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Kelis Announces Upcoming Cookbook, ‘My Life on a Plate’

Kelis has finally announced the details of her upcoming cookbook — My Life on a Plate: Recipes from Around the World — which is due on September 28. Per the Amazon U.S. description:

Kelis’ love affair with food started as a child. A native New Yorker, her mother worked as a chef in her own catering business, run out of their home in Harlem. Driven by the speed and the intensity in the kitchen, Kelis’ passion behind watching her mother cook inspired her to roll up her sleeves. Every detail was clear and defined: Red lips, red nails, perfume, earrings and a military demeanor she felt in the presence of a master while watching her mother work. At age 17, Kelis signed her first recording contract and began to travel the world.

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She discovered local outdoor markets and tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurants and considered them the hidden treasures of her journeys. After 10 years in the music business, Kelis decided to attend Le Cordon Bleu. Attending the famous cooking school gave Kelis the confidence to call herself a chef and to write her first cookbook. My Life on a Plate tells Kelis’ personal story through the food she creates. Her style has been molded by her culture, her travels, and all the people she met along the way. This book is a collection of her favorite recipes. It features a mix of foods from her Puerto Rican heritage, such as Pernil (Puerto Rican Pork Shoulder), Arroz con Gandules, and Shrimp Alcapurias along with dishes she created after discovering them on her travels around the world such as Malay Curry Chicken and Swedish Meatballs.

Other recipes from the book include “Jerk Ribs, Plantain Mash and Peach Blackberry Buckle to the more inspiring Jumbo Shrimp with Tomato Fricassee and Strawberries and Goat’s Cheese Ice Cream, plus her signature sauces such as Guava Jam, Wild Cherry Barbecue (with Shredded Beef Sliders) and Ginger Sesame Glaze (with Duck Confit).” Pre-order the Food singer’s 176-page My Life on a Plate here.