Celebrity Cookbooks

In a question-and-answer session on Reddit this morning, Ali Larter announced she's got plans beyond acting, and is working on a book of recipes.

"I've . . . been working on a cookbook about entertaining. I started traveling at a young age, and cooking/entertaining was a way to create a familial environment everywhere I went," Larter wrote.

The Heroes star joins a growing list of Hollywood stars including Gwyneth Paltrow, Sheryl Crow, and Eva Longoria, who've all come out with cookbooks of their own. What do you think of Ali Larter's upcoming cookbook concept — and how do you feel in general about actresses-turned-culinary personalities?

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Add rock-country musician Sheryl Crow to the growing list of celebrities-turned-cookbook-authors. Her first compendium of recipes is due out this March.

The tome, cheekily titled If It Makes You Healthy: More Than 100 Delicious Recipes Inspired by the Seasons, is cowritten by Chuck White, her personal chef who's been cooking for her ever since she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It will contain about 125 recipes, designed for Sheryl's hectic schedule, that are grouped by the seasons. Although it won't drop until March 29, it's already available for preorder on Amazon at the price of $29.99.

"I've wanted to do this for a long time," she explained in a video about the book. "I'm not that comfortable in the kitchen . . . so it's great to have recipes that even I can cook." She adds that, in addition to taste, the recipes are about "wellness, and fortifying my immune system."

The recipes — which will include the likes of mojito-braised pork and basil and apple marinated chicken — don't sound run-of-the-mill, and I'm glad that they're being cowritten by an actual chef. Will you buy this book?

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