GOOD TASTES.NEW: McCormick has introduced 1 Step Seasonings in jars in eight varieties - Tex Mex Chili, Spaghetti Meat Sauce, Skillet Mac, Sloppy Joe, Garlic Herb Chicken, Lemon Herb Chicken, Jambalaya jam·ba·lay·a n. A Creole dish consisting of rice that has been cooked with shrimp, oysters, ham, or chicken and seasoned with spices and herbs. [Louisiana French, from Provençal jambalaia. and Stir Fry. They're fast and convenient to use, as cooks don't have to reach for lots of different seasonings to make their own blend. We like the convenience of the jar - you can use as much or as little as you like in a dish - and one jar will make several different creations. Suggested retail price is $2.49 per plastic jar (ranging from 4 to over 5 ounces each). The company is offering a free colorful ``1 Step Seasonings Recipe Ideas'' brochure featuring four quick recipes using each flavor variety - a total of 32 recipes. Recipes like Quick Cajun Chicken, E-Z E-Z Engdahl-Zigangirov (bound) Street Gumbo gumbo, another name for okra; also applied in the W United States to a rich, black, alkaline alluvial soil, which is soapy or sticky when wet. gumbo , Kung Pao Express, Chicken Pizzaiola and more sound tempting. For a free copy, call (800) 632-5847 or visit the company online at www.mccormick.com. - Natalie Haughton CONTEST ALERT: The search is on for great-tasting, easy, original beef recipes. If you enter the National Beef Cook-Off, celebrating its 25th anniversary, you could walk away with the $50,000 grand prize. Recipes must fall into one of four categories - one-dish meals, grilled beef, handheld kid pleasers, and quick and easy beef. Twenty national finalists will be selected to compete in Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. , on Sept. 27 for more than $100,000 in prize money. For complete rules, go to the Cook-Off Web site at www.beefcookoff.org or call (800) 848-9088. Deadlines for entries, which can be e-mailed or mailed, is March 31. - N.H. DINING OUT After cutting their teeth in some of the top kitchens in Los Angeles, chefs Anne Conness (Alex, Saddle Peak Lodge, Campanile, Water Grill) and Natasha MacAller (Campanile, Union) have joined forces and opened EM (pronounced ``em'') in the former Atlantic restaurant on Beverly Boulevard. Conness produces a regular menu of nine entrees priced from $14 (baked pasta with wild mushrooms and four cheeses) to $28 (rotisserie saddle of lamb Noun 1. saddle of lamb - backbone and both loins of a lamb cut of lamb - cut of meat from a lamb with couscous and pea tendrils Tendrils is an irregular collaboration between noted Australian guitarists, Joel Silbersher and Charlie Owen (musician). A difficult sound to describe, Tendrils features two seemingly chaotic but strangely melodic and complementary, guitar parts and occasionally stripped back ) with roasted chicken, flatiron steak, filet mignon chop, braised braise tr.v. braised, brais·ing, brais·es To cook (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container. short ribs, Irish salmon, grilled king prawns and seared Maine scallops. MacAller, the pastry chef, offers seven desserts at $7 each, featuring a key lime meringue tart, Scharffenberger chocolate pudding, a cranberry apple crisp with chestnut streusel streu·sel n. A crumblike topping for coffee cakes and rich breads, consisting of flour, sugar, butter, cinnamon, and sometimes chopped nutmeats. , and a brown butter plum tart. A bar menu has several nibbling and snack items ranging from house-baked potato chips with creme fraiche and onion ($5) to both a New York chop burger and a grilled cod sandwich ($12 each). Starters include cream of artichoke soup with an olive tapenade ta·pé·nade n. A spread of Provençal origin consisting of capers, black olives, and anchovies puréed with olive oil. [French, from Provençal tapéno, capers.] Noun 1. ($6) and steamed mussels with lentils and curried leeks ($10). EM, currently open for dinner only from 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, is located at 8256 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles. Information and reservations: (323) 658-6004. - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (McCormick's 1 Step Seasonings) (2) no caption (Logo of National Beef Cook-Off) |
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