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" At first glance, Jack Witherspoon looks like a typical 11-year-old boy. He skateboards, plays little league, and does tae kwan do. But then there are his other accomplishments: Jack has battled recurring leukemia three times and, in case that&amp;#039;s not enough, he just published his first cookbook, called Twist It Up. According to the Chicago Tribune, Jack Witherspoon proves there&amp;#039;s no age requirement to be a chef \u2014 passion, commitment, and perhaps a little parental supervision are all that&amp;#039;s required. He became interested in cooking at age six when he was hospitalized for leukemia. Jack discovered the Food Network while channel surfing on the hospital television and it was love at first sight. Jack&amp;#039;s mom would write down the ingredients of the recipes they saw so they could try to replicate them at home. More From Delish: Top Chef Kids in the Kitchen After a few years of recipe testing with his family, Jack was ready to write his own cookbook. Twist It Up includes an impressive 60 recipes, which span from a &amp;quot;cereal mix up&amp;quot; page to Jack&amp;#039;s sweet-savory meatloaf with dried cranberries. Jack noted that he added the cranberries to the meatloaf recipe because, &amp;quot;it kind of seemed like it was missing something.&amp;quot; More From Delish: Kid-Friendly Dinners to Cook Together A portion of Jack&amp;#039;s cookbook sales will be donated to pediatric leukemia research, for which he has already raised $100,000 by appearing as a guest chef at fundraisers. His dreams for the future? Jack wants to open his own restaurant and host a cooking show on the Food Network. What do you think of Jack&amp;#039;s story? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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