October 2005 “Cooking Tips” Winner —
Paula Marchesi

How many times have you had to chase after your kids when they are eating an Ice cream cone because the bottom is soggy and dripping ice cream all over? The solution... Stick a large size marshmallow in the bottom of their ice cream cone. One, it saves on giving the little ones too much ice cream that goes to waste. Two, it stops the ice cream from making the cones soggy on the bottom and the kids love to eat the marshmallows. I often try to buy the different colored marshmallows and make it fun for the kids - they love to see what color they got. You can also snipp the marshmallows to fit the pointed sugar cones if you want.

Paula Marchesi

Prize:

• Cooking tips:
  Earl Grey Tea
  Sadaf

October 2005 “Cooking Disasters” Winner —
Anonymous

I was trying out a new recipe for brownies. The recipe called for me to add eggs to a slightly still warm melted chocolate mixture. I was in a big hurry so I didn't wait long enough for the chocolate to cool down. I added the eggs anyway and mixed it all together really fast, poured it into a pan and stuck it into the oven. Later, as I was sampling my brownies, I took a bite and then looked closely at it. My brownies had scrambled eggs in them!

Anonymous

Prize:

• Cooking Disasters:
  Truffle & Porcini Pasta
  Cuisine Perel

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