Introduction:  "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 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.

Timestamps

• [00:00] - Intro
• [00:51] - Overview of sustainability in the kitchen
• [04:31] - Featured ingredient - potted basil
• [04:57] - Sustainable Foods
• [07:37] - Tip of the week
• [09:29] - Sustainable Products
• [10:51] - Top Tool
• [11:20] - Storage, cost, buying, and wrap-up

Key Takeaways

• overview of sustainable possibilities for your kitchen
• featured ingredient
• buying sustainable products
• sustainable food management
• buying local
• reducing waste
• sustainable overall practices
• Top Tool

If you love recipes, we have a vast searchable recipe library that you can access for only $5 per month. You can sign up and learn about all of our memberships here!

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Links mentioned in the episode:

Bonicelli Cooking Club

Bonicelli YouTube Channel

Grove Collaborative Kitchen Storage Bags

Chef Laura's Favorite Products for a Sustainable Kitchen

Look for the next episode of Bending the Spoon in May of 2023.

1. 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 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.

Timestamps

• [00:00] - Intro
• [01:23] - Historical background of spices
• [04:07] - Featured ingredient - turmeric
• [05:02] - Are spices good for you
• [06:35] - Tip of the week
• [010:01] - Measuring heat - understanding how to combine spices
• [12:01] - Top Tool
• [12:52] - Storage, cost, buying, and wrap-up

Key Takeaways

• the history of spices and their value
• featured ingredient
• health benefits of spices
• how to buy and store spices
• how heat is measured and how to manage it in your food
• how to incorporate them into your cooking
• why you should incorporate them into your diet
• Top Tool

If you love recipes, we have a vast searchable recipe library that you can access for only $5 per month. You can sign up and learn about all of our memberships here!

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Links mentioned in the episode:

Bonicelli Cooking Club

Bonicelli YouTube

Mortar and Pestle with a base

Mortar and Pestle - modern

Molcajete

Spice Storage and Organization Resources

Online Spice Resources

In the next episode of Bending the Spoon, "Tips for Running a Sustainable Kitchen?" Chef Laura discusses what "sustainable" means in the kitchen and gives tips on how to make your kitchen more sustainable....]]>Title: Are Spices Good For You?

1. 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 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.

Timestamps

• [00:00] - Intro
• [01:23] - Historical background of spices
• [04:07] - Featured ingredient - turmeric
• [05:02] - Are spices good for you
• [06:35] - Tip of the week
• [010:01] - Measuring heat - understanding how to combine spices
• [12:01] - Top Tool
• [12:52] - Storage, cost, buying, and wrap-up

Key Takeaways

• the history of spices and their value
• featured ingredient
• health benefits of spices
• how to buy and store spices
• how heat is measured and how to manage it in your food
• how to incorporate them into your cooking
• why you should incorporate them into your diet
• Top Tool

If you love recipes, we have a vast searchable recipe library that you can access for only $5 per month. You can sign up and learn about all of our memberships here!

You can sign up for our email list and get five free recipes if you fill out the pop-up form here!

For the video format of this podcast go to my channel on Youtube - please like and subscribe.

If you like what you're hearing, please leave a positive review on Podchasers.com and your favorite podcast venues.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Bonicelli Cooking Club

Bonicelli YouTube

Mortar and Pestle with a base

Mortar and Pestle - modern

Molcajete

Spice Storage and Organization Resources

Online Spice Resources

In the next episode of Bending the Spoon, "Tips for Running a Sustainable Kitchen?" Chef Laura discusses what "sustainable" means in the kitchen and gives tips on how to make your kitchen more sustainable.

Introduction:  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 for local, organic, and well-sourced food, as well as her expertise in navigating dietary preferences and issues.

Timestamps

• [00:00] - Intro
• [01:07] - What are "superfoods?
• [02:32] - Featured ingredient
• [03:21] - Details about "superfoods"
• [08:03] - Tip of the week
• [09:24] - Superfoods and you
• [10:56] - Top Tool
• [12:31] - Wrap up

Key Takeaways

• what superfoods are
• featured ingredient
• what superfoods potentially can do
• how to incorporate them into your diet
• why you should incorporate them into your diet
• Top Tool

If you love recipes, we have a vast searchable recipe library that you can access for only $5 per month. You can sign up and learn about all of our memberships here!

You can sign up for our email list and get five free recipes if you fill out the pop-up form here!

For the video format of this podcast go to my channel on Youtube - please like and subscribe.

If you like what you're hearing, please leave a positive review on Podchasers.com and your favorite podcast venues.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Bonicelli Cooking Club

Bonicelli YouTube

Rubbermaid FreshWorks Produce Savers

In the next episode of Bending the Spoon, "Are Spices Good For You?" Chef Laura discusses the effect of spices and heat on the the flavor of food and the body.

