CHECK OUT : FREEZER SMOOTHIES.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services Ben & Jerry's Smoothies are health-oriented frozen treats that mimic the popular beverages that blend yogurt with herbal botanicals. They can be eaten out of the carton or blended with skim milk skim milk n. The milk from which the cream has been removed. skim milk the residue from whole milk after the cream has been skimmed off. In today's usage it is the residue after the butterfat is removed. . Tasters liked the fruity, fat-free versions best: Strawberry Banana Manna contains chamomile chamomile or camomile (both: kăm`əmīl', –mēl') [Gr.,=ground apple], name for various related plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), especially the perennial Anthemis nobilis, , Tropic of Mango contains echinacea echinacea (ĕk'ənā`shēə), popular herbal remedy, or botanical, believed to benefit the immune system. It is used especially to alleviate common colds and the flu, but several controlled studies using it as a cold medicine have , and Raspberry Renewal contains ginseng ginseng (jĭn`sĕng), common name for the Araliaceae, a family of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees that are often prickly and sometimes grow as climbing forms. . Less appealing was the harsher flavor of Chai Tea Latte, which blends chai with cream and five spices. A 12-ounce container costs around $3.20 to $3.50 at supermarkets. PARISIAN PALATE The City of Lights is a perpetual feast, as seen through the eyes of Patricia Wells in the fourth edition of her superlative ``Food Lover's Guide to Paris'' (Workman paperback; $16.95). In the six years since the third edition was published, Wells has lost none of her dedication to painstaking research, good taste and infectious enthusiasm. More than 450 restaurants, retail food markets and shops are described. (About a third of the listings are new.) No contemporary guide does so well in satisfying what she describes as ``our endless craving for all that is Paris.'' Those who've used earlier editions have found it a boon, so if you're traveling to Paris and want to check out the food scene, with this in hand, you can't miss. FREEBIE free·bie also free·bee n. Slang An article or service given free: "such freebies as subway and bus maps" New York. LEAFLET Want to whip up a pie in 15 minutes or less of preparation time? Winning recipes from a national contest sponsored by Keebler Ready Crust, makers of prepared graham cracker, shortbread and chocolate pie crusts, are available in a color brochure, ``Desserts as Easy as Pie.'' Walnut Peach Pie won top honors, but Peanut Butter Truffle truffle (trŭf`əl) [Fr.], subterranean edible fungus that forms a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship with the roots of certain trees and plants. The part of the fungus used as food is the ascoma, the fruiting body of the fungus. Pie and other recipes sound appealing, too. For a free copy, send a legal size, self-addressed, stamped envelope to Keebler Ready Crust, ``Desserts as Easy as Pie'' Booklet Offer, 303 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 440, Chicago, Ill. 60601. JAM HALL OF FAME If you have a friend or relative who makes terrific homemade jams or jellies, nominate him or her for the Sure.Jell Hall of Fame, which recognizes individual excellence. Fifty individuals will be inducted and each will receive an apron, a set of jar lids, a blue ribbon and Hall of Fame certificate, and a $50 check. Submit the name, birth date, address and daytime phone number along with a hand-printed or typed essay, no longer than 250 words, describing his or her lifetime jam and jelly making accomplishments (years making, family history of jam and jelly making, why recipes are unique, efforts to educate future jam and jelly makers and more) to Sure.Jell Hall of Fame Class of 1999, c/o Hunter & Associates, Inc., 41 Madison Ave., Fifth Floor, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y. 10010-2202. For a set of rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the same address, or visit the Web site at www.surejell.com. Entries must be received by Sept. 30. GRILL GEAR Is it time to get some new tools for the grill? We liked the rosewood handles and sturdy construction of the BBQ-Pro set. It contains a 21-inch spatula spatula /spat·u·la/ (spach´u-lah) [L.] 1. a wide, flat, blunt, usually flexible instrument of little thickness, used for spreading material on a smooth surface. 2. a spatulate structure. , 20 1/2-inch fork and 18 1/2-inch tongs tongs long-handled, about 3 feet, shaped like pincers with knobs on the ends of the grasping blades. Applied by standing behind the subject in a confined space and closing the jaws to grasp the animal's head just below the ears. and costs $20 at Kmart stores. CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1--Color) no caption (Ben & Jerry's Smoothies) (2--Color) no caption (Food Lover's Guide to Paris) (3--Color) no caption (Desserts as Easy as Pie leaflet) (4--Color) no caption (Grill gear) |
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