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Bending the Spoon04-15-23 BTS Episode #11Title: How to Run a Sustainable KitchenIntroduction: "How to Run a Sustainable Kitchen" Sustainability in the kitchen is becoming increasingly important as we strive to reduce our impact on the environment. It’s a difficult thing to do, but It’s not impossible to make a lot of progress toward running a mostly sustainable kitchen. I'll give you everything you need to know to do just that in this podcast episode.Bio: With over 13 years of professional cooking experience with her meal delivery and catering business and restaurant, Chef Laura founded Bonicelli Cooking Club in 2018. She br...2023-04-1512 minBending the SpoonBTS Episode #10 - Are Spices Good For You?Title: Are Spices Good For You? Introduction: "Are spices good for you?" In this podcast, we'll explore the world of spicy food and its potential health benefits. Many cultures around the world incorporate spicy ingredients into their cuisine, and while some people can't handle the heat, others swear by the therapeutic effects of spicy food in cooking and wellness. But what's the truth? Is spicy food actually good for you, or is it just a myth? Bio: With over 13 years of professional cooking experience with her meal delivery and catering business and restaurant, Chef Laura founded B...2023-03-1718 minBending the Spoon1-26-22_BTS_Episode#9 - SuperfoodsTitle: SuperfoodsIntroduction: Did you know that superfoods can greatly improve your health and lower your risk for all kinds of diseases and ailments? I'll talk about what superfoods are, what makes them super, and why and how to incorporate them into your diet. Bio: With over 13 years of professional cooking experience with her meal delivery and catering business and restaurant, Chef Laura founded Bonicelli Cooking Club in 2018. She brings professional cooking techniques and knowledge, great recipes, and inspiration to home cooks and food lovers everywhere. She is known for her love, support, and advocacy f...2023-02-0413 minBending the SpoonEpisode #8 - Do You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions?Title: Do You Keep Your New Year's Resolutions? Introduction: Welcome to the new year! Do you make resolutions? If you do - do you keep them? Bio: With over 13 years of professional cooking experience with her meal delivery and catering business and restaurant, Chef Laura founded Bonicelli Cooking Club in 2018. She brings professional cooking techniques and knowledge, great recipes, and inspiration to home cooks and food lovers everywhere. She is known for her love, support, and advocacy for local, organic, and well-sourced food, as well as her expertise in navigating dietary preferences and issues.2023-01-1411 minBending the SpoonEpisode #7 -The Importance of Holiday Cooking TraditionsTitle: The Importance of Holiday Cooking TraditionsIntroduction: Do you have a favorite holiday cooking tradition? Are some of your family's traditions being lost - or resurrected? We'll talk about that and much more in this episode of Bending the Spoon. Bio: With over 13 years of professional cooking experience with her meal delivery and catering business and restaurant, Chef Laura founded Bonicelli Cooking Club in 2018. She brings professional cooking techniques and knowledge, great recipes, and inspiration to home cooks and food lovers everywhere. She is known for her love, support, and advocacy f...2022-12-0917 minBending the SpoonEpisode #6 - Cooking and Traumatic TVTitle: Cooking and Traumatic TvIntroduction: America loves watching competitive, and reality cooking shows, but are they having a negative impact on cooking in America? In this episode of Bending the Spoon, Chef Laura explores the reality of reality shows and delivers her featured ingredient, top tool, and the tip of the week. Bio: With over 13 years of professional cooking experience with her meal delivery and catering business and restaurant, Chef Laura founded Bonicelli Cooking Club in 2018. She brings professional cooking techniques, knowledge, great recipes, and inspiration to home cooks and food lovers everywhere. She...2022-12-0217 minBending the SpoonBTS - Episode #5 - Leftover LoveIn this episode of Bending the Spoon, entitled Leftover Love, Chef Laura discusses the love/hate relationship we have with leftovers. She shares some of her best methods for managing and loving leftover food - including her Turkey Tetrazzini and Stuffing Muffins.Bio: With over 13 years of professional cooking experience with her meal delivery and catering business and restaurant, Chef Laura founded Bonicelli Cooking Club in 2018. Chef Laura brings professional cooking techniques, knowledge, great recipes, and inspiration to home cooks and food lovers everywhere. She is known for her love, support, and advocacy for local, organic, and w...2022-11-2516 minBending the SpoonEpisode #4 - Pumpkin Pie SpiceIn this episode of Bending the Spoon, entitled Pumpkin Pie Spice, Chef Laura discusses the spice blend that has become as popular as Santa Claus. From August through February, Pumpkin Pie Spice is used in everything from household fragrances to instant oatmeal. How did it originate and why do we love it so much? Plus Chef Laura gives you her Pumpkin Pie Spice Latte recipe to make at home. Bio: With over 13 years of professional cooking experience with her meal delivery and catering business and restaurant, Chef Laura founded Bonicelli Cooking Club in 2018. Chef Laura brings professional c...2022-11-1813 minBending the SpoonBending the Spoon - Episode #3 - All about AcidIn this episode of Bending the Spoon, entitled All About Acid, Chef Laura talks all about the many types and uses of acids in cooking, baking, and beyond. We'll explore the what, why, and how acids are used in cooking. Think - Lemon juice, vinegar, wine. I'll give you some of my favorite methods for using them and resources for buying them. Bio: With over 13 years of professional cooking experience with her meal delivery and catering business and restaurant, Chef Laura founded Bonicelli Cooking Club in 2018. Chef Laura brings professional cooking techniques, knowledge, great recipes, and inspiration t...2022-11-1113 minBending the SpoonBTS - Episode #2 - All About SaltIn this episode of Bending the Spoon, entitled All About Salt, Chef Laura talks all aspects of the fascinating and exalted staple, salt. Bio: With over 13 years of professional cooking experience with her meal delivery and catering business and restaurant, Chef Laura founded Bonicelli Cooking Club in 2018. Chef Laura brings professional cooking techniques, knowledge, great recipes, and inspiration to home cooks and food lovers everywhere. She is known for her love, support, and advocacy for local, organic, and well-sourced food, and her expertise in navigating dietary preferences and issues. Chef Laura has a cookbook coming out in t...2022-11-0415 minBending the SpoonExcept Diet and ExerciseIn this premier episode of Bending the Spoon entrepreneur, teacher, and recipe writer (soon to be cookbook author), Chef Laura Bonicelli talks about her background and her love of and journey with food. This includes a major shift she made a few years ago that has greatly impacted her career and those around her and her philosophy of cake. She discusses cooking in America today and introduces the world to her show format.Bio: With over 13 years of professional cooking experience with her meal delivery and catering business and restaurant, Chef Laura founded Bonicelli Cooking Club in 2018...2022-10-2714 minBending the SpoonBending the Spoon TrailerAttention all food lovers! My podcast Bending the Spoon is launching on the morning of Friday, October 28th. The first episode is called "except diet and exercise." Join me! Chef Laura2022-10-2501 min
Life After Sugar052. "The benefits go far beyond weight loss": LauraLaura Bonicelli grew up with Italian food in Minnesota. With home-cooked meals and surrounded by a close community, she became a chef. She created a meal delivery service to bring fresh, organic meals to people. Her business allowed her to learn about all kinds of different needs and eating habits, and this led her to develop a meal plan for weight loss. After she closed her own restaurant, she opened her cooking club in order to teach people home cooking.Laura realized that her own diet had become carb-based, with too much cheese and the...2022-01-0932 min