I recently recieved an email from a listener, Terry S and she asked for a relatively simple chocolate fudge recipe for the holidays.  Here's a link to a really easy fudge from Eagle Brand using their Sweetened Condensed Milk. It even has a how-to video!

http://www.eaglebrand.com/videos.asp?v=fudge#video

Happy Holidays!
Amy

Here's something useful! I love my Google Calender and now I've learned about another FREE service they offer- Directory Assistance!  You can use it for local and nation business numbers. Just call 1-800-GOOG-411 or text 46645 (GOOGL) to recieve a text message of the information. You gotta love Google!

I was reminiscing with some of my cooking school colleagues about this incredible cake from Robert Dean, the "Dean of Lean". You have to taste it to believe it. If you're trying to keep your holidays healthy, you owe it to yourself to try it. And yes, the garbanzo beans in the ingredient list are correct- but you'll never be aware of them in the finished cake! For the raspberry coulis, just puree a bag of frozen raspberries and sweeten them with a bit of sugar if desired. Just click read more for the recipe and let me know what you think. Happy Holidays! Amy

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Connie Elder: Lipo in a Box

To order Lipo in a Box or for more information visit www.lipoinabox.com.  To learn more about Soles For Souls visit www.soles4souls.com.

Travis Maier: Seny

For more information about Seny visit www.senycincy.com.  To make a reservation call 513.221.SENY.

Andy Keller: Chico Bag

To find out if you have a single bag use addiciton visit www.chicobag.com.

Chef Philippe Audax

For Philippe's French Christmas recipes click read more!

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Shelly Cooke, CEO of The Essential Helper

If you're like me, most days the real work begins after you leave work!  Picking up dry cleaning, going to the grocery, stopping by the bank, the pharmacy, the library and the vet.  And then there's the housecleaning.  And laundry. And, and, and the list goes on and on.  Shelly Cooke is the CEO of a new concierge business in town called The Essential Helper.  If you're looking for a great gift idea, a gift from The Essential Helper is a blessing for the busy people on your list.  For more information, visit http://www.theessentialhelper.com/.

Shops of Hyde Park

For more information on the shops of Hyde Park visit http://hydeparksquare.org/.

CET Holiday Dinner

Watch Amy's Table on CET and click read more at the end of this post to see her holiday dinner recipes!

Christopher Kimball: America's Best Lost Recipes

If you have a yen for cold-oven pound cake, Hummingbird Cake, Mile-High Bologna Pie, Or Mashed-Potato Fudge, fear not!  You'll find these recipes and more like them in America's Best Lost Recipes, a book that grew out of a nationwide contest for the best heirloom recipes.  For more information, visit http://www.cooksillustrated.com/bookstore.asp.  For America's Best Lost Recipes Wacky Cake recipe click read more at the end of this post.

Mary Ivers from Dress for Success

For more information about Dress for Success visit http://www.dressforsuccess.org/.  For more information about Dress for Success in Cincinnati visit http://www.dfscincy.org/.

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Make sure you read the review below that Midwest Book Review wrote on Amazon!   

 In "Amy's Table: Food For Family & Friends", culinary expert Amy Tobin has compiled a wealth of simply wonderful and thoroughly 'kitchen cook friend' recipes that are ideal for any dining occasion. Profusely illustrated in full color throughout, each individual recipe identifies how many it would serve, the preparation time involved, a brief anecdote about the recipes, cooking tips, ingredients, and instructions. From Seared Peppered Tuna with Pickled Cucumber to Italian Wedding Soup; Rough-Cut Cole Slaw with Blue Cheese; Macadamia Chicken with Mango Butter Sauce; Lemon Panna Cotta with Berry Sauce; Spiced Pumpkin Pie with Bourbon Cream; and Chocolate Bowls with Raspberry Sauce, "Amy's Table" offers an amazing variety of gourmet quality dishes and is enthusiastically recommended for both personal and community library cookbook collections. 
 

By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) December 2, 2007.

Sandra and Brandi Daniels, owners of Embrace Sweets, make wonderful treats. I LOVE their Whole Wheat Scones. Try them- you will, too. The Embrace Sweets Website: http://embracesweets.com/

Heather and Wendy have such practical advice- and insights- on keeping a relationship strong. My favorite? "Would you rather be right- or happy?" The Mind Spa Website http://www.cincymindspa.com/

I am so inspired by my little trees from Robin Wood Flowers.  They look great in my winter window boxes- and on my mantle.  http://robinwoodflowers.com/

 Anne Byrn's new cookbook, What Can I Bring, is packed with great information. Each recipe has instructions to make a "Big Batch" plus tips on toting it safely and how to finish it up once you've arrived. http://www.cakemixdoctor.com/cakemixblog/index.php

For Anne Byrn's Cranberry Tart recipe click read more.

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