Start Spreadin’ the News . . . Frank’s Cookin’

Next time you have to cook dinner, you can do it Sinatra’s way.

Just hitting the bookstores is “The Sinatra Celebrity Cookbook--Barbara, Frank & Friends,” spiced with more that 300 recipes from well-known actors, musicians, politicians, athletes and chefs. Recipes range from Italian classics Ol’ Blue Eyes learned from his father to this essence of simplicity offered by Sharon Stone:

POMME DU JOUR

Walk to refrigerator . . . Open the door . . . Open the fruit drawer . . . Take out an apple . . . Eat it.

Proceeds from the $24.95 hardcover will benefit the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center in Rancho Mirage, which treats and counsels abused children.

Now all you need is someone to doobie-doobie-do the dishes.

For more details, call (800) 488-1000.