Quotes from Giada De Laurentiis

I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I'd bring things to class that I'd cooked at home.

As long as you're eating well and moving your body every day, age is just a state of mind

I lost my brother when he was 30, and that was devastating for me. I don't know if I will ever get over it.

Don't expect too much from yourself. What I like to do when I have a day off is make various cookie doughs and freeze them. Then I always have that on hand if I need it.

It's more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way.

There's nothing like a home-cooked meal - nothing! When people ask me what the best restaurant in L.A. is, I say, 'Uh, my house.' It's more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way.

I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I'm doing what I do best.