KATIE LEE

I love giving little ones fun tasks that make them feel like they're part of the team but keep them safe. My go-tos are topping pizzas, decorating cookies, stirring ingredients, and, of course, taste-testing!

I love the 'Barefoot Contessa' cookbooks - they're so nicely done, and her recipes are beautiful and simple.

I've been using carrot tops to make pesto and broccoli stalks to make broccoli 'rice.' There's no reason to throw those things away - just get creative.

If I had to describe my diet in one word, it would be 'colorful.' I always think about adding color to the plate.

I come from a family of great cooks and big eaters.

I love comfort food - it's the basis of everything.

I grew up cooking. I was always in my grandma's cooking, and I never thought of it as a career.

I like a very clean kitchen, and when I'm cooking, I try to clean as I go.

Bobby Flay has become a great mentor to me. He's one of my very best friends and kind of like a big brother, and I always feel like I can go to him for any kind of advice.

I love to have my girlfriends over for a movie night of chick flicks. I usually make some simple snacks, and the favorite is always my Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip.

Nobody ever got fat eating vegetables.

I do shop on eBay. I love to buy china on eBay. I've bought quite a few sets of plates. I like to buy gifts as well. If I know somebody has a favorite writer, I look for a first edition. It's also a great place to buy vintage jewelry.

My Breville juicer is one of my can't-live-without appliances in the kitchen.

Ground turkey is fantastic in a comforting classic - meatloaf.

In the winter, I always buy frozen organic berries instead of fresh. They are frozen as soon as they're harvested, so they actually have a higher vitamin content than fresh this time of year.

I think any man can be won over by being fed my Chicken with Roasted Garlic, Pancetta, and Rosemary.

If I really don't feel like cooking, I have a bowl of lentil pasta with Rao's jarred sauce.

I think kitchen real estate is very valuable, so something has to perform multiple functions for me to give it space in my drawers.

Some guys find eating face-to-face weirdly intense. But sitting on the same side of the table allows both intermittent physical contact and eye contact.

I think it's odd when people say jeans are comfortable, because to me, they feel like sausage casings.

Many beach locales offer surf lessons, and you get a different perspective of the ocean when you're out on the water.

I love cooking except for an annoying step - cleaning up.

I make green juice daily.

My favorite southern dish has to be fried chicken. I love to cook it. I love to have it in the summer.

I once had a 'best friend' share private stories that I had told her in confidence to another mutual friend. I think the worst part, aside from the actual betrayal of trust, is that this experience affected my future relationships, as I was hesitant to be as open with my other friends.