Margaret’s Blog - Upfront and Personal

Follow Margaret with her up close and personal stories of her life, events and the adventures she has with her friends and family.

Margaret's Blog - Upfront and Personal

Follow Margaret with her up close and personal stories of her life, events and the adventures she has with her friends and family.

Monica Rothgery: Lessons from the Drive Thru

Monica Rothgery, former COO of KFC US, part of Yum Brands, shares inspiring lessons about excellence along with surprising insights into fast food kitchens. Monica’s recent book, “Lessons from the Drive-Thru: Real Life Wisdom for Frontline Leaders” goes beyond optimal team management practices and provides great advice for everyone who is pursuing excellence in their…
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Top Chef Fan Favorite: Chef Fabio Viviani

Top Chef Fan Favorite Chef Fabio Viviani shares food, stories, and recipe tips. What is his favorite food?  What would he be if he wasn’t a chef?  Tune in to today’s Kitchen Chat and join the fun with Chef Fabio.  Enjoy delicious family recipes from Chef Fabio’s cookbook.  Savor the day! .

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Cheese is Gourmet with Cabot Cheese

Enjoy this delicious interview with Emmy-nominated television host, Margarita Martinez as she shares stories and recipes from Cabot Creamery’s Cookbook.  These simple, wholesome dishes will provide a greater appreciation and understanding of life on a dairy farm.  These recipes are from the farmers’ kitchens to your home.  Savor the day!  .

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How to Make Gluten Free Baking Delicious

Do you want to know how to make Gluten Free baking delicious? Kristine Kidd, former food editor of Bon Appetit and author of her latest book, Gluten Free Baking share some great recipes and ingredients you will enjoy! Savor the day! .

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Oscar Nominated Whiplash and Chef Eric Lanlard

Favorite line: “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job.” Oscar nominated Whiplash was gripping and heartbreaking to watch as Fletcher (played by J.K. Simmons) verbally abuses his music student, Andrew in an effort to elicit the top performance.  Today’s pairing of food and film was inspired by the scene…

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Oscar Nominated Boyhood and Chef Art Smith

Favorite line in movie:  “You know how everyone’s always saying seize the moment? I don’t know, I’m kind of thinking it’s the other way around, you know, like the moment seizes us.” Have you seen Boyhood, one of the 8 nominees for Best Motion Picture of the Year?  This wonderful movie was filmed in increments…

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Oscar Nominated The Theory of Everything and Chef Carla Hall

Favorite Line in Movie:  “However bad life may seem, while there is life, there’s hope.” Wasn’t the Oscar nominated movie, The Theory of Everything fascinating? This biopic of the theoretical, cosmologist physicist, Stephen Hawking, enlightens the audience about black holes and quantum physics, while providing the stark reality of living with a neurodegenerative disease, ALS.…

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Oscar Nominated The Imitation Game and Chef Stephanie Izard

 Chef Stephanie Izard’s Apple Soup with Tarragon Yogurt.     Favorite Line in Movie:  Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine. The Oscar nominated movie, The Imitation Game is the compelling story of Alan Turing and the incredible Turing Machine he invented to…

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Oscar Nominated Birdman and Chef Fabio

Favorite Line in Movie:  “A thing is a thing, not what is said of that thing.” (A note on the dressing room mirror). Let the food and film festivities begin as we count down to the Oscars! Have you seen Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)?  This complicated yet captivating movie effectively captures the…

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How to Make Delicious Main Dishes With Vegetables with Edgy Veggie Ellen Kanner

“Eat your veggies” has a great new taste! Thanks to Edgy Veggie, aka Ellen Kanner, (Miami Herald columnist and Huffington Post) blogger, we learn how to make vegetables a main dish instead of a side dish. Learn why cauliflower is the new kale and get great recipes from her new book Feeding The Hungry Ghost.…