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I can't live without carbs.
I truly have a love-hate thing with the press.
Life is just too short to count calories forever!
Sometimes in life you have to make a decision and make sacrifices.
I've always been a foodie. My grandmother got me hooked on cooking.
I have a very high metabolism, and I have to constantly eat to keep on going.
With the breast-feeding, I really love the bonding. Real life is more important to me.
My wrists, which are tattooed with my daughters' names, are always occupied by a watch.
I'm a girl who's curvy, and I'm Latvian, but I don't have hips, and I have a tiny waist.
I have a full Tuscan lunch and dinner every day in my home; my husband's a fantastic chef.
Doing makeup was a way to create characters, only I got tired of doing it for other people.
Being typecast is a great thing for an actor. I was considered one of the New York mob actors.
In Italy, everybody buys silver for every special occasion. Baptisms, weddings, you get silver.
I'm naturally a muscular gal with some curves, so eating a Mediterranean diet makes my body happy.
The kitchen is the heart of every home, for the most part. It evokes memories of your family history.
I need savory sauces, stews and pastas. I can't live without pastas. My butt, you can tell I like to eat.
I always had dreams. I knew I wanted to have money to buy things at the flea market. That's worked out well.
To me, it's a religious experience to sit down at anyone's table. I feel so invited, like it's a sacred place.
I was doing an hour drama on television and a Jackie Chan movie in Toronto, so I was on a plane every three days.
My husband is from Florence. And he has a 15th-century barn that is completely rustic and very 'Green Acres'-like.
I wanted to come up with a hybrid show of sorts that wasn't your traditional 'dump and stir' type of cooking show.
Being a publicist is like management in a lot of ways - you're their friend, you're their mother, you're their confidante.
As cool as I want my kids to be, they're just like any other kid. They don't love eggplant unless it is covered in cheese.
You know, you kind of lose some self-confidence after having kids because you'll never be the way you were. But I feel good.
I have this fear of coming across as a Barbie doll who got lucky. Style is a big part of who I am, but it's not who I am. Ya know?
For holidays, I like doing special cheery touches around the table, like color-coordinating the plates and napkins to fit the theme.
Some people in LA are addicted. They have to be here. My personal life is stronger than my professional life, in terms of priorities.
I was born and raised in Queens and moved into the city as a young adult. Then I ended up acting and decided to run off to California.
Desmo is my guard dog, but he has a sweet side, too. Nothing entertains him (or me) more than when I blow bubbles and he can chase them.
Lunch is formal - that's when my husband and I have our dates. And dinner is formal: we sit down every day with the kids at seven o' clock.
I've always been someone who can just move. Some people in L.A. are addicted. They have to be here; they come for pilot season and stay here.
I'm teaching my daughters to be ladies by showing them how to dress appropriately when they leave the house, and how to be thoughtful and polite.
I have a fuller figure and sometimes like to hide my legs. Palazzo pants accentuate my small waist and make me feel a little like Katharine Hepburn.
When my mother was raising me, she moved us upstate to the Woodstock area. Our closest neighbor was a mile away. She planted all her own vegetables.
I started doing makeup to make a living. Then I said, You're not supposed to be putting powder on other people. You're supposed to be powdering yourself.
We have friends in Italy who have these old stoves, and they turn out the most beautiful food. All you really need is time, the best ingredients, and love.
I like to have my hair grow, because I need to have hair for different roles. But I'm a woman, so I'm always cutting my hair off and wishing that I hadn't.
We go to several farms and look at foraging, and throw backyard parties with friends. We want to let people know they can enjoy a sense of Tuscany anywhere.
When you come into our house, you get a flavor for our life, our travels, our kids, our 18-year-old poodle who is like, blind, deaf and incontinent but so happy.
I live in Italy part time, and they're obsessed with what's happening in LA too. They make fun of Americans, but the world wants to know what's going on in Hollywood.
I think my career would probably be in a better place had I been more aggressive. But I don't have it in me. I'm not a competitive person, and I'm also really private.
Cook what's fresh for the day. When you're using fresh fruits, vegetables, and foods, it's easier to keep the weight off. And I eat whatever I want - just not a ton of it.
We want to teach families how to cook Tuscan wherever you are. How to reuse your leftovers. How to trick the kids into eating whatever you want by putting it into a frittata.
I'm never sloppy, and I never wear jeans. I don't work one look in particular, but it's usually retro - I'm a flea-market freak. And detailed - I'm always very done, even at the gym.
I used to watch my grandmother make fancy, Julia Child-style beef bourguignon. And growing up in New York City, I was exposed to many cultures. I experimented with Puerto Rican and Jamaican food.
A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares.
Even the pre-schoolers are like, 'I watch you on The Jonas Brothers.' And my own kids. I have been in the greatest movies, even some for kids, and they were never impressed until I did 'Jonas L.A.'
Thanksgiving was always a favorite holiday for me. The preparation was fun! My grandma and I would walk to the butcher on Jamaica Avenue in Queens, order the bird, and buy all the fixings at the market.
I like acting. I really like acting. The career, it can keep you interested. With 'Entourage,' the characters are living a lifestyle that is kind of troubling. But the challenge is to make Shauna a person.
Usually I wear my grandma's old aprons, or others I have collected in my travels. When I was young, I would sit and watch my grandma prepare stuff. She wasn't Italian, but she did really good Italian food.