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.

Timestamps

• [00:00] - Intro
• [00:47] - Overview
• [03:10] - Featured ingredient
• [04:14] - Flipping the switch
• [06:29] - Tip of the week
• [07:48] - People need people
• [09:08] - Top Tool - spiralizer
• [09:54] - Goals

Key Takeaways

• why do people make resolutions
• featured ingredient
• resolutions are really goals
• how to keep your resolutions
• goal setting ideas
• Top Tool

If you love recipes, we have a vast searchable recipe library that you can access for only $5 per month. You can sign up and learn about all of our memberships here!

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Links mentioned in the episode:

Bonicelli Cooking Club

Bonicelli YouTube

Spiralizer

In the next episode of Bending the Spoon, I'll talk about Superfoods!

Introduction:  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 for local, organic, and well-sourced food, as well as her expertise in navigating dietary preferences and issues.

Timestamps

• [00:00] - Intro
• [01:01] - The many holiday cooking traditions I grew up with
• [04:32] - Featured ingredient
• [06:09] - Favorite traditions now
• [08:22] - Tip of the week
• [10:17] - Audience family cooking traditions shared
• [14:15] - Top Tool
• [16:10] - Isn't everyone Italian?

Key Takeaways

• holiday cooking traditions I come from
• featured ingredient
• audience holiday cooking traditions
• why cooking traditions are important
• a simple homemade stocking stuffer
• Top Tool

If you love recipes, we have a vast searchable recipe library that you can access for only $5 per month. You can sign up and learn about all of our memberships here!

You can sign up for our email list and get five free recipes if you fill out the pop-up form here!

For the video format of this podcast go to my channel on Youtube - please like and subscribe.

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Links mentioned in the episode:

Bonicelli Cooking Club

Bonicelli YouTube

Wilton Cookie Press

In the next episode of Bending the Spoon, "Have Yourself A Merry Stress-Free Christmas", Chef Laura discusses her methods for controlling stress and creating a harmonious holiday experience.

Introduction: 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 is known for her love, support, and advocacy for local, organic, and well-sourced food and her expertise in navigating dietary preferences and issues.

Timestamps

• [00:00] - Intro
• [0:57] - Overview of cooking shows in America
• [05:17] - Featured ingredient
• [06:59] - The cooking competition formula
• [10:50] - Tip of the week
• [12:33] - My personal experience with a cooking competition
• [14:18] - Top Tool
• [15:22] - The other impacts of cooking competitions

Key Takeaways

• are cooking shows good - or bad?
• featured ingredient
• what are the adverse effects of the competition
• what are the positive results of cooking shows on home cooks
• Tip of the week
• what is the cooking competition experience like for a chef
• why do restaurants and commercial kitchens have trouble finding cooks
• Top Tool

If you love recipes, we have a substantial searchable recipe library that you can access for only $5 per month. You can sign up and learn about all of our memberships here!

You can sign up for our email list and get five free recipes if you fill out the pop-up form here!

For the video format of this podcast, go to my channel on Youtube - please like and subscribe.

If you like what you're hearing, please leave a positive review on Podchasers.com and your favorite podcast venues.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Bonicelli Cooking Club

Bonicelli YouTube

Mezzaluna

In the next episode of Bending the Spoon, "The Importance of Holiday Cooking Traditions," Chef Laura discusses why holiday cooking traditions are worth keeping up and how to involve your family. She'll discuss starting new practices that your friends and family will accept, and will share some of her family's favorite culinary traditions, friends, and cooking club members. Chef Laura will also talk about holiday traditions in other countries.

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 the Spring of 2023.

Timestamps

• [00:00] - Intro
• [0:52] - Background of leftovers
• [04:09] - Featured ingredient
• [05:50] - What to do with leftovers
• [08:33] - Stuffing Muffin Recipe
• [10:33] - Tupperware
• [12:29] - Top Tool
• [13:42] - Timing out your leftovers

Key Takeaways

• our relationship with leftovers
• featured ingredient
• history of leftovers
• food management ideal
• Top Tool

If you love recipes, we have a huge searchable recipe library that you can access for only $5 per month. You can sign up and learn about all of our memberships here!

You can sign up for our email list and get five free recipes if you fill out the pop-up form here!

For the video format of this podcast go to my channel on Youtube - please like and subscribe.

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Links mentioned in the episode:

Bonicelli Cooking Club

Bonicelli YouTube

Benable - Food Storage

In the next episode of Bending the Spoon, "Cooking and Traumatic TV", I'll be discussing the impact of television competitive cooking shows on America's food culture. This is a passionate topic for me - please tune in!

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 the Spring of 2023.

