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# Best of: 'Love Is Blind' host Vanessa Lachey
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2024/03/best-of-love-is-blind-host-vanessa-lachey/
- Published: 2024-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-05T19:51:14.000Z
- Description: Vanessa Lachey’s first book, Life from Scratch: Family Traditions That Start with You is rooted in a deep and vulnerable place. Vanessa’s mom left when she was a little girl, depriving her of motherly advice, care and the Filipino food she craved. It took decades, but the actor and TV host fina
- Author: Rachel Belle
- Tags: Your Last Meal, #podcast, #delete-this-tag, #dovetail_01efa633-7a0e-412a-b604-d8e3dd773585

Vanessa Lachey’s first book, [*Life from Scratch: Family Traditions That Start with You*](http://www.harpercollins.com/pages/lifefromscratch?ref=cascadepbs.org)is rooted in a deep and vulnerable place. Vanessa’s mom left when she was a little girl, depriving her of motherly advice, care and the Filipino food she craved. It took decades, but the actor and TV host finally felt empowered to stop mourning what she’d lost, and start creating her own special traditions for her young family – including a chicken adobo recipe her husband, 98 Degrees singer & *Love Is Blind* co-host Nick Lachey, loves.

Vanessa and host Rachel Belle discuss how she secured a place in the *Guinness Book of World Records* (it’s food-related!) and why her family celebrates the holidays with a dish called Wiener-Bun Surprise.

Vanessa loves lasagna, so obviously Rachel had to talk about America’s favorite curmudgeonly, lasagna-loving cartoon cat, and she digs into the etymology of the comforting Italian casserole. We’ll also learn about [Lasagna Love](https://www.lasagnalove.org/?ref=cascadepbs.org), a nonprofit started during the pandemic.

Rachel’s [favorite lasagna recipe](https://www.sunset.com/recipe/lasagna-with-sausage-rag?ref=cascadepbs.org)!

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