We're back in the realm of very-well-known ridiculous baby names now. Can you believe that little Apple Martin is already fourteen years old? It seems like only yesterday she was born to her parents, rock star Chris Martin from 'Coldplay' and A-Lister actress Gwyneth Paltrow. It also seems like only yesterday that we were reading about her name in the newspapers and wondering what strange force had possessed the pair to give their daughter such a weird name.
There are plenty of fruits which are accepted and established as good names for girls. 'Apple' is not one of them. When anyone says 'apple' we're as likely to think of the tech giant as we are of the fruit, and Apple and their computers were as well known then as they are now. They may not yet have invented the iPad, but they'd created the iPod, and the mp3 players were everywhere. That made the name come across as a sponsorship deal, even though it wasn't.
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.