Hey everyone, Biscuits and Jam is taking a break this week, but we're excited to share an episode of Homemade by All Recipes that we think you'll love.

In this episode, host Marty Duncan talks with the godmother of soul, Patty LaBelle, about cooking for superstars like Prince and Elton John, as well as our own family.

Enjoy, and we'll be back with a new episode of Biscuits and Jam next week.

I said, Patty, hi, it's Reggie.

I said, oh, hi, Reggie. I said, what's up?

He said, I want you to come to my show tonight. I said, who are you opening for? He said, I'm Elton John now. I said, what? Anyway, we recorded a song at the Red Piano in Vegas. After it was finished, I said, Elton, here's your rings. He left him on the piano. He said, that's for you at Tupperware.

Instead of giving me back Tupperware, he gave me a diamond.

Welcome to Homemade from All Recipes. I'm Marty Duncan. On this podcast, we celebrate not just

good food, but the good life life and my guest today is certainly

living it she was part of the first black vocal group to land on the cover of rolling stone

and the first pop group to play the metropolitan opera house she's got lots of hits and lots of awards

and now patty lebelle is racking up a new set of fans with her cooking and a special

line of comfort food that you can find at Walmart.

Okay, the beans are done and beautiful, and they taste even better.

I wish you could smell it, but you can't.

But I'm going to garnish it with pepperica on top, whichever way you want to pronounce it, I call it

pepperica.

Way before Mariah Carey hit those stratospheric high notes, Miss Patty LaBelle was cranking out

the hits, and I was glued to my radio listening to her.

I was just mesmerized.

And let me tell you, that woman can still hit the high notes

at 75 years young. She's amazing. I'm more than blown away to have Ms. Patty LaBelle as our

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