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Freddie Prinze Jr. is fully embracing the giving season.
Read on to find more about Prinze, including his favorite soup, his dream dinner guests, his favorite holiday cocktail and more in this exclusive interview.
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EatingWell:What’s your favorite soup?
Prinze:When I was a kid, my mother taught me how to make tomato soup. She made a creamless tomato soup. It is the best soup ever, and everyone I’ve made it for thinks there’s cream in it. There’s not, then I show them how to make it so they believe me. And then they share the recipe! I love this soup so much. I put it in the cookbook that I wrote a few years back. My kids ask me to make it for them all the time with grilled cheese, and my daughter now knows how to make it. It’s my favorite soup.
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EatingWell:Through this partnership, you developed three simple sides perfect for the holiday table. Could you talk more about those?
EatingWell: Any foods or drinks this holiday season that you’re most looking forward to?
Prinze:I mean, gravy is my favorite thing in the world. It goes great on potatoes, turkey, stuffing, whatever. You can sop it up with some bread when you’re done with your plate. And I make a really good one. And there’s one cocktail that I like, and it’s the only cocktail I like, and that’s a martini. I have one every year while I’m cooking Thanksgiving dinner, and I serve it in a fancy glass. Other than that, I’m not a real big drinker, but man, I love a good martini and it always tastes good when you make it yourself.
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EatingWell:What’s your top pantry staple that you always have on hand for easy meals?
Prinze:You have to have chicken stock, you can do so much with it as far as cooking goes. If you want to make soup, you make it. It can also be the base for your sauce, or it’s what you’re going to steam things with. A lot of people cook their white rice with water, but cook it in chicken stock and the flavor is fantastic. I even add it into tin foil with salmon and some white wine, and just steam the heck out of it right over the grill. And you can use vegetable stock if you’re vegan or vegetarian.
EatingWell:Do you have a dream dinner guest?
Prinze:Wow, there’d be a lot. And to have a conversation with them, that’s the key thing. Alfred Hitchcock would be number one. And Wes Craven and Tobe Hooper, I would want there as well. These are all horror film directors, that’s what I love watching. I would love to sit and talk with them about their philosophies on scaring the living hell out of people.
EatingWell:What does “eating well” mean to you?
Prinze:I’ve eaten healthy my whole life. My mom was a chef, she was no joke. She taught me how to cook, so I make sure my kids eat healthy. I’m 47 years old, I also stay active, I exercise, but diet is the most important thing and I’ve always focused hard on eating clean.
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This interview has been edited for clarity and length.
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