Giada De Laurentiis Quotes

Pasta doesn't make you fat. How much pasta you eat makes you fat.

I spent time at my grandfather Dino's gourmet store where he brought in chefs from Naples to cook. I thought of them as rock stars.

The holidays stress people out so much. I suggest you keep it simple and try to have as much fun as you can.

Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love.

I'm into very colorful food. Obviously lots of flavor, but I think we eat with our eyes first, so it has to look great. The presentation has to be great.

When I was a kid, for my birthday every year, my mother made me pasta bechamel, which is rigatoni with a white cream sauce.

I grew up in the kitchen, mostly with my grandfather, my mother and my aunt Raffy.

My grandfather gave me inspiration to cook, and love food and flavors. My Aunt Raffie, gave me creativity and the inspiration to create new things. My mother inspires me to find simplicity in food.

Opportunities present themselves and you have to enjoy the ride. All of us get so worried about the next step that we don't enjoy the moment we're in right now.

You just need a little perspective. Warmed chocolate can give you that.

It's more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way.

I want my daughter to see a strong woman who goes after what she wants.

For a healthy alternative to buffalo wings, slide the bone of a human finger into a block of tofu and bake.

I have been blessed with a good, fun, and wonderful life, but I've also seen a whole lot of pain.

As long as you're eating well and moving your body every day, age is just a state of mind

Everything in moderation.

Don't expect too much from yourself. What I like to do when I have a day off is make various cookie doughs and freeze them. Then I always have that on hand if I need it.

I'm comfortable in my own skin. I know I'm not going to ever be Cindy Crawford or Elle MacPherson.

My mother and I, our favorite part of any baked pasta is the top, where the cheese gets crusty.

I wasn't looking to get into TV. My family was in the movie business, so I was never interested in that world.

I always say to people that working full time and being a mom is probably the hardest job, because as a mom you think about your child 24/7.

Attitudes toward food have completely changed.

All men want to be treated like kings in a relationship, and I think if women don't indulge that sometimes, their men are likely to stray and look for someone who can give that to them.

I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I'm doing what I do best.

I was so nervous to turn 40, but the last year and a half has been the most fun I have ever had.

Pretty much every time I try something different or do something in front of a live audience, I truly think they might throw peanuts at me.

I love to do yoga, even if it means getting up at 5:30 in the morning. It helps me breathe and stop all the chatter in my head. That can help you get through everything.

If people are made to feel uncomfortable in the kitchen, they won't go in there. That's why I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing.

Cooking for me is a way to wind down. It's different from cooking on camera, where you have to do everything twice, for a wide shot and a close-up.

I lost my brother when he was 30, and that was devastating for me. I don't know if I will ever get over it.

Talking to other people while you're cooking, it doesn't come naturally.

It's almost ingrained in people that, just like you can't be a smart model, you can't be a good-looking cook.

I'm most comfortable in T-shirts, but they have to have some style to them.

I don't eat a lot of anything. A little bit of everything, but not a lot of everything. Small meals all day long.

There's nothing like a home-cooked meal - nothing! When people ask me what the best restaurant in L.A. is, I say, 'Uh, my house.' It's more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way.

In order to keep your husband, you have to make time for him. Rather than going out to dinner, I like to spend time for just the two of us.

Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body it's truly love.