This is shaping up to be an exciting year for singer and cook-extraordinaire Patti LaBelle. Most recently, she just released a line of fruit cobblers at Walmart [1] (which we'll be trying later today!). If you can't get enough of her mac and cheese and sweet potato pie, then allow these fun facts to fill you up. Warning: don't read on an empty stomach.

• In an interview with Rolling Stone, Patti said quite frankly, "I cook, I think, better than I sing. [2] I cook my face off, honey."
• You may know how friggin' delicious Patti's "Over the Rainbow" mac and cheese [3] is, but did you know that Elton John "swore he saw Jesus" when he ate it? Yep, she told that hilarious tale to Oprah Winfrey [4]. And yes, yes, yes, Patti says she's developing a ready-made mac and cheese for Walmart [5].
• As a diabetic, Patti is working on a line of sugar-free desserts [6] for her fans who need to watch their sugar intake. She told The Huffington Post that one dessert will be a sugar-free sweet potato pie [7].
• She's coming out with Desserts LaBelle: Soulful Sweets to Sing About [8] ($28) in April 2017, which will include recipes for pies, cakes, cookies, and puddings, as well as a chapter on diabetic-friendly desserts.

• After YouTuber James Wright's viral review of Patti's sweet potato pie [9], Patti invited him to spend Thanksgiving with her [10]!
• While she has a few of her recipes on her website [11], the Cooking Channel has a host of her most famous recipes [12] including that sweet potato pie [13].
• She's not big on measuring for a reason. She told Essence, "Improvise; don't always measure. You can lose some of the soul [when you measure]. When I do my food, I never measure. I freestyle and pray it's going to taste good." But people, don't attempt when baking!
• She cooks even when she's touring. She explained to Tampa Bay, "I always carry my electric fry pan and I have two major pots [14]." Sautéed kale and fish as well as salad are her go-tos.