MELANIE'S FINE FOODS WINS TWO FIERY FOOD CHALLENGE AWARDS

NASFT Member Melanie's Fine Foods earns 2006 1st Place Golden Chile Award

San Carlos, CA (www.bigacres.com), September, 2005 - Melanie's Fine Foods is proud to announce that their Big Acres Milagro Mole won a 1st Place Golden Chile Award in the Condiment/Prepared Sauce category of Chile Pepper Magazine's 2006 Fiery Food Challenge. The company also won a 3rd place award for the SAVU® Smoker Bag in the Grill and Smoking Accessories category. The winners of this contest were announced at the Zest Fest 2005 event held in Fort Worth, Texas, September 9th through the 11th. The competition included more than 550 entries in 79 categories. This win is the 7th award for Big Acres Gourmet Sauces that also includes 2 Scovies, 3 Food Distribution Magazine awards, and 1 America's Zesty Best award.

Big Acres Milagro Mole is a Oaxacan-style red mole that includes Mexican chiles, tomatoes, bananas, raisins, peanuts, pumpkin seeds and real Mexican chocolate. This rich, red, ready-to-pour sauce works well with chicken, pork turkey and salmon and can be served hot over rice with meat or vegetables. (See recipe below.) Containing only all-natural ingredients and free of preservatives, MSG, dairy and other additives, Milagro Mole joins the Big Acres Sauces line that includes our Chipotle Peanut Sauce, Mango Peach Chile Sauce, Teriyaki Marinade, Hot & Spicy Barbeque Sauce and Rich & Mild Barbeque Sauce.

The patented SAVU Smoker Bag provides an all natural quick and simple method to cook chicken, beef, pork, fish, seafood and vegetables with Alder wood smoked flavor in the oven or on any grill, all year long. Using the SAVU Smoker Bag, an entire meal may be cooked in one bag - 6 chicken parts with vegetables smokes in just 45 minutes to perfection.

Available through Melanie's Fine Foods, Big Acres Milagro Mole is available in a ready-to-pour bottle individually, by the case or in combination with our other Big Acres Sauces in a three-sauce gift package featuring the customer's selection of sauces. The 12 fluid ounce sauce retails for $6.00. SAVU Smoker Bags are available individually or by the case and a single bag costs $3.50.

About Melanie's Fine Foods
Melanie's Fine Foods, Inc. offers a select line of specialty sauces to gourmet food and sauce connoisseurs throughout the United States and Canada. Its award-winning sauces include only all natural and preservative-free ingredients. Big Acres Sauces are produced in California and can be found online at www.bigacres.com or by calling 650-593-9301.

Founded in 2002 by Melanie and Kent Yunk, Melanie's Fine Foods is the manufacturer of the award-winning Big Acres Gourmet Sauces. The Yunks attribute Melanie's 14 years of international high-technology experience and Kent's award winning marketing knowledge to the direct success of their business. The company's mission is to bring its line of all-natural specialty products to gourmet and barbeque fanatics nationwide.

Contacts:

Kent Yunk
Melanie's Fine Foods, Inc.
650-593-9301

Recipe

Savu Smoked Salmon and Rice with Big Acres Milagro Mole
Serves 6

3 pounds fresh salmon, skin removed
1 SAVU Smoker Bag - Fish - for Oven and Grill
Salt
3 cups cooked white rice
1 to 2 bottles Big Acres Milagro Mole, warmed in saucepan.
Guacamole
Sour cream

Heat oven or grill to 450 degrees (hot grill). Wash salmon, pat dry, cut into 6 fillets and place in center of Smoker Bag. Sprinkle fillets with a little salt. Allow space between fillets for maximum smoke flavor. Seal all seams tightly and place in oven or on hot grill for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven or grill and allow fish to rest in sealed bag for 10 minutes.

To serve:
Divide rice evenly amongst 6 warm plates. Cut open Smoker Bag and place one filet on top of rice on each plate. Spoon Big Acres Milagro Mole over fillet and rice. Add a little guacamole and sour cream on the side and serve with a fresh, green salad.

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