--- title: Cookbook Compiles Recipes by Chris Christie, Rick Perry and Other Govs description: A 10 year old compiled recipes from Chris Christie, Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal and 23 other governors canonical: https://time.com/3422429/governors-cookbook/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-30T15:46:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T09:01:42.723Z og:title: This 10-Year-Old Made a Cookbook of Governors' Recipes og:description: Chris Christie, Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal and 23 others shared their culinary secrets og:url: https://time.com/3422429/governors-cookbook/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee418c798cf5c72b/6986a62a06f2c13dd0331035/200389677-001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5120 og:image:height: 2880 og:image:alt: Key Lime Pie og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This 10-Year-Old Made a Cookbook of Governors' Recipes twitter:description: Chris Christie, Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal and 23 others shared their culinary secrets twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee418c798cf5c72b/6986a62a06f2c13dd0331035/200389677-001.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # America's Greatest Cookbook > Sponsored content. 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Joel Stein talks with Lauren Wu about her 50 states cookbook school project._ by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Sep 30, 2014 3:46 PM UTC Joel Stein talks with Lauren Wu about her 50 states cookbook school project. by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Sep 30, 2014 3:46 PM UTC When most children hear “school project,” they think cardboard dioramas and baking soda volcanoes. But others? They aspire to greatness. Such was the case with one Miss Lauren Wu, 10, of San Carlos, Calif., who asked every U.S. governor for his or her favorite recipe. Twenty-six said yes. (Twenty-seven if you count Hawaii, who came in past the deadline.) The below cookbook is the result. “American Cooking” speaks to the nation’s deeply engrained culinary traditions—Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley submitted a recipe for crab cakes; Florida Gov. Rick Scott sent two variations on Key Lime pie. But it also reveals much about the personal and professional priorities of those governors who did not participate. If Chris Christie found time to send his blueberry French strata recipe on April 1, while he was deep in the muck dealing with Bridgegate scandal, what excuse do his non-participating peers have? Miss Wu, however, is not one to hold a grudge. “The governors are all very busy,” she says, “and I don’t know, I’m sure they get a bunch of emails every day.” She embarked on this project to learn more about cooking, and has already tried a number of the recipes at home. So far, her favorite has been Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead’s chocolate chip cookies. “We usually have chocolate chip cookies at our house,” she says, “but these were different—they were really fluffy and good.” In the above video, she watched her friend and TIME staffer Joel Stein try his hand at Christie’s strata. As for O’Malley’s native dish, Wu says, “The crab cakes weren’t my favorite, because I’m not a huge fan of crab, but they were good still.” Plenty of experimentation remains ahead: “There are a lot of good options. Maybe I’m gonna try Maine’s blueberry pie, or maybe Florida’s Key Lime pie. I’m probably gonna try a pie of some sort.” Wu intends to participate in the program that invited her to do this optional project again next year, when she will be in sixth grade. By then, there’s no doubt she’ll have the clout to get recipe submissions from the likes of Angela Merkel and Kim Jong-un. [American Cooking](http://www.scribd.com/doc/241012060/American-Cooking) ### QUIZ: Should You Eat This or That?  Which is better for you: Half cup of ice cream or 3 scoops of sorbet? Getty Images (4)  Answer: A half cup of ice cream If you eat what you’re craving, you’re more likely to feel satisfied and eat less. And scoop for scoop sorbet contains twice the sugar with none of the filling dairy protein and fat. Getty Images (5); Gif by Mia Tramz for TIME  Which is better for you: Real butter or spray on fake butter? Getty Images; Tara Johnson for TIME  Answer: Butter Serving size for spray butters (even low-calorie ones) are around a 1/3 second spray. What on earth does that mean? You're better off using a small amount of real butter as opposed to guessing how much you're using of the mystery melange of up to 20 ingredients. Getty Images (1); Gif by Mia Tramz for TIME  Which is better for you: A turkey burger or a sirloin burger? Getty Images (2) ![Answer: Sirloin burger
