Have a great recipe featuring mushrooms? Enter it in the Taste of Home magazine's "Mushrooms Every Day, Every Way" Recipe Contest and you might be $2,000 richer.
You can use any variety of mushroom you like and enter as often as you want. The four categories are:
-- Happily Veggie After -- using mushrooms as a substitute for meat.
-- Mushroom Main Event -- mushrooms as an important part of a main dish or dinner recipe.
-- Inspiring Appetizers
-- Fun Fungi -- unusual use of mushrooms (Mushroom Ice Cream for example).
To enter the "Mushrooms Every Day, Every Way" contest, go to www.tasteofhome.com and click on "contests."
Top entries in each category will receive $1,000 with an additional $1,000 going to the grand prize winner.
Jazz them up
Hungry for brownies but want something extra special? Use this tip from Pillsbury: Mix in peanut butter, white vanilla chips or jam. Use one-third cup for an 8 x 8 pan, one half cup for a 13 x 9 pan.
Munch mania
GoPicnic ready-to-eat meals include assorted good quality shelf-stable treats that are especially handy in situations where a hot lunch or fresh fruit aren't feasible; stash one in a desk, backpack, suitcase or trunk.
ComfortBreak for example includes Maple Almond Butter, strawberry preserves, multigrain and honey lavash crackers, Crispy Apple Chips, pears in pear juice, oven roasted cashews and a soft oatmeal raisin cookie.
More than 25 assortments include vegetarian, gluten-free and kosher options. Or contact the company and they'll customize your own meals on the go. Each box costs $4 to $6. Available online only, www.gopicnic.com.
New read
The book: Food Made Fast: Pasta Cookbook published by Williams-Sonoma.
Cost: $18
Best for: Over 40 pasta recipes that can be made in three steps or fewer, using only a handful of well-chosen ingredients to showcase wholesome, delicious flavors. Included is a guide to pastas, over 90 full color photos and sample meal plans to help you prepare ahead and save time.
Get more: More book reviews and literature news in Sunday's Desert Living.
*Loretto J. Hulse: 582-1513; lhulse@tricityherald.com. To receive a recipe via e-mail each Tuesday register at tricityherald.com and click on newsletters. If you already are registered, click on edit account and newsletters to select Recipe of the Week.
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