The 10 Best #sherylcrowcookbooksequels Tweets (And Yes, Sheryl Crow Wrote A Cookbook)

The news that Sheryl Crow had, earlier this year, penned a cookbook—If It Makes You Healthy: More Than 100 Recipes Inspired By The Seasons, co-written with her personal chef Chuck White (hey, job perk!)—got writers Bennett Madison and Emily Gould, herself a cooking-guide expert, thinking: What if the book was successful enough to spawn a sequel? (It is hanging in on Amazon’s various cookbook bestseller lists, although some commenters have griped that its recipes are “too involved” and take too long.) What sort of foodstuffs would it focus on, and, most crucially, what song from Crow’s large catalog would its title somewhat glibly reference? And lo, the hashtag #sherylcrowcookbooksequels was born. Below, the 10 most plausible book titles to come out of the hive-mind this AM. (Full disclosure: I participated, because pun contests like this one keep the blogging part of the brain limber. But I left my contributions out of the competition.)

How it all started:

This could also double as an advice book:

@timdonnelly A Blintz Would Do You Good #sherylcrowcookbooksequels

— Jeff Vrabel (@jeffvrabel) July 20, 2011

In the spirit, if perhaps not the letter:

Creamy (and gluten-free) goodness:

@maura @emilygould If Grits Make You Happy #sherylcrowcookbooksequels

— jim cantiello (@jambajim) July 20, 2011

The singer’s guide to cookware could perhaps be called:

@maura "are you strong enough to be my pan?" #sherylcrowcookbooksequels

— Roger Clark (@RogerClark41) July 20, 2011

And in those pans, you can place some meats:

@EmilyGould My Favorite Beef Steak #sherylcrowcookbooksequels

— Alyssa Galella (@woodlandalyssa) July 20, 2011

For the imbibers among us:

@EmilyGould Strong Enough: Sheryl Crow's Favorite Cocktails #sherylcrowcookbooksequels

— Zareen Jaffery (@ZareenJaffery) July 20, 2011

Here’s one from hashtag co-brainstormer Bennett Madison that’s targeted to people fed up with frying:

.@EmilyGould Can't Fry Anymore: Healthy Baking With Sheryl Crow #sherylcrowcookbooksequels

— Bennett Madison (@bennettmadison) July 20, 2011

And the absolute best, if only because it could be seen as the most useful to cooks looking to Sheryl Crow for advice:

Also, thanks, everyone, for not referencing her cover of “I Want You Back,” which is as limp as a salad that’s been soaking up the sun for the past three days.