I absolutely adore Thanksgiving. It's the only holiday I insist on making myself.

If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's really like making a large chicken.

People have more fun if they don't eat so much they have to be taken home in an ambulance.

Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.

I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in the background, because that's what gets a dinner party off to a fun start.

I love to take something ordinary and make it really special.