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Hedy Gets Sweet on Food Network’s Blog & with Recipes on CookingChannelTV.com

Peanut butter pops, one of Hedy’s treats for cookingchanneltv.com.

As if writing and recipe testing her first cookbook wasn’t enough, Hedy’s trying her hand at the keyboard to indulge us once again! In advance of her highly anticipated volume of favorite recipes, our pint-sized executive pastry chef yesterday began sharing all-new material outside of the table of contents and her dessert menu including new, original recipes on CookingChannelTV.com and sweet tips on Foodnetwork.com’s FN Dish. Hedy’s posts on FN Dish will go live every other Wednesday and will highlight her bold, playful approach to nostalgic treats and the sweet side of comfort food. In her first post, “Salt in Sweets,” Hedy shares how using salt in desserts can boost flavor, even when making ice cream.

“Some of my fondest early memories include trips to the Entenmann’s bakery outlet with my mom and experiments in the Easy-Bake Oven,” Hedy explains. “As a pastry chef, keeping the fun in dessert is very important to me. I’m excited to help the home baker do the same with tips and recipes that any fan of crispy, crunchy, creamy, chocolaty, salty-sweet will love.”

Starting with summer, readers can look forward to family-style desserts brightened up to reflect the season on CookingChannelTV.com, such as Rhubarb Blackberry Crumble with Pistachio, Ginger, Cardamom & Orange, Cherry Clafoutis, and Fried Peach Pie, as well as frosty treats perfect for a hot day like Frozen Peanut Butter Pie Pops and Key Lime Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches. Each of the first 10 recipes will be posted with an original, color photograph of Hedy’s finished product, with 10 more to follow later this fall. On FN Dish, Hedy will share her unique and unconventional perspective on subjects including ingredients (Salt in Sweets, Sunday in the Park with Basil,) technique (Sweet Meets Grill, Let’s Go Shopping at Home Depot,) and presentation (On a Stick, In a Jar,) for a total of 24 posts.

Find Hedy’s recipes here and FN Dish posts on her  author page.  And remember you can also watch Unique Sweets on the Cooking Channel as Hedy waxes on yummy goodies from her favorite pastry chefs across the country.  Sweet!

Genuine Cayman Sneak Peek: “Brasserie Catch” Snapper Episode & Recipe

The third episode of our new show, Genuine Cayman, airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. (rather than 7:00 p.m.) on Cayman 27.  In “Brasserie Catch,” Michael heads out fishing with chef Niven Patel of the Brasserie Grand Cayman, one of the first fine dining restaurants on-island to make a conscious effort to source locally — even planting its own garden right behind the dining room.  South Florida chef Dean Max took over the operation in 2006, and back in Janurary of 2010 when we visited during Cayman Cookout, it was our first taste of what a restaurant like Michael’s Genuine could be on-island long before we opened our doors for the first time later that summer.  Much of the groundwork laid by Dean and his paved the way for us to make connections with local farmers that now form the backbone of our menus in Grand Cayman.

We wanted to get to know how Niven was embracing his own new arrival on island from Miami earlier this year, recently taking over the kitchen, so what better way than to go fishing out on one of the restaurant’s boats (yes, they have two that exclusively catch for the Brassiere!)  From the looks of it, the chefs had more than mere fishing line in their hands, like a refreshing coconut water drink care of beverage director Kyle Kennedy, made with sugarcane straight from their garden.  Way to go fish, gentlemen!

Preview the fishing trip in the You Tube video above, and stay tuned for the full episode on-air including the preparation of Niven’s “Brasserie Catch” Snapper with Local Beans, Pickled Green Mango and Seasoning Pepper Vinaigrette, that you can make yourself at home with the recipe below.

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[UPDATED]: Have S’more Hedy: First Cookbook Recipe Revealed, Plus Tune into CBS4 Tonight for an Outstanding Profile!

Arf arf! We have no problem begging for #hedysweets!

Update: View Hedy’s segment with Lisa here, online!

I bark, you bark, we all bark for Popcorn & Peanut Bark! We are so excited to share the first recipe from BAKING OUT LOUD: Fun Desserts with Big Flavors (Clarkson Potter/ Publishers), Hedy Goldsmith’s debut cookbook releasing October 2.  More.com posted it this morning as part of a recipe round-up from the five finalists in the Outstanding Pastry Chef category of the 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards.  Click the photo to the left and whip up this salty, sweet, crunchy, melty treat to munch on while you tune into CBS4 during the 5:00-6:00 p.m. newscast tonight.  Lisa Petrillo speaks with our favorite sweet machine about what’s on her mind heading into Monday’s big ceremony in New York, visiting with her at Michael’s Genuine before making the daily sweets run to sister restaurant Harry’s Pizzeria down the street, where chef de cuisine Manny Sulbaran awaits with freshly fried and dusted zeppoli!