Down South, even our vegetables have some pig hidden somewhere in it. A vegetable isn't a vegetable without a little ham hock. — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I know I can cook, but the place where I cook... it's a mess! I'm very disorganized. — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
Southerners have never been afraid of seasoning. It's kind of the other way around; our seasoning is afraid of us. — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I was determined to share my positive approach and not let diabetes stand in the way of enjoying my life. — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
Cooking has always brought me a happiness that I didn't think was available. I just fire up the stove, and things start… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
Bein' rich is having leftovers. Good leftovers make yo' tongue fly outta yo' mouth and smack yo' brains out. — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I will never use a substitute for butter. Margarine is one molecule away from eating plastic. If I'm going to eat that… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I don't want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies. — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I have my new food line in the works - I think it's over 200 items. Hopefully I can make a difference;… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I figure it's almost like a balance. We're eating these wonderful collard greens and turnip greens which are so medicinally good for… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
The thought of eating rabbit and squirrels doesn't appeal to me. And that was on our table quite often as a kid.… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
Of course, I will continue to share my favorite Southern recipes, just like my mama, grandmother and family shared with me over… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I have a lot of secret uses for sour cream, which is the magic ingredient in my mac and cheese. It's an… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I know when you think about the South, you think about fried foods, but we eat a tremendous amount of vegetables. I… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
We have made a commitment to feed 20-million people over the next two years. We are somewhere around 10 million. But I… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I love Hershey's chocolate. I feel the same about chocolate as I do about wine. Connoisseurs like dark chocolate and they like… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
It wasnt until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if I could come into the kitchen and… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I will never use a substitute for butter. Margarine is one molecule away from eating plastic. — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
You don't want to make a steady diet of just lettuce. You don't want to make a steady diet of fried chicken. — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
On my show I share all these yummy, fattening recipes, but I tell people, in moderation, in moderation. You can have that… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I think no matter what the occasion may be, you can never go wrong by showing up at the dinner table with… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I found that when I went from Albany to Savannah, that I needed to put that white rice away, and I needed… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
You know, I understand that a lot of people, especially up north, put fruits and nuts in their stuffing, which is good,… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
Stone-ground grits are wonderful, but because they take so long to cook, I usually go with quick cooking grits - which I… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
In order to have good fried chicken, you should wash and season the bird the morning you're preparing it for dinner. Don't… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
There's not one food that causes diabetes.What causes Type II diabetes is being overweight... I've just come to grips, over the past… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I really didn't have an interest in being in the kitchen until after I was married, when I was 18. It didn't… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
People see me on TV two and three times a day, and see me cooking all these wonderfully Southern, fattening dishes. That's… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I pay people very, very well - probably more than I have to. But that costs me less money in the long… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
Growing up, I had a very busy social life. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I wake up every morning happy for where I am in life. It's not all about the cooking, but the fact that… — Paula Deen Copy Share Image
I have a lot of secret uses for sour cream, which is the magic ingredient in my mac and cheese. It's an old-timey, Southern… — Paula Deen Copy Share
If you've got a good idea and you're willing to do whatever it takes to pursue it, keep your head up and eyes open… — Paula Deen Copy Share
I don't want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies. — Paula Deen Copy Share
It’s just what they are — they’re jokes…most jokes are about Jewish people, rednecks, black folks…I can’t determine what offends another person. — Paula Deen Copy Share
When it's said and done, the one thing I want to leave on this earth is hope. I have felt hopelessness, and it's a… — Paula Deen Copy Share
I pay people very, very well - probably more than I have to. But that costs me less money in the long run because… — Paula Deen Copy Share
I think if you've been invited to someone's house, you eat what they serve you. Even if you leave hungry, you be gracious enough… — Paula Deen Copy Share
I'm making little changes in my life to take care of myself, like putting in a mile or two on my treadmill every day. — Paula Deen Copy Share
Growing up, I had a very busy social life. It wasn't until I was a sophomore in high school that I asked Mama if… — Paula Deen Copy Share
