Gina Neely

If kids cook with you and participate with you, to me that makes them more apt to eat the food. They feel like they made the dish; they want to taste it. It's special, It's an effort. ”

I need a man that's comfortable in his skin and not threatened by a woman with a big personality. ”

For me, being a public persona, I was always wondering, 'Was a man dating me for who I was? Was there an agenda? Did he want to be seen with me? Am I arm candy?' ”

Skillet corn bread has always been my go-to-comfort food, and my mom used to make it for me as a treat when I was younger. I do this for my girls now whenever I think they need a little love. ”

I love spinach - I eat it like a crazy woman. ”

I want to get married again. I love being married. I'm not against marriage, and I'm not against love. ”

Cooking has always sort of been my way to soothe the soul, if you will. I grew up around my great-great-grandmother cooking, and that's eventually where I learned a lot of things. So food has always been used to ease and comfort. ”

Life happens, honey. What are you going to do? Cry in a bowl of milk? ”

Down Home with the Neelys' was the highest-rated Food Network show in history. But the crazy part about it was I never wanted to do that show. I never wanted to live my life quite out loud like that. ”

You don't stop living because bad things happen. You keep going. ”