SPICE MAKER SPONSORS SPEED-COOKING CONTEST; COMPETITION TESTS THE SOON-TO-BE-MARRIED.Byline: Lee Condon Staff Writer A San Gabriel San Gabriel (săn gā`brēəl), city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. dietitian dietitian /di·e·ti·tian/ (di?e-tish´in) one skilled in the use of diet in health and disease. di·e·ti·tian or di·e·ti·cian n. A person specializing in dietetics. narrowly beat a Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. mechanic Sunday in a bride vs. groom competition to see who could get a garlic herb chicken dinner cooked and on the table faster. The setting for the contest was the Bridal Showplace at the Red Lion Red Lion may refer to:
Sponsored by Mrs. Dash Mrs. Dash is a brand name of seasoning marketed by the U.S.-based company Alberto-Culver. The best known varieties of Mrs. Dash are granulated mixtures of dried herbs and spices which are sold in small plastic shaker bottles. Mrs. , a company that makes gourmet spices, the speed-cooking event pitted a bride-to-be against a groom-to-be. The bride and groom were not a couple but instead were picked randomly from the audience. Yolanda Cerda, a dietitian from San Gabriel, acknowledged she went into the competition with an advantage because she cooks so much at home and for her job. But Eduardo Muyalde, a mechanic at Team Ford in Oxnard, nearly pulled off an upset win. Muyalde said from the outset that he does not cook that often. Edged by just a few seconds in getting his meal on the table, Muyalde credited his profession with giving him fast hands. ``I'm a mechanic. Everything has to be done fast,'' Muyalde said. By coincidence both of their future mothers-in-law were selected to be coaches. However, the moderator decided the mothers-in-law should help the competition rather than their child's intended spouse. Jo Stewart, who is to become Cerda's mother-in-law, pressed Muyalde hard in the competition to cook faster than her future daughter-in-law. ``I'm a nurse, and I have a lot of experience in the delivery room. I'm used to coaching young guys who are trying to help their wives through labor,'' Stewart said. Both Cerda and Muyalde won large gift baskets A gift basket, or fruit basket is typically a gift that is delivered to the recipient at their home or workplace. There are different varieties of gift baskets, some which have fruit only, some with dry/canned goods only (such as tea, crackers and jam) although the standard from Mrs. Dash for their efforts. Cerda is planning to marry Craig Stewart on June 17, while Muyalde is planning to marry Malena Garcia of Granada Hills on March 3, 2001. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Eduardo Muyalde competes in a cooking contest sponsored by Mrs. Dash. In the background is his opponent, Yolanda Cerda, who won. Michael Owen
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