California is known for its hooping community and there is no other pro-hooper in the state's history that could hold a light to Reggie Miller's flame. Ok, that might be a little dramatic especially in the company of names like Baron Davis, Jason Kidd, Paul Pierce, and a ton of other qualified pro-basketball players. But none of those individuals named ever struck fear into the hearts of their opponents like Reggie Miller did.
At one point, Reggie Miller held the title for most three-pointers made by a single player with 2,560. Ray Allen would go on to take Miller's crown from him years later. Still, there was never a shot Reggie Miller was afraid as he played his entire NBA career with the Indiana Pacers. Miller's also known for the one greatest moments in NBA history eight points in nine seconds against the New York Knicks in game one of the 1995 Playoffs to steal the first game at Madison Square Garden. To this day, Miller is known as 'The Knick Killer.'
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.