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Jessica Seinfeld cookbook controversy
Filed under: Rumors, Behaving Badly, In The News, That's Entertainment
One assumes Jessica Seinfeld's recently released cookbook was called Deceptively Delicious in reference to the pureed vegetables hidden in each recipe.
However, claims that several of Seinfeld's recipes bear a striking resemblance to those found in Missy Chase Lapine's The Sneaky Chef published six months prior, puts a less than savory slant to the name of Seinfeld's featured-on-Oprah bestseller.
Lapine and Seinfeld's books both have recipes that add spinach to brownies, hide sweet potatoes in grilled cheese sandwiches and mix avocados with chocolate pudding to boost the nutrition level.
Jessica is no stranger to controversy. Her history includes leaving a first husband immediately after their honeymoon to date (and eventually marry) Jerry Seinfeld in 1999. The couple has three children, daughter Sascha and two sons, Julian and Shepherd.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
10-20-2007 @ 7:49PM
Chris Fisk said...The book SNEAKY VEGGIES, How to get vegetables under the radar and into your family (Sterling 2006) is clearly the first to the market on this topic, is CHEAPER than the other two, and was written by a chef/cokking teacher who really knows what people are trying to accomplish in their kitchens - AND it's funny too!
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10-23-2007 @ 12:43PM
Sue said...Could Ms. Seinfeld have been duped by a book ghostwriter from HarperCollins? I feel sorry to see Jerry's wife smeared like this...wonder if she felt sorry for Rush. Also, Ms Seinfeld and the Harvard sophomore who stole the 2 novels have the same agent from william morris agency. Coincidence?
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10-29-2007 @ 8:02PM
Meg Hill-Grigson said...Actually the first person to promote the idea of hiding veggies in food was a cookbook writer of many years ago named Jane Kinderlehrer who wrote "Confessions of a Sneaky Organic Cook: Or, How to Make Your Family Healthy When They're Not Looking! ".
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10-30-2007 @ 4:32PM
Kathy Huck said...As the editor on Deceptively Delicious I would like to clear up some of the nasty rumors that have gone on far too long about the book’s originality. I did not know Sneaky Chef even existed until Deceptively Delicious’s final text and design were being wrapped up. Any similarity is due to the very nature of the cookbooks—they are aimed at kids, so obviously the recipes are going to run the gamut of pancakes, French toast, and pasta. (There are only so many ways can you make pancakes). In addition, the very act of "hiding" calls for using certain veggies that camouflage well in food (i.e., white or orange veggies in mac and cheese). If you look closely, you will see that while the some main meals are covered in both books, they do differ in ingredients and preparation. The proof is in the pudding.
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