Timestamps

• [00:00] - Intro
• [00:56] - Why we love pumpkin pie spice
• [03:40] - Featured ingredient
• [04:51] - The History of Pumpkin Pie Spice
• [06:10] - Tip of the week
• [08:22] - Does Pumpkin Pie Spice have health benefits?
• [10:14] - Top Tool
• [11:31] - Characteristics of the individual spices in PPS

Key Takeaways

• why do we think "sweet" when we smell certain spices
• featured ingredient
• when was pumpkin spice created and use before commercializaation
• health benefits of spices in pumpkin pie spice
• Top Tool

If you love recipes, we have a huge searchable recipe library that you can access for only $5 per month. You can sign up and learn about all of our memberships here!

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Links mentioned in the episode:

Bonicelli Cooking Club

Bonicelli YouTube

Online Spices

Breville Milk Cafe

In the next episode of Bending the Spoon, "Leftover Love", I'll discuss creating a thriving business out of a creative use for leftovers. We'll talk about the history of leftovers and the relationship leftovers have with food waste. I'll give you some rules I have for creating the leftovers I really want and minimizing the ones that I don't. This episode drops the day after Thanksgiving at 6:30 am CT to help with your Thanksgiving leftovers.

Simple Wine Pairings

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 the Spring of 2023.

Timestamps

• [00:00] - Intro
• [0:51] - The many uses of acid (in cooking, baking, and beyond)
• [05:27] - Featured ingredient
• [06:54] - Balancing flavor with acids
• [08:48] - Tip of the week
• [010:26] - Acids to marinate, tenderize, and facilitate rising
• [13:18] - Acids and oxidation

Key Takeaways

• a broad overview of acids in cooking, baking, and household use
• featured ingredient
• types of acid
• health benefits
• household uses
• acids role in flavoring food
• how to use acid in cooking
• how acid works in baking
• Top Tool

If you love recipes, we have a huge searchable recipe library that you can access for only $5 per month. You can sign up and learn about all of our memberships here!

You can sign up for our email list and get five free recipes if you fill out the pop-up form here!

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Links mentioned in the episode:

Bonicelli Cooking Club

Bonicelli YouTube

Must-have vinegar

OXO Good Grips Angled Liquid Measuring Cups

In the next episode of Bending the Spoon, All About Fat, I'll continue to talk about manipulating the flavor of food. We'll explore the what, why, and how fats are used in cooking. I'll discuss the types of fat, the good and bad of fats, and why you can't eliminate fat completely from your diet. I'll also give you some of my favorite oil resources.

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 the Spring of 2023.

Timestamps

• [00:00] - Intro
• [0:51] - Salt - where it comes from - why it's important
• [05:27] - Featured ingredient
• [06:54] - Finishing salts
• [08:48] - Tip of the week
• [010:26] - How to use salt in cooking
• [13:18] - Processed foods and recommendations

Key Takeaways

• where does salt come from
• featured ingredient
• types of salt - base - finishing
• health benefits
• health issues
• salts role in flavoring food
• how to use salt
• Top Tool

If you love recipes, we have a huge searchable recipe library that you can access for only $5 per month. You can sign up and learn about all of our memberships here!

You can sign up for our email list and get five free recipes if you fill out the pop-up form here!

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Links mentioned in the episode:

Bonicelli Cooking Club

Bonicelli YouTube

Maldon Sea Salt

Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt

In the next episode of Bending the Spoon, "All About Acid", I'll continue to talk about manipulating the flavor of food. 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 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.

Timestamps

• [00:00] - Intro
• [01:00] - The backstory
• [04:01] - Featured ingredient
• [05:02] - Except diet and exercise
• [07:01] - Tip of the week
• [08:50] - Answers to the questions
• [11:10] - Top Tool

Key Takeaways

• Show introduced
• Get to know Chef Laura
• Why the shift
• Featured Ingredient
• Why Americans aren't cooking
• Tip of the Week
• Top Tool

If you love recipes, we have a huge searchable recipe library that you can access for only $5 per month. You can sign up and learn about all of our memberships here!

You can sign up for our email list and get five free recipes if you fill out the pop-up form here!

For the video format of this podcast go to my channel on Youtube - please like and subscribe.

If you like what you're hearing, please leave a positive review on Podchasers.com and your favorite podcast venues.

Links mentioned in the episode:

Bonicelli Cooking Club

Bonicelli YouTube

Themapen One

Pumpkin Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting - YUMMY!!!

In the next few episodes of Bending the Spoon, I'll be discussing flavoring food. We are going to start with "All about salt" next week in Episode #2. Salt is a seasoning you literally can't live without. Listen and find out all about this fascinating and exalted staple that everyone has in their cabinet.

I'll give you a little history lesson, tell you about the many types of the mineral, and give you tips on how to make your food sing using this humble, much-loved, ingredient.