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Giada De Laurentiis Talks Food & Family
Everyday Italian star Giada De Laurentiis graces the cover of the May issue of Redbook magazine.
The chef extraordinaire dishes on family life with her husband of 7 years, fashion designer Todd Thompson, and their 14-month-old daughter Jade. It seems little Jade has inherited her mom's culinary love: "She sits on my hip when I cook," Giada, 38, says."And there's such amazement in her eyes."
Here are some of the interview highlights:
On how motherhood has changed her: "Well, it definitely changed my workload. Ha! But at the end of the day, I think I was more selfish before I had Jade. Kids help you become more compassionate. I joined the charity Oxfam, which helps to improve kids' lives all over the world. I realized that I wanted this world to be better. I stopped thinking of just my own mortality; I started thinking about the life we're leaving for someone else."
On cooking with kids: "Jade and I cook together. She crawls around me in the kitchen. Now she's at a point where she wants to see what's happening, so I pick her up. I give her little tastes of the food and she's like, 'Mmm!' Sometimes there's nothing on the spoon and she still goes, 'Mmm!'"
Giada De Laurentiis Trying To Balance Career & Motherhood
Food Network host and celebrity chef, Giada De Laurentiis, opened up about balancing her life with 6-month-old daughter, Jade, and her career,
"[I am trying to find a balance] Between not giving up everything that I used to do, and not missing out on anything that my daughter does," she said. "When you have children, everything changes. A lot of women know, you learn as you go through it."
Giada says that her food is inspired by her lifestyle and since having baby Jade, her recipes are even shorter than before. Giada is set to host a new show on the Food Network called Giada at Home, and she also has a new book coming out entitled Giada's Kitchen.
As for making her own baby food...Jade only began eating solids a week ago,
"So, it'll be a couple years before I understand what she likes and doesn't like, and she's got to get some teeth, too. She's missing teeth and hair. I'm hoping for both of those in the near future."
Giada is married to fashion designer, Todd Thompson, and they reside in Los Angeles.
Source: People.com
Photo: Jason LaVeris / People
Giada De Laurentiis & Family @ LAX
Celebrity chef, Giada de Laurentiis, catches a flight at Los Angeles International Airport with husband Todd Thompson and their 6-month-old daughter, Jade Marie. The 38-year-old new mom recently sat down with Page Six Magazine and talked about welcoming marriage and a child into her life, her sex appeal and her future projects.
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Giada De Laurentiis In Page Six Magazine
"I never cared about marriage. I was more worried about working, and really didn't think I'd have kids. Then Todd turned 40 and I guess he thought to himself, 'I think I'd like to marry Giada.'"Giada hopes to instill an appreciation for her home country (she was born in Rome) in her daughter. Giada sings Jade the Italian lullabies that were once sang to her as a child. Her husband has his own family traditions to pass down to Jade,
"He will always tell the story of how his grandmother would take him to McDonald's and Burger King. And he says, 'I can't wait to take Jade.'"
Giada De Laurentiis Talks About Baby Jade's First Smile
Food Network chef, and new mom Giada De Laurentiis revealed how special Jade's (born March 29th) first smile was and how sleep deprivation is worth it in the long run,
"She smiled for first time yesterday! It sounds so corny – and I remember my friends telling me and me being like, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah,' but it's so special. Especially when you're sleep deprived and all you do is change poopy diapers, it's so great to get something in return."
We're glad that little Jade has inspired her mommy to make kid-friendly recipes now,
"People have been asking me for years to come up with kids' recipes and doing all that because I have a lot of kids that watch the show. And I'm thinking, 'I'm not a mom, not my thing, leave that to the moms.' And now, I'm so into it!"
Source: People
Giada De Laurentiis Welcomes Daughter Jade Marie
Food Network star and Today show contributor, Giada De Laurentiis, 37, and husband Todd Thompson, 44, welcomed their first child, a baby girl, born March 29 in LA -- Jade Marie De Laurentiis Thompson weighed 5lbs, 13oz.
I love Giada and watch her show Everyday Italian - congrats to the family!
Source: People
Pregnant Giada De Laurentiis
Giada De Laurentiis, Italian Chef on the Food Network, and author of various cookbooks - arrives at the Loews Hotel in South Beach, Miami, FL yesterday. Giada was on site for a live cooking segment during NBC's The Today Show. The mom-to-be is due to give birth in April 2008 to a baby girl.
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An Expectant Giada De Laurentiis & Lorraine Bracco At NYC Dessert Party
An expectant Giada De Laurentiis and Lorraine Bracco are pictured at Sweet - New York City`s Largest dessert Party. Which is held in celebration of the upcoming 2008 Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival, to benefit The Food Bank of New York City, and Share Our Strength.
Gianda and husband Todd Thompson are currently expecting their first child, a girl, due in April 2008. Giada is the current host of the Food Network programs Everyday Italian, Behind the Bash, Giada's Weekend Getaways, and Giada in Paradise.
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