What did you eat last night?
Actually it’s an interesting story. I came back from L.A. and my friend was staying with me and she said “I just wanted to surprise you” so she cooked a fish curry with coconut milk, and it was yummy. She couldn’t find my recipe, but she saw me make it once. It came out great.

What do you enjoy most: modeling, acting, cooking or hosting?
I kind of look at it as project by project. This book was very fulfilling; it was a lot of hard work. You don’t realize what work goes into a cookbook, between the recipes and the photography. Also, my book has so much memoir in it. Whether it’s acting, or taking photographs for a magazine with a very creative photographer, it is all equally rewarding. I’ve been very lucky because I’ve been able to make a living doing all the things that really interest me.

Was being an author of a cookbook always your goal?
It was never really my goal. I always loved to cook, but I kind of fell into it. At first I didn’t know if what I had to say would be interesting to anyone but me.