Ina Garten

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

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.

You don't have to do everything from scratch. Nobody wants to make puff pastry!

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

In big science, the role of the individual scientist must be carefully preserved. So is the one of original ideas and of contributions.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.