trying to make everybody like me. It's not possible. People can say or think what they want.

Most cornmeal producers dont tell you when their cornmeal was milled, which makes it difficult to know how long the product has been sitting in the store before you bought it.

Have you ever had so many thoughts churning inside that you didn’t dare let them escape, in case they blew you wide open

By affirming your own gifts and accomplishments, you build your confidence and increase your ability to build a brighter future.

We forget that our bodies are the most valuable, precious thing we have and take that miracle of life for granted.

Everybody I've ever worked with - 99.9 percent of the time, I've had a successful or very agreeable experience with.

We are all capable of change and growth; we just need to know where to begin.

I want to bring that childlike approach every night - just go out there and have fun. I want to play like a kid, for fun but with intensity. Play to win.

Earth produces nothing worse than an ungrateful man.

I spent a couple of months just riding a bike doing my own training in the streets.

[My favorite word is] and. It is so hopeful.

In America, nostalgia for things is apt to set in before they go.