Win Steak For A Year From El Pollo Loco

The newest item from El Pollo Loco - the Grilled Carne Asada Steak Tostada Salad- is hitting tomorrow along with a chance to win steak for a year from El Pollo Loco.

The Grilled Carne Asada Steak Tostada Salad combines lettuce, pinto beans, Spanish rice, Jack and Cheddar cheeses with plenty of chopped citrus-marinated, flame-grilled Sirloin steak. Sour cream, fresh Pico de Gallo and El Pollo Loco’s signature Creamy Cilantro dressing tops the salad as it is served in a crisp tostada shell bowl.

To celebrate the new menu item, El Pollo Loco steak lovers can enter to win steak for a year by “Steaking Yourself Out”—changing their profile photo to their favorite El Pollo Loco steak Item and tweet using the #eplsteaktostada hash tag. One winner will be chosen daily from March 15th-19th.

To learn additional information about the contest, please visit http://www.elpolloloco.com/. To learn about the latest news and fun promotions from El Pollo Loco, follow us on Twitter: @ElPolloLocoInc.

St Patrick’s Day Recipe For Rainbow Cupcakes

Here’s the third St Patrick’s Day recipe, courtesy of Disney FamilyFun magazine.

Rainbow Cupcakes

It’s not far to the gold at the end of this rainbow-topped Emerald Isle cupcake, just the thing for your lads and lasses on St. Patrick’s Day.

Ingredients

• A cooled cupcake
• Grass-green frosting
• Several flavors of Airheads candies
• A pot’s worth of gold coins

Instructions

To make one, first top a cooled cupcake (baked from your favorite recipe) with grass-green frosting.

For the rainbow, use a large, heavy knife (parents only) to cut a long, narrow strip from each of several flavors of Airheads candies (this is sticky stuff, so work on waxed paper). Lay the strips side by side, press them together, then cut the ribbon of strips in half to make two rainbows.

Curve each one into an arch and trim the ends as shown. Set one rainbow upright on the cupcake (save the other for another cupcake) and deposit a pot’s worth of gold coins at one end. If necessary, place a gold coin behind the rainbow for support.

Wordless Wednesday - Food That Lies

A few words. I’d never seen such appealing looking hospital food. These potatoes looked so golden, so tender, and perfectly seasoned. We could not believe they had no flavor at all. What’s the most deceiving looking food you’ve ever had?

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KIWI Magazine Announces The Next Great Young Chef Contest For Kids Who Love To Cook

KIWI Magazine Announces the Next Great Young Chef Contest–for Kids Who Love to Cook

KIWI Magazine invites kids ages 4 - 17 to enter to win the Next Great Young Chef Contest.

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 9, 2010 — KIWI Magazine has launched it’s second annual Next Great Young Chef Contest inviting kids ages 4 - 17 to show off their cooking skills. A panel of prestigious judges will help to pick the next generation of culinary experts. To enter, parents will upload a video of their child making their favorite original recipe using one or more of the products from contest sponsors including Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Sugar, Neilsen-Massey Vanillas, Endangered Species Chocolate and Annie Chun’s All Natural Asian Cuisine.

The grand prize winner will receive $2,500 and a feature in an issue of KIWI Magazine and online at KiwiMagOnline.com and MyHealthySchool.com. The first prize winner will receive $1,500, the second prize winner will receive $500 and an honorable mention will receive $250. All entries must be uploaded through the website http://www.kiwimagonline.com/contests/NextGreatYoungChef via YouTube. The contest ends May 31st, 2010.

The winners of last year’s contest were 7-year-old Meagan Rich with her recipe for Scrumptious Strawberry French Toast and 7-year-old Jake Littell with his recipe for Oatmeal Candy Clumps (both recipes can be found at kiwimagonline.com). “We’re excited to be on the hunt for this year’s Next Great Young Chef. It’s inspiring to see children cooking and learning about healthy eating–and I can’t wait to see the cute videos,” says KIWI editorial director, Sarah Smith.

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St Patrick’s Day Recipe For Taste A Rainbow Cupcakes

Here’s the second St Patrick’s Day recipe, courtesy of Disney FamilyFun magazine.

Here’s what little leprechauns look forward to on St. Patrick’s Day: a magical snack that can add color to the grayest March afternoon. Pot of gold not included.

Taste A Rainbow Cupcakes

Ingredients

• White cake mix (we used an 18-1/4-ounce box)
• Food coloring (red, blue, green, and yellow)
• Baking cups
• Whipped cream (optional)

Instructions

Prepare your favorite white cake mix, then divide the batter evenly among six small bowls. Following the chart below, dye each bowl of batter a rainbow color.

RAINBOW COLOR DROPS OF FOOD COLORING
Purple - 9 red and 6 blue drops
Blue - 12 drops
Green - 12 drops
Yellow - 12 drops
Orange - 12 yellow and 4 red drops
Red - 18 drops

Line 16 muffin pan wells with baking cups. Evenly distribute the purple batter among the cups, then the blue, and so on, following the order shown. As you go, gently spread each layer of batter with the back of a spoon to cover the color underneath.

Bake the cupcakes according to your recipe directions. Before serving, remove the paper wrapping, and if you like, top each cupcake with a whipped-cream cloud.