There was one thing my daddy wouldn’t tolerate in any shape, form or fashion, and that was being unkind or rude to somebody. That was just very important to my folks. And as it turns out, that was a legacy that he left me that money can’t buy, is how to be able to treat people.
Change doesn’t happen overnight. It starts with the desire, then one small step in the right direction.
Down South, even our vegetables have some pig hidden somewhere in it. A vegetable isn’t a vegetable without a little ham hock.
I know when you think about the South, you think about fried foods, but we eat a tremendous amount of vegetables. I have my own garden, so vegetables have always been a big part of my life. I love broccoli. I love fresh beets. It’s not all about the fried chicken and the biscuits.
I will never use a substitute for butter. Margarine is one molecule away from eating plastic.
I love Hershey’s chocolate. I feel the same about chocolate as I do about wine. Connoisseurs like dark chocolate and they like nasty wine that doesn’t taste good to me. I don’t get it!
You can have diabetes and have a piece of cake. You cannot have diabetes and eat a whole cake.
A balanced diet is a cookie in both hands.
I don’t want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies.
Onions and bacon cooking up just makes your kitchen smell so good. In fact, one day I’m going to come up with a room deodorizer that smells like bacon and onions. It’s a fabulous smell.
I think no matter what the occasion may be, you can never go wrong by showing up at the dinner table with a hot plate of fried chicken.
Everyday you wake up on the right side of the dirt is a good one.
I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life.
Life is too short to wonder where you hid your waffle maker.
You know, nobody can ever cook as good as your mama.
I pay people very, very well – probably more than I have to. But that costs me less money in the long run because I’m not having to constantly train somebody. I pay them enough that they don’t go seeking a higher scale at the next restaurant.
We are our brothers keeper. Its going to be up to all of us.
Cooking has always brought me a happiness that I didn’t think was available. I just fire up the stove, and things start to fade away.
You know, not everybody can afford to pay $58 for prime rib or $650 for a bottle of wine. My friends and I cook for regular families who worry about feeding their kids and paying the bills.