Restaurant turkey burgers are often made with dark meat and the skin, so they’re not necessarily better for you \(and for the record, they aren't low-fat\). You can get a sirloin burger that’s 95% lean meat and gives you 20 g of protein. Just be careful with the toppings.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1b297940ae4e4e0/6986970ce53aba0cb54d318e/sirloin-burger.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp) Answer: Sirloin burger Restaurant turkey burgers are often made with dark meat and the skin, so they’re not necessarily better for you (and for the record, they aren't low-fat). You can get a sirloin burger that’s 95% lean meat and gives you 20 g of protein. Just be careful with the toppings. Getty Images (1); Gif by Mia Tramz for TIME  Which is better for you: Almonds or pretzels? Getty Images (2)  Answer: Almonds Almonds are high in protein, fiber and fat and will keep you feeling fuller longer. Give high-sodium pretzels about an hour and you'll feel hungry again thanks to the high-carb no-fat or protein content. Getty Images (1); Gif by Mia Tramz for TIME  Which is better for you: Special K or eggs? AP; Getty Images  Answer: Eggs In the morning, you want a meal that will fill you up. Eggs offer protein and fat for satiety, but Special K cereal really only offers carbs and, well, air. If you want carbs to kick off the day, you're better off pairing eggs with a slice of 100% whole grain toast. Getty Images (1); Gif by Mia Tramz for TIME  Which is better for you: Fat free salad dressing or regular salad dressing? Tara Johnson for TIME  Answer: Regular salad dressingTo absorb fat soluble vitamins like Vitamins E and K in vegetables you need to consume them with a fat to aid nutrient absorption. Fat-free dressing, meanwhile, is low-calorie but gets its flavor from added sugar and salt. Tara Johnson for TIME (5); Gif by Mia Tramz for TIME  Which is better for you: A low fat cookie or dark chocolate? Getty Images (2)  Answer: Dark chocolate “People believe fat free is calorie free,” says Keri Gans, a registered dietitian in New York City. “Go for the real thing.” Fat free cookies tend to be high in carbs, sugar and fake sugar. Try a nice piece of antioxidant-rich dark chocolate instead. Getty Images (2); Gif by Mia Tramz for TIME  Which is better for you: Low fat Greek yogurt or 100 calorie Yoplait yogurt? Tara Johnson for TIME  Answer: 2% Greek YogurtA little fat is good in the morning to keep you full—plus it has upwards of 17g of protein per container. Fat-free "fruit" yogurt is high in sugar—7 to 10 g per serving—and lower in protein. Tara Johnson for TIME (2); Gif by Mia Tramz for TIME ## Transcript [00:00] Hi, Joel. How are you? I'm good. So, I was totally [00:04] into the cookbook you made. [ MUSIC ] There [00:09] are 20 really horrible governors that don't care about [00:12] children. It's just that I think they're busy. No! Like [00:14] when, no the governor of California sent you won. [00:18] Governor or Texas, they're the most busy. Governor [00:20] Cuomo from New York, he didn't send anything, right? [00:21] Right. Not okay. Also, like West Virginia. Well, did you [00:21] get an A? Well, it wasn't really [00:33] graded. It was more for like yourself. I hate modern [00:33] school. You wanna watch me and give me advice as we [00:33] cook? Sure, which, which recipe are you cooking? We [00:35] decided to cook, [00:39] cuz I'm from New Jersey, we're gonna cook Chris [00:40] Christie's recipe. Okay, the first thing I'm gonna do is [00:43] combine half a cup of butter. All right, we're just [00:45] gonna. All right, this is kind of, it looks like something [00:48] Chris Christie would eat. [ MUSIC ] Okay, so then we're [00:48] gonna put this on top. Oh yeah, that's the sugar. I am [00:50] worried about Chris Christie. Is it this may blueberries? [00:57] Well, that's nice. This is healthy. Yeah, that's nice. Oh, [01:00] spilled it all over my computer. [ MUSIC ] Add a little [01:07] bit of salt. [ MUSIC ] [01:16] It's kind of mistake. This is [01:20] not gonna come out very well cuz I used the wrong size [01:23] dish. In fact, it's not gonna be as pretty. [ INAUDIBLE ] [01:26] but it's the same idea. All right, and then we're gonna [01:28] put this in the oven. You just stay right there for an [01:30] hour and a half. Is [01:42] that gonna be a problem or is that fine? [ MUSIC ] I [01:45] take back everything I've ever thought about [01:45] [ UNKNOWN ]. This is delicious. All right, well thank you [01:46] for the cookbook. I think America is gonna enjoy the [01:48] cookbook. I think we're gonna learn a lot about our [01:51] governors. And, and which governors, you know, don't [01:54] care about education and children, like New York's [01:54] Andrew Cuomo? I hope you'll enjoy it too. Thank [02:00] you so much Laura. You can leave your chair now. 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