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Trop loaf? Book it, Donna

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By JEFF HOUCK

jhouck@tampatrib.com

Published: November 1, 2009

Donna Miller of Tampa a few weeks ago asked for a recipe to make a "wonderful 'tropical' bread that had very subtle hints of coconut and pineapple."

Theda Blonshine of Seffner writes, "I don't know if this recipe for tropical bread is what Donna is looking for because she didn't mention bananas, but I thought I'd pass it along. You never know."

Looking for NYC cake

Joan Shalleck in Sun City Center shares the story of attending a New York City wedding reception many years ago where the cake was provided by a well-known Brooklyn bakery called Sutters.

"That very fine establishment is long gone, but the memory of that unusual cake lingers on," Shalleck writes. "It was dark, very moist and had raisins and some dried fruits inside - but not so many that it resembled what we call fruitcake. The icing was a simple white sugar glaze. I was told that the recipe had a Colonial Williamsburg origin."
Prime rib and crab

"I have been looking for the recipe Steak and Ale used to use for their Signature Herb Roasted Prime Rib as well as their crab-stuffed mushrooms," writes Carole Swinehart of St. Anne, Ill. (She was a Tampa resident for 30 years.) "Are you able to find this or tell me a resource where I can find these recipes?"

I don't have the recipe from the now-defunct steak chain or a place to find one. Perhaps a reader will come to the rescue.

Recipes from young chefs

Amy Metz, who operates a Young Chefs Academy in Brandon, writes to say that students ages 10 to 15 worked in teams to create their own signature chili recipes.

"A couple of the recipes that I seriously questioned (refried beans and limas in chili?) turned out spectacular," she writes.

That recipe for A&B Chili, prepared by Austin, Brandon and Justin, runs below.

Metz says some of her students will be competing from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 8 in the first Youth Division Chili Cook-off at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds. The Rotary Club of Bloomingdale/FishHawk is the host.

Information and registration details are available by calling (813) 643-7025 or going to www.YoungChefsAcademy.com/Brandon.

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