GOOD TASTES.A 'SIDEWAYS' OSCAR (Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime) AOL's internal project name for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). The core functions of OSCAR, known as the Basic OSCAR Services (BOS), include Login/Logoff, Locate (find out about other AIM users), Instant Message CELEBRATION: At the Hitching Post in Buellton (where Virginia Madsen's character Maya worked as a warm-hearted waitress in the movie ``Sideways'' - she's nominated for Oscar for best actress in a supporting role supporting role n → second rôle m supporting role n → ruolo non protagonista ), owner Frank Ostini is hosting an Oscar night ``Sideways'' party, Feb. 27. The movie put the wines of the Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. area on the map. The party will begin at 5 p.m., and attendees will dine on Grilled Artichokes, Oak Fired Salmon and Vegetable Torta, Smoked Duck Salad and Oak Barbecued Prime Rib while watching the Academy Awards broadcast. With each win for the movie, guests will toast with Hitching Highliner Pinot Noir, the wine featured in the movie. The party will benefit Santa-Barbara based Direct Relief International. Tickets are $150 each, all inclusive. For tickets, call Lori Dinham at (800) 964-4767, Ext. 126, or visit www.directrelief.org. For more info on the Hitching Post restaurant and wines, visit www.hitchingpost2.com. - Natalie Haughton FREE MUSHROOM LEAFLET: Mushrooms are low in calories, fat and carbs and add appealing flavor to many dishes. For a free copy of ``Fresh Mushrooms, a Natural for Any Diet,'' with six recipes - from Spinach and Blue Cheese Portobello por·to·bel·lo or por·ta·bel·la or por·to·bel·la n. pl. por·to·bel·los or por·ta·bel·las A mature, very large cremini mushroom. [Origin unknown.] Stuffers to Meaty Mushroom Chili - send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Dieting With Mushrooms, c/o Lewis & Neale Inc., 35 E. 21 St., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y. 10010. Or e-mail your request to L-N(at)mushroominfo.com. - N.H. CALLING CORNBREAD LOVERS: Pull out a seasoned cast-iron skillet, whip up an original main dish recipe with cornbread and enter the National Cornbread Cook-Off 2005. The top prize is $4,000 and a gas range. Recipes in the contest, sponsored by Martha White and Lodge Cast Iron, must be prepared with at least one package of Martha White Cornbread Mix and cooked in Lodge Cast Iron cookware Cast iron cookware is, as its name states, cookware made out of cast iron. Cast iron is non-toxic, has excellent heat retention and diffusion properties, and is easy to mold into a variety of shapes. These properties make cast iron a natural choice for cookware. . For contest rules, go online to www.marthawhite.com or www.lodgemfg.com. Ten finalists will prepare their creations during a cook-off April 23 at the National Cornbread Festival The National Cornbread Festival is a celebration of cornbread and cornbread-related activities. The festival is held in South Pittsburg, Tennessee every year during the last full weekend in April. in South Pittsburg, Tenn. Recipes will be judged on taste, creativity, appearance, ease of preparation and product usage. Mail entries, postmarked by Feb. 28, to National Cornbread Cook-Off 2005, 209 Seventh Ave. N., Nashville, TN 37219. E-mail entries, which must be received by 10 p.m PST PST Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, see there Feb. 28, should be sent to cornbread(at)dvl.com. - N.H. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (``Fresh Mushrooms, a Natural for Any Diet'') |
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