my first experience cooking on TV!

by Amy on 28 September 2012

yesterday, i added something amazing to my list of life experiences: i did a cooking segment live on tv! the lovely folks at Talk Of The Town, a great local talk show, invited me to come on + discuss/ prepare some easy, healthy snacks. of course, i couldn’t say no! so, yesterday morning, I went to the studio, met a whole bunch of wonderful on-air personalities, producers, + behind-the-scenes crew members, + got ready to get cookin’. here i am right before taping!

without further ado, here i am, making my cooking-on-tv debut! (note: if you’re reading from Google Reader/an email subscription, you’ll have to click through to the full post to see the video).

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here are the two recipes featured during the segment:
no-bake peanut butter energy bites
no-bake chewy chocolate chip granola bars

i had such a blast doing the segment + hopefully, i’ll be back to cook in the Talk Of The Town kitchen again this fall. =) and thank you SO much to everyone who sent me encouraging messages through facebook + twitter both before the segment + after seeing me on-air – y’all are truly the greatest!

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1 Jennie @themessybakerblog September 28, 2012 at 8:03 am

Congrats on the t.v. segment! You rocked it with those healthy snacks.

2 danielle September 28, 2012 at 8:13 am

Really – your first time? You look like a natural – Great job Amy!

3 amy September 28, 2012 at 9:05 am

yep, my first time – thanks for your kind words, danielle!

4 Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray September 28, 2012 at 9:11 am

How cute are you? So fun to see you in action. :)

5 amy September 28, 2012 at 9:20 am

awww, shucks. thank you, tara!

6 elizabeth @ chronic venture September 28, 2012 at 9:36 am

ahhh you did so great!!!

7 Julie @ Table for Two September 28, 2012 at 10:24 am

you are such a natural on tv!! gorgeous, girl!! i love this :) congrats on a great successful segment!!

8 Erin @ Texanerin Baking September 28, 2012 at 10:33 am

You’re so cute! And I love that you said splurgy.

I agree with Danielle. It doesn’t look like your first time doing that on TV. Congratulations and I hope you’re on again really soon! :)

9 amy September 28, 2012 at 10:54 am

what, is splurgy not a word? 😉 thanks for your sweet words – i hope to be back on soon, too!

10 Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel September 28, 2012 at 11:01 am

OMG, giiiirl! You are such a natural on TV! And I love your little Southern twang :) how exciting; you did amazing!!

11 Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie September 28, 2012 at 11:04 am

How freaking exciting!!!! You look great! And did so well :-D. So happy for you on your first tv appearance.

12 Lesley Eats September 28, 2012 at 12:11 pm

Great job! You are so brave, too! The thought of being on live TV terrifies me!!

13 amy September 28, 2012 at 12:21 pm

i can’t deny that i was a little terrified by the ‘live’ aspect at first, but luckily it was so fun that i forgot all about my nerves. =)

14 cara September 28, 2012 at 12:28 pm

how cool! I always watch that with my grandmother when we are at her house!

15 Rachel @ Baked by Rachel September 28, 2012 at 12:43 pm

yay! great job amy!!

16 Steph@RamblingWren September 28, 2012 at 1:03 pm

Congrats! Great job. You are such a natural and you looked beautiful. Wonderful recipe BTW:)

17 amy September 28, 2012 at 1:49 pm

you are so sweet, steph – thank you!

18 Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious September 28, 2012 at 2:10 pm

You are such a natural! Congrats, Amy! This is so amazing.

19 Jen @ Savory Simple September 28, 2012 at 2:18 pm

You’re a natural!

20 angela@spinachtiger September 28, 2012 at 3:22 pm

Awesome, Amy. I was invited a few times and have never been able to make it on the show. Maybe if I talk to you, I’ll feel better about it. You look so cute!

21 amy September 28, 2012 at 3:34 pm

I’d love to talk to you about it – it was a great experience!

22 Amy @DYKTMP? September 28, 2012 at 3:42 pm

That was great. You really are so natural. heheh Now this has nothing to do with the food but your ring is GORGEOUS! I love it! hehe I’ve never had an eye for big jewels until I cam across a ring a friend of a friend had just like that. I thought it was so special with a beautiful blue stone with diamond halo. I was hooked! So now when I see those types of rings around I make sure to let the owners know their husbands or husbands to be did an awesome job hehe Also your bites look super tasty. :0)

23 amy September 28, 2012 at 3:47 pm

aww, thank you! i did notice that the ring got a lot of on-air time, which i’m sure my husband appreciated. =) it’s an antique tanzanite + diamond ring – i love it because it’s a little different than the average engagement ring, you know? thanks so much for your kind words, amy!

