I always did the cooking at home, and we always tried for balance. We've been vigilant about how and what our kids eat. For example, my son would just as soon go for the grapes as he would the chips... and the chips are baked.

We use the rose geranium for cooking. For example, coat the bottom of a pound cake pan with vegetable spray then a little sugar, spread the rose geranium leaves in the bottom of the pan then pour the batter over them, then bake the cake. Some people even tear up the leaves and put them in the cake.

In our society leaving baby with Daddy is just one step above leaving the kids to be raised by wolves or apes.

The best thing we can do to save the planet is set a good example for our kids at home.

And I always read the English translation and always have conversations with my translator, for example about the names. I always have to approve it.

I am a perfect example of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps: My mom raised six kids by herself.