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The pros and cons of using the apron are likely above my pay grade, but with or without it, the Indy 500 is always going to be an exciting race to watch.

Bakers get excited over aprons. I love the soft cotton ones with pockets like my gramma and mom wore. They always kept a hankie tucked in one pocket, which wasn't sanitary, but was comforting to the child who needed a tear or nose wiped.

I had no occasion for an apron on that morning.

Kitchens are so important. They're the heart of everything.

I was extremely close with my parents. Breaking away from that is a double-edged sword: It's something you need to do, but it's hard to cut the apron strings.

I remember my oldest son, Steve, saying to me once, 'I don't ever remember seeing you with an apron on.' And I thought, that's right, honey, you did not. That was his concept of what a mother should be.

I always had a fantasy of being a chef, because I like kitchen life.

I love the intensity of the fine-dining kitchen, but loathe the fine-dining experience.

You've got to be in your kitchens, or it all falls apart.

I want to make sure I'm not a dilettante. Decorating has been a passion all my life. I love it.