It is not just the Great Works of mankind that make a culture. It is the daily things, like what people eat and how they serve it.

I love to eat out, but even more, I love to eat in.

The thing about homebodies is that they can usually be found at home. I usually am, and I like to feed people.

I myself am not particularly interested in restaurant cooking. I don't really want to learn how to make a napoleon. I'd much rather learn how to make a very good lemon cake, which you can make in your own home. I like plain, old-fashioned home food.

Cooking is like anything else: some people have an inborn talent for it. Some become expert by practicing, and some learn from books.

It is my opinion that Norman Rockwell and his ilk have done more to make already anxious people feel guilty than anyone else.