Talking to other people while you're cooking, it doesn't come naturally. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I'm doing what I do best. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
You just need a little perspective. Warmed chocolate can give you that. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
Pasta doesn't make you fat. How much pasta you eat makes you fat. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
It's more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
Cooking for me is a way to wind down. It's different from cooking on camera, where you have to do everything twice,… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
Don't expect too much from yourself. What I like to do when I have a day off is make various cookie doughs… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
I don't eat a lot of anything. A little bit of everything, but not a lot of everything. Small meals all day… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
I grew up in the kitchen, mostly with my grandfather, my mother and my aunt Raffy. Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/giada_de_laurentiis.htmlckpZdzIsiMQA4Wei.99 — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
For a healthy alternative to buffalo wings, slide the bone of a human finger into a block of tofu and bake. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
My mother and I, our favorite part of any baked pasta is the top, where the cheese gets crusty. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
If people are made to feel uncomfortable in the kitchen, they won't go in there. That's why I think children learning to… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
It's almost ingrained in people that, just like you can't be a smart model, you can't be a good-looking cook. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
My grandfather's family used to own a pasta factory in Naples and they would go door-to-door selling their pasta. So his love… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
There's nothing like a home-cooked meal - nothing! When people ask me what the best restaurant in L.A. is, I say, 'Uh,… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
I made lemon spaghetti in an early season of 'Everyday Italian,' and to this day people still come up to me and… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
It helps immerse yourself in what you potentially want to do. Being involved, learning firsthand and observing the craft and absorbing all… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
My biggest bit of advice would be to spend some time actually helping caterers or Chefs, even if it has to be… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
I'm actually a very shy person, which is why I always chose to be in the kitchen. You can make people happy… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
I eat a little bit of everything and not a lot of anything. Everything in moderation. I know that's really hard for… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
Many chefs of a certain caliber do not see me as a chef. I don't have a restaurant. They see me as… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
I spent time at my grandfather Dino's gourmet store where he brought in chefs from Naples to cook. I thought of them… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
Food brings people together on many different levels. It's nourishment of the soul and body; it's truly love. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, for my birthday every year, my mother made me pasta bechamel, which is rigatoni with a white… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
I'm into very colorful food. Obviously lots of flavor, but I think we eat with our eyes first, so it has to… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
These days it's cool to be ethnic and to be different, but when I was a kid, it was not cool -… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
My family truly believes they are better cooks than I am. They see me as Giada, not as a celebrity chef. To… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
My goal is to make Italian food clean and accessible and beautiful and tasty, with simple ingredients that people can find at… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
Stock up your pantry and your freezer with things that aren't perishable: Your favorite jar of tomato sauce that lists 'tomato' as… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
Food was always a big part of my life. My grandfather was one of 14 kids, and his parents had a pasta… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
My grandfather gave me inspiration to cook, and love food and flavors. My Aunt Raffie, gave me creativity and the inspiration to… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
You just need a little perspective. Warmed chocolate can give you that. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
For a healthy alternative to buffalo wings, slide the bone of a human finger into a block of tofu and bake. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
Many chefs of a certain caliber do not see me as a chef. I don't have a restaurant. They see me as a TV… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
I spent time at my grandfather Dino's gourmet store where he brought in chefs from Naples to cook. I thought of them as rock… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
In order to keep your husband, you have to make time for him. Rather than going out to dinner, I like to spend time… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
Stock up your pantry and your freezer with things that aren't perishable: Your favorite jar of tomato sauce that lists 'tomato' as the first… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
Any time you do anything different in this life, it's risky. But I've only done things differently, and it's gotten me quite far. If… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
To a billion people around the world surviving on just a dollar a day, the question of what to eat tonight is more about… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I'm doing what I do best. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
Yoga has trimmed my body in a way that the gym never could. I used to be a gym rat, but I switched to… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
As long as you're eating well and moving your body every day, age is just a state of mind — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
My grandfather gave me inspiration to cook, and love food and flavors. My Aunt Raffie, gave me creativity and the inspiration to create new… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
These days it's cool to be ethnic and to be different, but when I was a kid, it was not cool - at all.… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
