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" I don't cook fancy every day. I don't think anybody can, nor would it be very good for you. "

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" I started cooking seven years ago for real, and I started with pasta, and lasagna and roast chicken. Very normal American dishes. When I turned on Food Network, or any sort of cooking channel, that's what people were making. So that's where your education comes from. "