November 10, 2010- Want to wow your guests with the latest dessert trends this holiday season, but still keep the traditional holiday flavors your family loves?  Ingrid Hoffmann, celebrity chef and host of Simply Deliciosoon the Cooking Channel and Delicioso  on Univision and Telfutura is sharing her secrets to spicing up holiday entertaining while still keeping with time-honored traditions. 

 Known for her Miami flare and infusing classic recipes with a Latin kick, Ingrid Hoffmann is on the cutting edge of what is hot within the food industry.  Raised in a tight knit family, Ingrid also recognizes the importance of keeping with tradition, whether its signature dishes or customs that make a celebration special.  This holiday season, there’s no need to miss out on pumpkin pie; to try something new, Ingrid Hoffmann will show us how to put a signature twist on classic holiday desserts by infusing fun flavors and unexpected ingredients.

 Ingrid Hoffmann will share her holiday baking solutions for spicing up traditional holiday desserts, as well as her tips and time-saving tricks to ensure you spend more time with family and less time in the kitchen. She’ll talk about:

•  Fool-proof ways to liven up holiday desserts while keeping with tradition. 
• Ways to experiment with different flavors inspired by Ingrid’s background and the hottest food trends.
• Tricks to infuse color and flavor into holiday desserts without adding extra steps.Tips to accentuate traditional holiday flavors with unexpected ingredients. 
• A contest that challenges viewers to share their runique twists on classic desserts recipes, for a chance to win a $10,000 kitchen makeover.

About the Talent: Ingrid Hoffmann is the host of Simply Delicioso on the Cooking Channel and Delicioso on Univision/Telefutura, while her clever 60-second food and entertaining tips, Un Minuto Delicioso, air daily on Galavision. Ingrid’s cookbook is available in both English and Spanish,SIMPLY DELICIOSO: A Collection of Everyday Recipes with a Latin Twist(Clarkson Potter/Random House) and DELICIOSO: Una Coleccion de Mis Recetas Favoritas con Sabor Latino. She developed her own Latin-influenced cookware line, Simply Delicioso by Ingrid Hoffmann, with top cookware and kitchen appliance manufacturer, T-fal®, as well as her own cutlery and kitchen gadgets with Furi®. She writes a monthly column inPeople en Espanol, appears weekly on the #1 Spanish language morning show Despierta America, and makes frequent appearances on the Today Show and the CBS Early Show.<br>This interview is provided by Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk.