The pages are filled with recipes for sassy savories like Fierce Fried Corn; Over the Top, Top, Top Macaroni and Cheese; and Ooh-La-LaBelle Turkey Chili.
But she's not stopping there.
LaBelle's also releasing a 90-minute DVD called "In the Kitchen with Miss Patti," which includes a cooking lesson and a tour of the kitchen in her Main Line home.
As if that isn't enough for one busy lady, LaBelle is adding to her retail food line of hot sauces, which have been sold in stores for a few years now. Coming out in November is a new selection of dried spice blends under the Good Life brand (more at www.pattilabellefoods.com).
Somehow, with all this cooking going on, she's also had time to record a new album, "Back to Now," produced by stellar talents like Lenny Kravitz, Leon Huff and Kenny Gamble, and Wyclef Jean. The disc, which reunites her with original LaBelle members Sarah Dash and Nona Hendryx, is due in stores Oct. 21.
"There are so many things God has blessed me with," Labelle said one recent day when we chatted with her about her very busy life. One thing's for sure: There are many sides to Miss Patti - and all of them are all about having fun.
Q: So what was the inspiration for your latest cookbook?
A: The inspiration was because I can cook, and people are always looking for information on cooking from Patti. And also, I did the DVD for the first time in my life to show everybody how easy it is to cook and how quickly they can cook. It is just something to help a brother or sister out. And the men love to cook. The men love it.
Q: How was it taping something other than a song for a DVD?
A: It was a new experience. You have to look a certain way at the camera. You gotta do this and that - and you can't stop talking. You have to constantly talk. I said to them [the producers], "I don't even do that at home." But you have to continue to run your mouth. It worked out fine. I would do it again.
