missfee said:

I agree, Star Jones looks bad and she's constantly dissed for the way she looks now. Since they lose weight as such a fast rate,most of the people that have that surgery have a gaunt look.

NMusiqNSoul said:

I was fantacizing about Mac and Cheese for dinner. Pattis original version has 4 cheeses AND 2 cups of half and half

Ottensen said:

I saw her make it on some show years ago and I literally got a little nauseated over all that cheese and cream. I know it must taste like heaven but if that's not some sort of attack waiting to happen, I don't know what is.

shesoffthewall said:

It is amazing how some of the older folks will not stop with that old school cooking even it is clearly not the best thing for their overall health, at least until they actually get sick, that is. Patti LaBelle is notorious for being a fantastic cook, but if you see the recipes from her first cookbook, good lawd! Everything full fat, fried, covered in sugar...dont get me wrong, that s... TASTES GOOD. Her potato salad and macaroni and cheese will make you slap somebody! .But in the last years she developed Type 2 Diabetes and she literally had to go and teach herself how to change the way she cooks and eats so she could LIVE. So she went back and revamped all her soul food recipes into dishes that are simply better for the body...no more potato salad drowning in 2 jars of mayonaise .I had her newer cookbook of lighter recipes but like a dummy I gave it away

JackieBlue said:

gross.
She actually has a recipe that is THAT rich?

Ottensen said:

Yeah,Patti was smart.She knew that she couldn't keep on eating all that fatty,greasy,artery-clogging food.She had serious problems with diabetes,which I believe Aretha must surely have.Patti turned things around.I wish Aretha could do the same

Aretha is one of those that is used to a certain way of eating her entire life and it's a hard habit to break. I saw the woman frying chicken a few years back on "Good Morning America." I can't imagine her wanting to all of a sudden bake her chicken. lol

NMusiqNSoul said:

I was fantacizing about Mac and Cheese for dinner. Pattis original version has 4 cheeses AND 2 cups of half and half

shesoffthewall said:

Hell no! Baked food? Sh!t, that's like kryptonite to Aretha.

Over the Rainbow Mac and Cheese by Patti LaBelle
(plus a stick of butter!!! ) Funny story about Elton John included. They are both acting up severely!





I'm heading out to lunch!

It’s much too rich! How do you not have some sort of fit after eating that?

Over the Rainbow Mac and Cheese by Patti LaBelle
(plus a stick of butter!!! ) Funny story about Elton John included. They are both acting up severely!





I'm heading out to lunch!

SoulAlive said:

I’m betting Aretha must have some sort of medical issue. She performed in NY recently and supposedly barely sang and left earlier than expected. Folks that waited for her after the show said she did not look healthy in the face.

shesoffthewall said:

Oh yeah,I agree with you.Sometimes the surgery can make the person look kinda weird (for lack of a better word,lol).The rapid weight loss can make them look gaunt.But in Aretha's case,this shouldn't be about appearance.She doesn't need the surgery for cosmetic reasons,she needs it to SAVE HER LIFE.If it makes her look a little odd,then so be it.At least she would be much more healthier.The surgery won't allow you to over-eat even if you tried.You would have to give up certain fatty foods (rice and pasta,for example) but that's exactly what Aretha needs to do anyway.

JackieBlue said:

I only cook that for the holidays.

JackieBlue said:

I remember watching that episode. YUMMY!