

Everyone cooked, and they talked about what they were cooking. Growing up it wasn't like only Mommy cooked. What? They make grilled cheese with different cheeses?Ī. I remember being overseas and I had a grilled cheese with cheese other than American.

A lot of times people grow up in one area and they're privy to only one kind of barbecue or whatnot. The cool thing about being in the military is that if you're lucky enough - and some people wouldn't see it that way - you get to move around a lot. How does your military background influence your approach to food?Ī. And she gets positively giddy when she talks about the cookbook and getting her own Library of Congress number.Īnderson lives in Brooklyn with her four rescue cats. Though she could've gotten a Food Network pal to write her cookbook introduction, Anderson turned to her Grandma Williams. Showcasing world travel inspirations with accessible ingredients, recipes run the gamut from Lemon-Thyme Spaetzle and Sweet Glazed Butterflied Chicken to Korean Fried Dumplings.

Sharing her enthusiasm for bold flavor combinations, the 38-year-old host of Food Network's "Cooking for Real" and "Homemade in America" now has her own cookbook.ĭrawing on simple shortcuts, the former radio disc jockey pulled together 145 recipes for "Sunny's Kitchen: Easy Food For Real Life" (Clarkson Potter, $22.50, due in stores Sept. Moves were inevitable, and so were new foods. Growing up in a military family, she later joined the Air Force. Filled with food, family and memories, Sunny Anderson's cooking reflects her life.
