Thank you to our sponsors and to the past, present, and future funders of our crowdfunding campaign for Season 3 of Creative Cravings podcast! We are a hard-working two person team (yep, just us - Sari and Lauren - behind it all), with each of us wearing many hats to bring our uplifting show to life.

Welcome to Creative Cravings Podcast, Season 3 Episode 5: Craving New York Bagels with Cream Cheese, Entertaining Family & Friends and Spreading Love through Food. Pour yourself a cup of coffee or herbal tea, enjoy a sweet treat, and dig in! We’ve got a (homemade!) CROSSWORD puzzle for you to solve after or as you listen, so download & print it out so you can enjoy a little less screen time. You’re welcome to send your completed crossword puzzle to us at hello@creativecravingspodcast.com :) All 16 clues are indeed mentioned in this episode and they’re about us hosts, our guest, or our sponsors.

This episode is for our foodie friends! In our conversation with Danielle, an Italian-American chef, you’ll not only crave a big (carb-filled) brunch, but you’ll also crave taking action towards your biggest dreams. Danielle shares all of her creative cravings: bringing friends, family, and followers joy through food, cooking Italian family recipes, entertaining her followers on social media, and growing her baked goods business nationwide. We can’t wait for you to learn how her Grandma Rosemarie inspired her to become the “bada$$ baking boss” that she is today. Chef Danielle’s story of turning some lemons in her life into a thriving business is truly inspiring.

Tune in to hear how we (co-hosts, Sari and Lauren) ended up meeting Danielle in NYC, Danielle’s 3 ingredients for living life to the fullest, all about a new secret project she’s working on, behind the scenes from filming The Big Brunch, and the unconventional way she sometimes comes up with new recipes for The Hungry Gnome. She even blesses us all with some pro baking tips, and shares who she’d love to brunch with one day! Catch her making us laugh with some “Long Island Mom” phrases at the end of the episode. You may even want to take notes as you listen — this one is full of recommendations to cross off of your food bucket list in Chicago, New York, and beyond. Enjoy!

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Here’s our Meyer lemon & blueberry loaf with a crave-able crumble recipe video (plus, watch Lauren juggle lemons!)

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Livin’ Life to the Fullest Playlist - we’ve added Danielle’s faves!

Other episodes you’ll love from Creative Cravings Podcast:

Season 1: with our mom, chocolate-loving dentist, Dr. Carole (Craving Hot Fudge)

Season 2: featuring Dancing With The Stars Pro, Val Chmerkovskiy (Craving Italian Cuisine) AND with renowned violinist, Lindsey Stirling (Craving Fudgy Crinkle Cookies)

Season 3: for Women’s Entreprenership Day ( Craving Handmade Pasta ) and to celebrate our 31st birthdays (Craving Sunday Brunch)