I was an A student and I liked creative writing.
I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.
I don’t need to be 19 years old or starve myself for some weight or turn men’s heads down that road. And thank God I finally know that.
We sat together as a family for dinner at night. And my mother had a job. My dad had a job. But there was always a meal on the table at 6:00, you know.
It’s for balance, if you want to do that. But the truth is that we all know how we’re supposed to eat. And so if you have fried chicken and mashed potatoes and white gravy, then the next day you have, like a grape and you’re totally evened out and you’re good.
She’s got her God and she’s got good wine, Aretha Franklin, and Patsy Cline.
Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn’t an option; to me, divorce equaled failure. I wasn’t able to change that equation until I found myself in the right relationship.
I don’t interest myself that much.
My upbringing did not create a healthy affection for confrontation. I’d love it if everyone always got along, and nothing ever got tense.
I almost never make stuff out of cookbooks because they’re either too complicated or there’s an ingredient in there that I can’t find.
You start out playing in kitchens, and you end up playing in kitchens.
When people compliment my cooking, it’s like somebody telling me that they like my music. And it’s great to be known for something else.
I’ve never been the girl that’s had the five-year plan.
When I made my first album, there was no indication that anybody other than my parents were going to buy it.
For me, cooking is very connected to my family and friends.
Standing behind a kitchen counter telling people about what ingredients to put in a pot didn’t feel right.
Songs are like movies to me, and so you put yourself in the movie. You become a character in the movie.
Nobody who cooks does it with full hair and makeup in front of a TV camera.
Music is my No. 1 passion. If you made me choose between music and food, it’s definitely music.
I absolutely refused to make out with the gorgeous male model.
People who truly love to sing have to do it all the time.