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Annika Cooks It Up in Miami

While Annika was cooking up the course Sunday en route to a playoff victory over Paula Creamer in the Stanford International Pro-Am, she also had a chance to dish with celebrity chef Ming Tsai in Miami last week, as she detailed in her personal blog.

Annika's love of cooking is well known and according to Susan Reed, the two have known each other for years. Annika met Ming when she went to eat at his restaurant, Blue Ginger, in Boston while playing the 2006 U.S. Women's Open in Newport, Rhode Island. Tsai made her a special dinner and told her she was going to win the U.S. Open. She went on to beat Pat Hurst in a 18-hole playoff, and they've been friends ever since, with Tsai giving her cooking lessons and Annika returning the favor with golf lessons.

So it's no surprise she was thrilled at the opportunity to shoot a segment with Tsai at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort and Club for his hit public television series, Simply Ming. The episode is scheduled to air in the fall.

Annika included the recipe for the dish they created, "East-West Gravlax with Lemon-Fennel Salad," on her Web site and gushed, "The Executive Chef of the resort enjoyed the dish so much, that he put it on the menu for the week and named it the 'Annika Gravlax.' "

If you're hungry for more, check out the recipe section of Annika's Web site. I think I'll have to try the "Flatbread with Caramelized Onions and Blue Cheese" she's currently featuring online. Just like her career mark in playoffs (16-6), it's a recipe for success.