I Was So Nervous To Turn 40,

For A Healthy Alternative To Buffalo Wings, Slide The Bone Of A Human Finger Into A Block Of Tofu And Bake.

Lidia Bastianich, Sorry, But Kind Of Boring. I Mean, I Love Lidia, But You Can Fall Asleep Watching Her. And Mario Batali? I Love Mario To Death... But He's Not Romantic Or Sensual. Those Are The Things I Bring To The Table.

Food Was Always A Big Part Of My Life. My Grandfather Was One Of 14 Kids, And His Parents Had A Pasta Factory, So As A Kid, He And His Siblings Would Sell Pasta Door To Door. After He Became A Movie Producer, He Opened Up De Laurentiis Food Stores - One In Los Angeles And One In New York.

I Think It Can Be Hard For Any Man To Sometimes Be Upstaged By His Wife. So When I'm Home, I Work Very Hard To Be Todd's Wife And Jade's Mother. I Have No Problem Going Back To Those Traditional Roles. I Try To Be Giada, The Young Girl That He Met 20 Years Ago And Fell In Love With.

I Always Say To People That Working Full Time And Being A Mom Is Probably The Hardest Job, Because As A Mom You Think About Your Child 24/7.