I haven’t — nor will I ever — read Kris Jenner‘s new cookbook, “In The Kitchen With Kris: A Kollection Of Kardashian-Jenner Family Favorites,” but that’s never stopped me from serving up a snarky opinion.

This over-publicized Hollywood how-to written, ahem, by the matriarch of the Kardashian clan is 300 pages of her own recipes and entertaining tips. Apparently, Mama Kris was fed up with sharing her recipes with family and friends. So it just made sense “do to a book and put it all together,” she told E!, the cable network that airs all the Kardashian klaptrap.

But when asked by the gushing E! anchor/drama queen Giuliana Rancic about her specialty, Kris didn’t wax prolific about her pasta primavera or lemon chiffon pie. She dished that she makes “a mean grilled cheese” for her grandchildren.

Grilled cheese. And this woman gets a cookbook deal.

Kris, who is separated from Olympic hero Bruce Jenner and his scary face, said she spends time in the kitchen to decompress from running the vast Kardashian Empire.

“[Cooking] is almost like the way that I calm down. Some people do things to relax, they’ll go play golf or have a sport. Me? I’m in the kitchen,” she said. “Nothing makes me happier, so I hope I can share that with everybody else.”

Relax? With two screaming grandkids clamoring for grilled cheese? More power to you, Grammy.

These “celebrity” cookbooks make me crazy. No. 1 on my list: Gwyneth Paltrow. You know her British rocker hubby Chris Martin consciously uncoupled from the Hollywood food Nazi because all the man wanted was to eat a plate of greasy fish ‘n’ chips without being judged.

Think I’m kidding? He announced on BBC2 shortly after they split he was no longer a vegetarian.

Jessica Seinfeld, wife of Jerry, got a book deal for hiding vegetables in her kids’ food. Why waste your time concocting spinach brownies when all you have to do to get your kids to eat veggies is threaten them with taking away their iPad for the night? They’ll love Brussels sprouts.

Need I go on?

If you’re eager to know what puts the junk in the trunks of the Kardashian girls, Kris’ book is due out in October.

For those of us who really cook and entertain without staff, I’ve got my eye on Ina Garten’s “Make It Ahead” that is due out a week later.

Speaking of the Barefoot Contessa, if you’re looking for a real “mean grilled cheese” recipe – and aren’t we all? – do check out Ina’s Ultimate Grilled Cheese – bacon, Dijon, three cheeses, sourdough bread… (add lip smack here) Jeffrey loves it. Kris’ grandkids would hate it.

 

 

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