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Listen as I discuss with my panel of recipe testers their success with Chef Shotts' recipe for Chocolate Shotts Cookies and my Almond Scented Brownies; the recipes are in my blog. I also interview Chef Shotts of Garrison's Confections (www.garrisonconfections.com). He twice named one of Pastry Art and Design's "Ten Best Pastry Chefs in America and was recognized as a "Top Ten Artisanal Chocolatier" by USA Today. By far some of the best chocolate I have ever had, even after ordering chocolate globally! And his book, Making Artisan Chocolates is worth it's weight in gold!

Chef Sally Cameron is the owner of Everyday Gourmet - Personal Chef Services and you can learn more about her at www.evgourmet.com. She is a Premier Member of the U.S.Personal Chef Association and tells us all about her success with Chef Shotts' recipe for Chocolate Shotts Cookies!

Chef Luci tried my Almond Scented Brownies and tells us all about her experience with my recipe. She owns two groups on CafeMom with over 600 members. One is Cooking 101 at http://www.cafemom.com/group/128 and the other is Bakers Are Us at http://www.cafemom.com/group/500 . For more information about Chef Luci, please check out her home page at http://www.cafemom.com/#box_18.

Nancy, Denise and I prepare one of my easiest brunch recipes! My Very Berry Stuffed French Toast! I talk about how to make it healthier, our success with the recipe and Nancy and Denise talk about how much they enjoyed making the recipe. Recipe in my blog! Please check it out!

Later in the show, you can listen to my interview with Jill Burnett, showroom manager of HADCO. She talks about the difference between convection and thermal ovens, electric coil ranges versus electromagnetic ranges and how having the right appliances in your kitchen REALLY matters. She shares a fantastic chicken recipe with us and also her favorite fondue recipes! Again, check out my blog for those recipes!

Jessica Conant-Park, author of the Gourmet Girl Mysteries is kind enough to offer two of her novels as prizes to the listeners of the show! One has already won a copy of her novel, will the next be you?

Mrs. Conant-Park's novels are funny and packed with recipes and she tells us all about what it is like to be an author, how she became a writer, how she finds her recipes and I share one of her recipes in my blog! In 2009, two of my recipes will be featured in her novel, Fed Up.

Later in the show, Sam, a college student, tells us all about her experience making my Chocolate Hazelnut Lava Cakes! She talks about what a hit they were, how easy they were to make and what modifications she made that she felt made them even better.

Jon Kuffner, aka "Moostocas", is a culinary arts student out in Arizona. He shares with us his passion for cooking, the challenges and rewards of culinary arts training and offers some valuable cooking advice!

Also, our panel of guests, Emmanuel and Denise, share their experiences with making my recipe for Southern Pecan Pie Cupcakes. This recipe was suggested by Mandi of California. Thank you to Mandi for such a great idea for a recipe!

In this particular episode, Angela discusses what she feels is necessary for anyone to be successful in the kitchen. She discusses her favorite gadgets, their uses and how you can get the best prices. Also discussed is how to find out which gadgets work for you and how you can know that what you buy online is what you saw in the store.

She further discusses how to simply the grocery shopping process and informs her listeners of some of the things that you should always have in your pantry.

Mentioned toward the end of the show is her recipe for Blackberry Glazed Chicken and the gadget that she can't live without that makes it so easy to make! Those that try the recipe, she encourages them to email her with pictures and stories of their experience!

Join Angela McKeller in her inaugural show to learn about the delicious and easy to make recipes that she will be bringing to her Internet Radio Show produced by STUDIO [darwin].