Laura McKenna
The CFW Workday with Laura McKenna
Laura McKenna grew up in Ohio and got her first job in radio in La Crosse in 2005. She packed up her stuff, made the move, and has been in Wisconsin ever since! Her favorite season is winter but she loves to spend all summer in her vegetable garden. When she isn't in her pink kitchen cooking up vegetarian recipes, more than likely she's taking bubble baths, reading mystery novels (sometimes while in a bubble bath), cheering for THEE Ohio State Buckeyes, or officiating weddings! She married her best friend from college last year but they still don't live in the same house yet. Laura's favorite way to spend a Friday night is watching Dateline with her cat (Phil Dawson) on her lap. She's thrilled to be back keeping you company during the workday on 105-7 CFW!
Laura McKenna grew up in Ohio and got her first job in radio in La Crosse in 2005. She packed up her stuff, made the move, and has been in Wisconsin ever since! Her favorite season is winter but she loves to spend all summer in her vegetable garden. When she isn't in her pink kitchen cooking up vegetarian recipes, more than likely she's taking bubble baths, reading mystery novels (sometimes while in a bubble bath), cheering for THEE Ohio State Buckeyes, or officiating weddings! She married her best friend from college last year but they still don't live in the same house yet. Laura's favorite way to spend a Friday night is watching Dateline with her cat (Phil Dawson) on her lap. She's thrilled to be back keeping you company during the workday on 105-7 CFW!
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11.21.2025
In The Kitchen with Laura McKenna: Every holiday host NEEDS this!
Planning The Perfect Holiday, Party, or Picnic just got so much easier with this simple idea! I have been a HUGE fan of this website for years! If you’re just hearing about it for the first time, get ready because this is going to take your holiday hosting and party planning to a whole new level. […]
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11.21.25
In The Kitchen with Laura McKenna: Every holiday host NEEDS this!
Planning The Perfect Holiday, Party, or Picnic just got so much easier with this simple idea! I have been a HUGE fan of this website for years! If you’re just hearing about it for the first time, get ready because this is going to take your holiday hosting and party planning to a whole new level. […]
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11.17.25
Movie Monday: A Lifetime Movie?
I can’t even believe I’m about to say this but I watched a Lifetime movie with Mom over the weekend… and… it wasn’t bad. I never thought I would be saying that. It all happened when she was flipping through the channels and landed on the beginning of a Lifetime movie. I rolled my eyes […]
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11.12.25
In The Kitchen with Laura McKenna: Pumpkin Cookies
Thank you so much for using the Civic Media app to send messages to me- especially messages like this: I knew you’d all love my new favorite soup. If you missed that recipe, CLICK HERE for Laura McKenna’s Black Bean Pumpkin Soup. My soup calls for a bit of canned pumpkin and I put the […]
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11.10.25
Movie Monday: We’ve found the King & Queen of Music & Movies
Michael– the Michael Jackson biopic- is set to release in April of 2026. Yet the movie about the King of Pop is already breaking records. The teaser trailer for Michael has racked up over 116 million views globally in its first 24 hours. That makes it the largest 24-hour launch ever for a teaser trailer […]
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11.06.25
Pro Travel Tip
I was watching the news last night and they were talking about the number of flights being cancelled already and how much that number was set to grow throughout the weekend with the government shutdown. They had a travel expert talking about travel tips for airline passengers. There was one in particular that made so […]
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11.03.25
Movie Monday: Out with the SPOOKY and in with the CHEESY
While Hallmark’s Countdown To Christmas officially began in mid-October with new holiday movies and series, I have to wait until after we take the Halloween decor down before I can jump aboard. I’m a one holiday at a time gal, what can I say? But now that Halloween is over, spooky movie season is out […]
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10.31.25
Ghost Stories from Laura McKenna
My family has had quite a number of experiences on Organ Grinder Road over the years…. Read my story HERE. And how it all began with my Dad HERE. My Dad will be turning 80 tomorrow and I just asked him again, “Would you take another walk down Organ Grinder?” He simply said: “Are you […]
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10.28.25
In The Kitchen with Laura McKenna: The Best Black Bean Pumpkin Soup
This soup is wonderful!! So good, in fact, that I will need to make it again very soon because I’ve already almost scarfed down the entire pot. As I was flipping through the recent Eating Well Soups magazine (which is AMAZING), I came across this recipe. Pumpkin in soup? Hmm, I don’t know about that. […]
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10.27.25
Movie Monday: Some great scary movies and a big disappointment
I must have been missing something because it seems that everyone was loving the movie Sinners. It made around $279 million in the United States and Canada and a worldwide total of approximately $367 million. It’s even returning to some IMAX theaters for Halloween. I popped some popcorn on Saturday night and settled in prepared […]
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10.23.25
In The Kitchen with Laura McKenna: Use This To Keep Your Jack-O’-Lantern Fresh
Keep your Jack-O’-Lantern from getting too gummy too soon with lemon juice! It also works to keep the bugs from feasting on your artwork. Use a generous amount of lemon juice and brush it inside the carved pumpkin. The lemon juice slows the oxidation process (which causes the pumpkin to rot and get nasty). Bugs […]
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10.20.25
Movie Monday Review: Heretic
I now love sinister Hugh Grant more than I love the “Aww, Shucks Rom-Com” Hugh Grant (although he’s believable in those roles, too- Love, Actually (2003), Notting Hill (1999), etc.) Without giving anything anyway, let me say this: If you love scary/thriller/cat & mouse style movies, watch Heretic (2024). I loved it. That’s all I’m […]
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10.14.25
Recall Alert: Frozen Spinach
The only person who loves spinach more than I do is probably Popeye. But check your freezer because I think we’re all in agreement that NO ONE wants spinach with listeria lurking inside. Sno Pac Foods has recalled its Del Mar 35-pound Bulk Organic Frozen Spinach (that’s a pretty big package for the average consumer) […]
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