Traveling Time! The Great Larry Lipson Tells Us About His Latest Finds
Reporting from Costa Rica, CRN's international wine correspondent Larry Lipson will tell us about his latest Wine finds, including wines UNDER $10!Larry always has something cooking up at the Lipson Institute of Advanced Wine Studies!
Television Host, Food Writer, And Award-Winning Cook, Kristina Vanni Talks To Us About Helping Others During National Soup Month
Kristina will also discuss how to spread the warmth during National Soup Month by giving back with the Bertolli® Frozen Meal Soups partnership with Feeding America?. Each click on the virtual soup bowl on Facebook.com/Bertolli will trigger a $$1 donation* or 8 meals to Feeding America, benefitting those who need it most this season. Television host, food writer, and award-winning cook, Kristina Vanni offers her easy, elegant and everyday approach to cooking in print, online and on TV. She is the host of BetterRecipes.com (part of the Meredith Corporation Food Sites) as well as a contributing writer for the National Pork Board, and the National Restaurant association. Kristina appears regularly on Better TV and can often be seen as a culinary expert and product spokesperson on local and national morning talk shows.
Melissa d'Arabian Of The Food Network Shares With Us How We Can "Drop 5 Lbs with Good Housekeeping "
Based on the magazines popular weight loss column, Drop 5 Lbs with Good Housekeeping is hosted by Melissa d'Arabian Ten Dollar Dinners with Melissa d'Arabian, and also features expert advice from fitness guru Ashley Borden, Good Housekeeping Nutrition Director Samantha Cassetty and Aarti Sequeira (Aarti Party). Designed to make weight loss easy and manageable, episodes are filled with cooking and shopping tips, workout techniques and dining out dos and don'ts. From slimmed down versions of indulgent dishes like Fettucini Alfredo and Sesame Shrimp Stir Fry to fat blasting fitness plans and nutritional advice, this series offers a new approach to eating better, getting healthier and getting the most out of life. Begin the New Year with a new attitude about weight loss. Take the first steps toward a Fat Blasting Fitness plan that burns off calories. Discover food is friend, not foe, with Melissa D ?Arabian and her delicious and nutritious recipes for Fettuccini Alfredo and Chicken Breasts with Apple Curry Sauce. Learn to manage portion distortion and Aarti Sequeira shares her secrets to dining out without over indulging; a simple plan to help you Drop 5 lbs and more.
In August 2009, Melissa d'Arabian won season five of Food Network Star, beating out thousands of hopefuls for the ultimate dream job: her own Food Network show. As a wife and a stay-at-home mother to her four preschool-aged daughters, Melissa embodies family home cooking at its finest. On her daytime cooking series, Ten Dollar Dinners with Melissa d'Arabian, she shares her tasty recipes and $10 promise: four people, ten bucks, infinite possibilities. Cooking from a young age and always passionate about food, Melissa pairs her varied culinary and life experiences to provide food lifestyle solutions and approachable recipes for all stages of life. She finds culinary inspiration in family and friends, always cooking for people not just for the plate. During her early childhood, Melissa lived with her mother and sister in Tucson, Ariz., where she learned about budget-conscious cooking out of necessity ? life lessons that have always remained at her core. Due to her mother's schooling and career, Melissa also lived and went to school in San Diego and Bethesda, Md. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from The University of Vermont in 1990, and then spent a year at sea on the entertainment staff of two cruise lines before earning her MBA at Georgetown University in 1993. To pay her way through business school, she held down several jobs including working as a live-in cook for a family of seven. Melissa then began her professional career in consulting and eventually worked in corporate finance at Disney in Burbank, Calif., and in merchandise finance at Euro Disney outside of Paris. While working in Paris, Melissa met her husband, Philippe, who was born and raised in the south of France. They married in June 2003 and now have four daughters: Valentine; Charlotte; and twins, Margaux and Océane. Melissa continued working as a business and strategy consultant until she was put on bed rest for her twin pregnancy in June 2007 when she focused on being a stay-at-home mom. Melissa has spent time volunteering and giving back to various organizations; she currently serves on the Executive Program Advisory Board of Act One, Inc., a non-profit organization founded to train Christians of all denominations for careers in mainstream film and television. Melissa believes strongly in her Christian faith and living her life with meaning and purpose. In addition to her family and cooking, Melissa enjoys theatre, reading non-fiction, writing, and movies. She also speaks Spanish and French. Melissa and her family recently relocated from Keller, Texas to Kirkland, Wash.
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