Washington, December 25 : Mariah Carey has plans to exploit her culinary skills to wow her husband Nick Cannon on Christmas, and show him the she is the perfect wife.

This will be the couple's first Christmas after their marriage.

The singer, who married Cannon in April, revealed that she had planned a special feast for him.

"I am going to cook at Christmas time," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

Mariah even revealed that apart from turkey, she would be serving up her late father's festive favourite linguini and white clams.

"That was my father''s recipe and he gave me the recipe... Most people who have my linguini and clams have never eaten that before and then it becomes their favourite thing," she said. (ANI)