Recipe for success: Dixon woman wins national organic recipe contest

"You want us to taste WHAT?" was the general reaction when Alison Brantley asked her friends and family to test their palates on some original recipes she was creating for a contest. They were OK trying out Brantley recipes; they had done that before. She was always cooking and creating. But these were a little off the wall: Salmon, pineapple, and chocolate? Chocolate, basil, and shrimp? Tuna, green apples, and chocolate? Brantley was their friend, however, so they came to her house to taste these dubious delicacies. "The recipes got mixed reactions at first when I revealed the ingredients, but much to my guests' surprise, they loved them," Brantley said. "All of the elements come together beautifully (in the chocolate basil shrimp). Pungen