Gwyneth Paltrow's family cookbook

Feb 5, 2009, 9:55 GMT

Gwyneth Paltrow. The \'Iron Man\' actress is set to release the collection of recipes - to be titled \'My Father\'s Daughter\' - next year.EPA/DANIEL DEME

Gwyneth Paltrow is set to launch a cookbook.

The 'Iron Man' actress is set to release the collection of recipes - to be titled 'My Father's Daughter' - next year.

The book's publishers say while it will feature cooking ideas it will also "focus on the importance of togetherness at mealtime, emphasising that cooking for your family is the ultimate expression of love."

All recipes to be included have been designed with the entire family in mind. Gwyneth says she gets her love for cooking from her late father Bruce Paltrow who died in 2002 from pneumonia after battling throat cancer.

The actress - who has two children, daughter Apple and son Moses, with her Coldplay frontman husband Chris Martin - said: "My dad was a famous pancake maker and I'm working on adapting his recipe right now. Although I'm making mine slightly healthier."

The 36-year-old star explained how her father's cancer diagnosis made her reassess her diet and lifestyle.

She continued: "I met a macrobiotic counsellor who was dying from cancer and she cleared herself. She said my father had to detoxify otherwise the cancer would return. And it did. I believe there's a direct correlation between environmental toxins, preservatives in food, and disease."

Gwyneth - who no longer follows a macrobiotic diet - also has her own website Goop.com which is dedicated to health and 'nourishing the inner aspect'.

She has also made a TV series called 'Spain: On the Road Again' where she travelled through the country with chef Mario Batali experiencing local dishes.