Delaware - Luke Petitgout

Delaware - Luke Petitgout

Delaware is one of those states that isn't necessarily known for pumping out elite pro-level athletes, but they did have a couple of NFL alumni hail from the state one especially in the form of offensive tackle Luke Petitgout. The 6'6, 310lbs, Milford, Delaware-bred tackle made his way to the prestigious football program at the University of Notre Dame where notched a total of 74 knockdown blocks in 1998 that caught the attention of NFL scouts around the league.

Petitgout declared himself for the NFL Draft the following year where he was picked 19th overall by the New York Giants in the 1999 NFL Draft. While Petitgout didn't stack up a ton of individual accolades throughout his career, he did play nine seasons in the league starting 110 games out the 117 games he was an active participant in. Unfortunately, after being signed by the Tampa Bay Bucs in March 2007, he tore his ACL week four against the Carolina Panthers which ultimately ended his football career.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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