24 Choc Chip Uru September 28, 2012 at 4:06 pm

You are incredible 😀
How exciting!

Cheers
Choc Chip Uru

25 Kristen @ notsodomesticated September 28, 2012 at 4:10 pm

Aww Amy, you look awesome!!! Absolutely awesome job!

26 LeAndra September 28, 2012 at 4:32 pm

Way to go, Amy! I wish I had more to say, but I think everyone has already summed up my thoughts perfectly. You’re a natural, nice ring, etc. Hope to see you on another segment soon.

27 Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl September 28, 2012 at 4:40 pm

Eek, great job! You’re a total natural by the way! I am sooooo impressed!

28 Kiran @ KiranTarun.com September 28, 2012 at 6:44 pm

You are so natural at this, Amy! Wohoo! You did a great job :)

29 alexandra @ sweet betweens [blog] September 28, 2012 at 7:03 pm

finally caught my DVRed episode of your segment when I got back this afternoon – and like all these lovely commenters already said – you ROCKED it! love that you just dug in there with the peanut butter on your fingers, too! :) can’t wait to see you back on TotT!

30 amy September 28, 2012 at 7:31 pm

thank you so much, alexandra! i’m confident that your homemade sweets brought me good luck during the taping. =)

31 Elizabeth September 28, 2012 at 7:45 pm

This was so fun to watch! You did such a great job and these granola treats look absolutely delicious!

32 wendy (the weekend gourmet) September 28, 2012 at 10:17 pm

congrats…you did a wonderful job, Amy! Isn’t it fun to be on TV? I hope this is the first of many appearances for you!!

33 Regina @ SpecialtyCakeCreations September 29, 2012 at 2:56 am

Wow…I am happy to report I could watch the segment even all the way in SE Asia. It might have taken half an hour (give or take) to load, but it was fantastic seeing your TV appearance. I agree with everyone, you did a great job!

34 amy September 29, 2012 at 6:49 am

I am so happy that you took the time for it to load all the way in Southeast Asia – thank you! That also means that my brother in India will probably be able to watch it – hooray! =)

35 Asmita September 29, 2012 at 7:46 am

Congratulations Amy!
You did a great job! Hope to see a lot of videos.

36 Amy (Savory Moments) September 29, 2012 at 8:13 am

Wow! Congratulation! What a great opportunity!

37 Jed Gray (sportsglutton) September 29, 2012 at 8:22 am

Great job Amy!! Congrats on being a tv star and I hope you receive a ton of new followers!!

38 Megan {Country Cleaver} September 29, 2012 at 10:26 am

Wowzer Amy!! GREAT JOB!! Totally digging it all :)

39 CJ at Food Stories September 29, 2012 at 10:36 am

OMG … You did such a great job … Super Congrats :-)

40 Maggie @ A Bitchin' Kitchen September 29, 2012 at 11:38 am

You are such a natural on tv! This was great! By the way, your ring is STUNNING!

41 Kathryn September 29, 2012 at 11:46 am

you go girl, you did such a great job. you looked completely at home on tv and if I didn’t know better i would swear you were a professional!

also love your bling 😉

42 Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef September 29, 2012 at 1:48 pm

awww, so cute! great job :)

43 Angela @ AnotherBitePlease September 29, 2012 at 6:49 pm

oh Amy it was so fun hearing your “real” voice and not just through blog. You did great…pretty dress…Beeeeautiful ring!

44 Tracey September 29, 2012 at 11:12 pm

Amy!! You did an amazing job, I cannot believe it was your first time cooking live on tv. You’re a natural :)

45 Beth September 30, 2012 at 6:19 am

How exciting for you! That’s something I would never have the nerve to do. Your recipes look great!

46 Sherri @ The Kitchen Prescription September 30, 2012 at 9:33 am

Amy, great job! So happy for you. How exciting for you. Congratulations. Here’s hoping for regular segments!

47 Tiffany September 30, 2012 at 7:11 pm

SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED FOR YOU!!! How fun, Amy! You did great.

48 Jen @JuanitasCocina September 30, 2012 at 7:51 pm

You were FABULOUS!!!!

49 Chris @ TheKeenanCookbook September 30, 2012 at 9:04 pm

Awesome! Congrats :) I’d have died from nervousness before even getting onto the stage.

50 Monet September 30, 2012 at 10:33 pm

Lovely! You are a natural. I don’t think I could have done it (although my dad keeps on asking when I’m going to start doing online clips…haha!) This was a pleasure to watch, my dear. You are stunning!

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