I had decided I wanted to write about food, and I knew the only way to do that is to speak with authority, which meant learning the language and knowing what that experience is like.

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.

Some lessons are learnt the hard way, but worth it.

If you choose to keep your true face secret, then the people who know you by one mask, must never meet those who know you by another.

Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.

It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.

Directing my own writing, I see that I talk way too much, and everything can happen much sooner, with much less said about it.

Piety is the tinfoil of pretense.

You only communicate to pass the time, or to express the emotions. Your tongue has to develop [the capacity] to speak consciousness.

I don't go to church regularly. I wouldn't say I was religious, but more spiritual.

From someone whose dad buys him a spade for Christmas, I thought you'd be grateful!

Sitting in an office for TOO long is not natural, perhaps, so that's why we should change it. I didn't say that out-and-out capitalism, which reduces humanity to dollar figures, is natural.