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Chrissy Teigen cooks up a No. 1 hit with 'Cravings'

Jocelyn McClurg
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Chrissy Teigen munches on "John's Fried Chicken Wings with Spicy Honey Butter" poolside, as hubby John Legend looks on. The recipe is included in her new cookbook, 'Cravings.'

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Chrissy's cravings: Chrissy Teigen — the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, TV personality, mom-to-be and wife of John Legend who seems to be everywhere these days — now has another claim to fame: a hit cookbook.

Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat (Clarkson Potter), released on Feb. 23, lands at No. 1 on USA TODAY’s list this week. (The full list will publish on Thursday.)

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'Cravings' by Chrissy Teigen is a No. 1 USA TODAY best seller.

The unpretentious home cook strikes an attitude that’s funny and refreshing. “If you’re expecting a model to write a cookbook full of diet recipes for you to perfect your bikini bod, I think you’ll be a little surprised here,” she writes in the introduction, while sharing this tidbit: “Our kitchen has seen way more activity than our hot tub or sex dungeon.”

Recipes include Creamy Parmesan Skillet Eggs, her “personal go-to for brunches.” (“Can we just call brunch what it is? It’s morning alcohol,” she writes.)

There are also fun photos of Teigen and Legend, like one of the couple in bed with her musician hubby snacking on breakfast while she reads the National Enquirer.

Many of the recipes are influenced by Teigen’s Thai mom. John’s Fried Chicken Wings with Spicy Honey Butter and his Breakfast Sandwich also made the cut.

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Despite the title, the cookbook is not directed at pregnant women (Teigen tells People magazine that Cravings was chosen before she knew she was having a baby).

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This marks the first time a cookbook has landed at No. 1 on USA TODAY's best-seller list. In the Kitchen With Rosie and The South Beach Diet both hit No. 1, but debuted lower on the list.

Teigen, 30, who stars on Spike TV’s hit Lip Sync Battle, started sharing recipes and her efforts in the kitchen on the blog, So Delushious. This is her first cookbook. With a hit this big, it’s probably not her last.

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