Kelis Makes the Case for Mayo, Not Milkshakes

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Get all of the milkshake jokes you need to make out of the way now. If nothing else, you should know that you can’t keep a milkshake in the fridge without it going bad.

You should also know that Kelis, the Harlem-raised, LA-based singer/songwriter of more than just that famous song, also happens to be a classically-trained chef who studied at Le Cordon Bleu. She started her own sauce company, Bounty & Full, because she couldn’t get jerk sauce in LA, has two fridges at home: one for the family, one used exclusively for recipe testing and pregnancy cravings, and she recently published a cook book titled, “My Life on a Plate: Recipes from Around the World.”

…So I guess the question becomes even more pressing. What does Kelis keep in her fridge? (The secret one, that is.) Lauren Levinger of The Food Life investigates:

1. Jell-O

“I don’t have a ton [of pregnancy cravings], but I do have some. Right now it’s Jell-O, which is a weird thing. I hate the green and orange — it’s about the red. I tried the natural brands, but they were gross. I want J-E-L-L-O.”

2. Heirloom Tomatoes 

“I have also been on a tomato craze. Our neighbor grows heirloom tomatoes, so we do trade offs of sauce and tomatoes. It’s a really great relationship. I made a tomato mango salsa which is tucked in there because the season for Heirlooms is coming to an end. ”

3. Calendrical Beer

I am part of a beer of the month club. I haven’t been able to drink, but usually my husband will save me one and drink the other.

4. Two Kinds of Cream Cheese: Blueberry and Jalepeño

“There is a really great New York-style bagel place not far from here and they have jalepeño and sun dried tomato bagels. I like a flavor. I love an everything bagel as well. I don’t ever want a plain one, that’s a waste of time!”

5. The Reddi-wip

“I have been cutting corners lately, I would usually make my own. I had a little gathering here and I made these pineapple sponge cake things, and I just felt like this was easier.”

6. Lots and Lots of Oranges

“I love orange juice — we squeeze fresh orange juice everyday.”

7. Arm and Hammer

To keep it fresh.

8. The “Basics”

“In my cookbook, I talk about what kitchen staples are. I don’t think cooking should be a burden. I’m not one of those people who has time to go to the grocery store every time I cook; you go once a week — but you want to get all your basics.

For me, the basics are onions, garlic and peppers. That’s my mirepoix. I also always have heavy cream, ghi and milk. There is usually mayonnaise in there because you can do a lot with mayo. If I’m running out of eggs, you can supplement it with mayonnaise. In the pantry, we will always have sugar, flour and buttermilk. I feel like all of these things are like bridges. They link one thing to another; it’s always good to have.”

Follow Kelis on Instagram and Twitter and order her cookbook here.

Images by Lauren Levinger of The Food Life. 

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