Her professional journey started when she began her food and cooking blog during college, and it eventually grew on Pinterest, Instagram + her own website. Now, she has published her first cookbook: ”The Ambitious Kitchen Cookbook: 125 Ridiculously Good for You, Sometimes Indulgent, and Absolutely Never Boring Recipes for Every Meal of the Day.” This all started as a passion project simply because she loved writing about food and life.
2:25 Monique shares her journey from college blogger to entrepreneur
3:15 Life challenges and how it relates to food
5:00 How Monique developed a healthier relationship with food as a source of joy
7:25 Being a mother allowed her to slow down in a way that was good and balanced realities
9:10 When she first realized she could earn income through her writing
11:00 Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
12:05 The importance of making connections
13:40 Why baking is therapeutic, it’s like a love letter
15:10 Monique’s Minnesota and family favorites
16:20 Pantry must-haves
17:55 The Viral Ambitious Kitchen Cookie
20:10 The ONE recipe you need to check out in the book
23:07 Monique’s Mall of America memories
For more information visit: www.ambitiouskitchen.com. On Instagram: @AmbitiousKitchen.
Guest: Monique Volz, Ambitious Kitchen owner/CEO
Hosts: Daniel Jasper, Jill Renslow
Presented by Bloomington Minnesota Travel and Tourism the official destination marketing organization for the city of Bloomington, Minn.
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