Food Is Not About Impressing People. It's

Grilled Cheese And Tomato Soup Is The Ultimate Comfort Meal.

If It's A Cocktail Party, I Generally Make Five Or Six Different Things, And I Try To Choose Recipes That Feel Like A Meal: A Chicken Thing, A Fish Or Shrimp Thing, Maybe Two Vegetable Things, And I Think It's Fun To End The Cocktail Party With A Sweet Thing.

My Extravagance Is My Garden - It's The First Thing I Look At Every Morning When I Wake Up. It Gives Me So Much Pleasure.

The Dirty Little Secret Is That I Grew Up In A Household Where There Were No Carbohydrates Allowed, Ever. No Cookies, No Bread, No Potatoes, No Rice. My Mother Was Very Extreme In Terms Of What She Served. Since I Left Home More Than 40 Years Ago, I've Been Making It Right For Myself.

I'm Really A Scientist. I Follow Recipes Exactly - Until I Decide Not To. And Then I'll Follow Something Else Exactly. I May Decide I Could Turn This Peach Tart Into A Plum Tart, But If I'm Following A Recipe, I Follow It Exactly.