December 2001 “Cooking Tips” Winner —
Ellen Parodi

Designate a small, sharp pair of scissors as kitchen scissors. Use them to "dice" parsley or other herbs. It's a lot easier than trying to dice leafy herbs up with a knife.

Ellen Parodi

Prize:

• Cooking tips: Fiesta! Southwest Entertaining with Jane Butel

December 2001 “Cooking Disasters” Winner —
Terry Haus

I was making spaghetti sauce and needed to add some garlic salt. My husband had just bought a new spice rack, with lovely brown containers for the various herbs and spices. He had arranged everything in the kitchen. Well, I grabbed the garlic salt and dumped it in. It wasn't the right color…uh…oh…it was cinnamon! We had takeout that night!

Terry Haus

Prize:

• Cooking Disasters: Dean Jacobs Gourmet Seasonings

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