It's almost a little sad to look at this picture now. This little girl is so full of life and hope - her eyes are sparkling so much that they practically burst out of the screen at you. The young Amy Winehouse appeared to be a happy, smiling child of the type that any parent would love to have. The hair is a little all over the place, but Winehouse was always something of a trendsetter when it came to hair. She single-handedly made the beehive fashionable again, and who would have thought that was possible?
Tragically, we all know how Winehouse's story ends. She struggled with alcohol and drug issues her whole adult life, and her body gave up on her when she was only 27. She left behind a legacy of heartbreakingly beautiful and candidly honest songs, most of which are contained on the legendary album 'Back to Black.' She was controversial, outspoken, outrageous, and never sorry for a second of it. Winehouse's life was a wild ride, and she's still very much missed today.
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.