CHECK OUT: NEWS & TIPS : FOR MOM'S SWEET TOOTH.If your mom She goes to the gym. loves candy, head to See's for a variety of gift ideas - from a fancy oval box with a rose design to a gold special fancy box to a three-tier fancy. Or, have mother's favorite flavors hand-packed. Or, if time is short, order by phone (800) 275-4733 and have it delivered. Keep See's in mind for graduations, Father's Day and other special summer occasions. Cookbook pick Kraft has put together a cookbook, ``Kraft Springtime Celebrations: 77 Easy-to-Make Recipes'' (Meredith Books; $12.95), that includes 20 menus with dishes for celebrations from dessert parties to a baby shower A baby shower is a party in which expectant parents receive gifts for their expected or born child. By convention, a baby shower is intended to help parents get items that they need for their baby, such as baby clothes. luncheon and more. Recipes are simple and quick and utilize in-season fruits and vegetables, along with Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) is the largest food and beverage company headquartered in North America and the second largest in the world after Nestlé SA. The Philip Morris Company (now known as Altria Group), a company that produces tobacco products, acquired Kraft for products. Dishes, illustrated in color, include Plum Tomato and Pesto Bread, Coconut Macaroons, Sour Cream Pesto Dip With Tortelloni, Raspberry Coconut Bars, Tangy Broccoli Salad, Heartland Layered Salad and much more. Pillsbury Quick & Easy BAKE OFF COOKING CONTEST Pillsbury has renamed its Bake-Off Contest the Pillsbury Quick & Easy Bake-Off Contest, and has a new co-sponsor, Whirlpool Home Appliances. Pillsbury is searching for original recipes that are quick, convenient and easy. The best recipe will earn a $1 million grand prize in the 38th Bake-Off competition in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 21-24, 1998. Three other category winners each will receive $10,000, and 12 other contestants each will get a $2,000 cash prize. Each of the 100 finalists wins an expense-paid trip to the contest, $100 cash and a KitchenAid Hand Mixer. One noncash winning finalist, with the recipe deemed most convenient by the judges, will win the Whirlpool Quick & Easy Award with the prize of a complete Whirlpool Home Appliance Makeover. For the first time, all of the four recipe categories - 30-Minute Main Dishes; Simple Side Dishes; Fast and Easy Treats; and Quick Snacks and Appetizers - call for quick and easy cooking. Recipes in the 30-Minute Main Dishes category can include easy-to-make casseroles, stir-fry dishes, skillet meals, soups, stews, sandwiches and main-dish salads that are prepared and ready to serve in 30 minutes or less, start to finish. Recipes in the Quick Snacks and Appetizers category must be for savory, not sweet foods and be prepared with no more than six ingredients, not counting salt, pepper, water and garnishes. The Simple Side Dishes category is for quick side dishes and salads that are prepared and ready to serve in 20 minutes or less.The Fast and Easy Treats category focuses on family-pleasing cakes, bars, cookies, muffins, coffeecakes, cobblers, pies and desserts that are prepared in 15 minutes or less but baking and cooking may require additional time. Contest rules call for original recipes, which means they must be newly created or have been significantly changed from any previously published recipe. Recipes will be judged on taste and appearance, quick and easy preparation, creativity, general appeal and appropriate use of eligible products. A variety of qualifying products are eligible, including Refrigerated re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. Big Country Biscuits, SnackWells from Pillsbury Brownie Mix Noun 1. brownie mix - a commercial mix for making brownies ready-mix - a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish , Underwood Deviled Ham or Chicken Spread, B&M Brick Oven Baked Beans baked beans Noun, pl haricot beans, baked and tinned in tomato sauce baked beans npl → judías fpl en salsa de tomate baked beans bake npl , Pillsbury Refrigerated Pizza Crust, Moist Supreme Cake Mixes, Green Giant Extra Long Asparagus Spears, Sliced Mushrooms, Green Giant Boxed Frozen Vegetables Frozen vegatables (also freeze-dried vegetables) are commercially packaged vegetables that are sold in the frozen section of the store, usually packaged in either rectangular boxes or plastic bags. , Pillsbury Grands Biscuits (except Blueberry blueberry, plant of the large genus Vaccinium, widely distributed shrubs (occasionally small trees) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), usually found on acid soil. They are often confused with the related huckleberry. ), Pie Crusts, Cookies and Crescent Dinner Rolls, Old El Paso Old El Paso is a brand applied to a range of Mexican-style foods, including dinner kits, tacos and tortillas, sauces, condiments, rice and refried beans. Old El Paso products are marketed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Republic of products including Chopped Green Chilies, Enchilada Sauce, Homestyle Garden Pepper Salsa, Refried Beans re·fried beans pl.n. Beans that have been cooked and then mashed and fried with seasonings. [Translation of Spanish frijoles refritos : frijoles, pl. , Taco Sauce Noun 1. taco sauce - spicy tomato-based sauce for tacos condiment - a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments" , Taco Seasoning Mix, Taco Shells and more. Entries for the contest must be postmarked by Oct. 20, and received by Oct. 24. For an entry blank, call (800) 477-1111 through Sept. 30, or write Pillsbury Quick & Easy Bake-Off Entry Blanks, P.O. Box 9300, St. Cloud, Minn. 56398-9300. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Color) no caption (See's candy) |
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