Free book excerpt from LaBelle Cuisine by Patti LaBelle. Use your browser's Print function to print this page. Whether cooking or singing, I feel at ease, at peace, at one with the world. While reminiscing for this book, I realized why cooking has always been such a labor of love for me. Because it's as much about friendship and fellowship as it is about food.
Cooking is a way to show it, share it, serve it.
Cooking is as much about nourishment for the soul as it is the stomach. Especially the kind of cooking I grew up on. We're talking Southern, country cooking. I don't mean to brag, but the people in my family have always been some cooking folks. And that's no idle boast.