Whatever It Is You Want To Do,

I Really Believe There's No Such Thing As Accidents, Only Opportunities. God Gives Everyone The Ingredients To A Good, Happy Life. It's Up To Us To Make The Most Of Them.

Never Be A Food Snob. Learn From Everyone You Meet - The Fish Guy At Your Market, The Lady At The Local Diner, Farmers, Cheese Makers. Ask Questions, Try Everything And Eat Up!

I Was Always A Person On My Mother's Hip In The Kitchen. My Mom Really Wanted Her Kids At Her Side As Much As Possible, And She Worked In Restaurants For Over Fifty Years. And My Grandfather Had Ten Children, And He Grew And Prepared Most Of The Food. My Grandmother, On My Mother's Side, Was The Family Seamstress And The Baker. So My Mom, The Eldest Child, Was Always In The Kitchen With My Grandpa And I Was Always In The Production And Restaurant Kitchens And Our Own Kitchen With My Mom. And It's Just Something That Has Always Spoken To Me.

I Have Learned How To Breathe, To Use My Cords Differently. I Had Been Tilting My Head In A Way When I Talked That Wasn't Good For My Throat. I've Been Working On All Of That, And It Seems To Be Helping.

I Did 30 Minute Meals For Five Years On Local Television, And I Earned Nothing The First Two Years. Then I Earned $50 A Segment. I Spent More Than That On Gas And Groceries, But I Really Enjoyed Making The Show And I Loved Going To A Viewer's House Each Week. I Knew I Enjoyed It, So I Stuck With It Even Though It Cost Me.