I make no bones about it. I have no understanding of pastry.

My goal in 'Live to Cook' is to make great food more approachable for home cooks.

Sitting down for dinner not only helps you learn, but also teaches you how to listen - which I feel is the most important skill to have. I remember as a kid going around the table listening to everyone's day. It was hard to have the manners not to interrupt back then.

I don't think any other holiday embraces the food of the Midwest quite like Thanksgiving. There's roasted meat and mashed potatoes. But being here is also about heritage. Cleveland is really a giant melting pot - not only is my family a melting pot, but so is the city.

One of the great things about education is that it should stop you making mistakes - and I have made a lot of mistakes.

Instead of five hundred thousand average algebra teachers, we need one good algebra teacher. We need that teacher to create software, videotape themselves, answer questions, let your computer or the iPad teach algebra... The hallmark of any good technology is that it destroys jobs.

Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity.

Cutting NASA education funds would most severely affect students from low- to middle-income families and students from non-Ivy League-level schools.