Canada is a big part of my life.

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.

After all Death is a Symbol that there was Life.

Mothers are the ultimate executives. Instead of raising profits they are raising humanity.

Every great and original writer in proportion as he is great and original must himself create the taste by which he is to be relished.

The misapprehension about me is that I am some loud, rampant maniac. I am actually very pensive and quiet.

It could all end tomorrow, so enjoy what you have and never take it for granted. And never forget to take an easy run for yourself once in a while and just remember why you love to run.

I get a lot of pleasure and satisfaction out of giving pleasure to people through my singing; that's fantastic, but it's only entertainment.

I want my world to be fun. No parents, no rules, no nothing. Like, no one can stop me. No one can stop me.

If you never saw the stars, candles were enough.

The oak tree: not interested in cherry blossoms.

Self worth cannot be verfied by others