Here are the recipe I prepared on HomeWorx with Gary Sullivan. The Rosemary Roast Beef Crostini is from my book, Amy’s Table: Food for Family and Friends. The second is made with brie and fig spread, items right off the shelf at The Party Source. I think it’s important to keep things like great cheeses and spreads on hand to pull together quick and easy appetizers.

Rosemary Roast Beef Crostini
Makes about 20 pieces

This is a favorite of our cooking school students at EQ at The Party Source. If you’re looking for an alternative to blue cheese, try a horseradish sauce. [Read more →]

Yum, yum Bumble Bee! I received so many awesome recipes, it was hard to choose! In the end, Michael Schiaparelli’s Gourmet Italian-Style Tuna Melt won the $250 cash prize. Check out the recipes from the other finalists, too! Thanks for entering!

Gourmet, Italian-Style Tuna Melt
by Michael Schiaparelli

Ingredients
2 (5-ounce) cans Bumble Bee ‘Prime Fillet’ Solid Light Tuna packed in Olive Oil
1 small shallot, finely minced [Read more →]

Here’s the choice of the group for favorite recipe from last night’s wine dinner at EQ. I have to admit, it was my favorite, too. Enjoy!

Frangelico Bread Pudding with Shaved Chocolate and Toasted Hazelnuts
Serves 6-8

Prep/stand time: 1 hour
Bake time: 45-50 minutes

1/2 cup raisins
¼ cup Frangelico
3 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder [Read more →]

I’m having so much fun with the wine dinners at EQ that are leading up to my California Wine Country trip! Tonight I’m preparing a menu that is being  paired  with MacMurray Ranch wines (one of the premier Pinot Noir producers in the Middle Reach of the Russian River Valley) by wine expert Matt Preston. Here’s the menu:

Tapas Trio
Spinach and Orange Salad with Pine Nuts
Oven Roasted Honey Mustard Salmon
Wild Mushroom and Potato Gratin
Frangelico Bread Pudding with Shaved Chocolate and Toasted Hazelnuts

The dinner is sold out, but you can still come on the trip. For more information, click here.

I love, love, love a sandwich from Shapiro’s in Indianapolis! If you haven’t been, go! Now. We’ll wait! Oh, and bring me back a sandwich!

Susan Anderson is a wildly popular knitting blogger and author. She’ll be on Amy’s Table this weekend but you can see her today in Dayton. Here’s the info:

March 4th:

BOOKS & CO. (The original location)
11:00 AM
350 E. Stroop Road
Dayton, OH 45429

BOOKS & CO. (The new store)
7:00 PM
4453 Walnut Street
Dayton, OH 45440

To learn more, click here

Do you have a fabulous recipe using Bumble Bee Tuna? Send it to me for the chance to win a $250 cash grand prize. 3 finalists will receive $25 Bumblebee gift cards, too. All finalists will tell me about their recipe and then sing the Yum Yum Buble Bee Tuna jingle on air. Better start practicing in case I call you! I’ll announce the winner on Amy’s Table on Q102 Sunday March 7th at 9:50 am.

BUMBLE BEE JINGLE

Yum Yum Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee Tuna

I love Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee Tuna.

Yum Yum Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee Tuna

I love a meal that’s made with Bumble Bee.

FREE BUTTERMILK PANCAKES AT IHOP

National Pancake Day Celebration To Benefit Local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital

WHEN:  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.

WHERE: Participating IHOP restaurants in the Cincinnati area and nationwide.

In celebration of National Pancake Day, IHOP restaurants nationwide will offer each guest a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals.

This year, IHOP is hoping to stack up more donations than ever before, with a goal to raise $1.75 million, for a total of $5 million five years with its National Pancake Day fundraising effort. To find a local IHOP or to donate online, visit www.ihoppancakeday.com.

For every  short stack of buttermilk pancakes served on National Pancake Day, IHOP guests are invited to make a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network. Donations made at IHOPs in the Cincinnati area will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Fun Facts From National Pancake Day 2009:

· Pancake lovers donated nearly $1.5 million to children’s charities, far exceeding the fundraising goal.

· IHOP served more than 2.5 million free pancakes on National Pancake Day 2009.

· All of the free pancakes served on National Pancake Day would create a stack more than 20 miles high.

· Since the inception of National Pancake Day in 2006, IHOP has raised more than $3.25 million and given away more than 6.1 million pancakes to support charities in the communities in which it operates.

· National Pancake Day 2009 was IHOP’s largest one-day event in the company’s 51-year history.

Tomorrow night I’m judging a professional cocktail event arranged by Pilar Zeglin, USBG Cincinnati/ Ohio Founder. The cocktails will include products from DeKuyper and Makers Mark. It’s a the Montgomery Inn Boathouse. I’ll make  sure to post pictures and recipes of the event. Cheers!