COOL STUFF DU JOUR.TOASTED CHIPS Nabisco has introduced Garden Harvest Toasted Chips, baked with 100 percent whole grain and half a serving of fruit or vegetables in each 1-ounce serving and 60 percent less fat than fried potato chips. The savory varieties -- tomato basil and vegetable medley -- were the two we liked best. Two slightly sweet flavors -- apple cinnamon and banana -- were OK, but not our faves. The thin triangle-shaped chips (we liked the thinness) are reminiscent of Wheat Thins Wheat Thins are a popular baked snack cracker found in North America and distributed by Nabisco, a subsidiary of Kraft Foods Global Inc.. The product's slogan 'Great Taste...Big Crunch' was developed by Brian Eaton. . Kraft touts them as a good source of fiber with zero grams of trans fats, 3 to 4grams fat (depending on flavor) and 120 calories per 1-ounce serving (about 16 chips). Packaged in 6-ounce bags, $2.99 each at supermarkets, Wal-Mart and Target. >NATALIE HAUGHTON MINT MUSKETEER BARS In celebration of the 75th anniversary of 3 Musketeers Brand, Mars' has introduced a 3 Musketeers Mint bar, fluffy mint nougat nou·gat n. A confection made from a sugar or honey paste into which nuts are mixed. [French, from Provençal, from nougo, nut, from Old Provençal noga, from Vulgar Latin covered with dark chocolate that contains 150 calories and 45 percent less fat (for a total of 5 grams fat) per two-piece 1.24-ounce package (smaller than its regular-flavor counterpart in a 2.13-ounce package). Pleasantly surprised, tasters liked them -- and thought they tasted more like mint candies than 3 Musketeers. Single packages are 65 cents; 9-ounce bags of minis are $3.29 each. >N.H. PUMPKIN CAKE PAN With the stores gearing up for Halloween, cooks might want to try their hand at a festive pumpkin-shaped cake made with the new Wilton Pumpkin Cake Pan. The cast aluminum pan with nonstick non·stick adj. Permitting easy removal of adherent food particles: a frying pan with a nonstick surface. nonstick Adjective interior has two cavities (each for making one half of the cake) and a 10-cup capacity. $27.95 at Sur La Table Sur La Table, Inc. is a privately held American retail company based in Seattle, Washington, that sells gourmet cooking utensils and related merchandise, such as appliances, food, and cookbooks. , www.surlatable.com or (800) 243-0852. >N.H. TAILGATERS' FARE With football season in full swing, there's a new book, "Fan Fare: A Playbook of Great Recipes for Tailgating Tailgating The action of a broker or advisor purchasing or selling a security for his or her client(s) and then immediately making the same transaction in his or her own account. or Watching the Game at Home," by Debbie Moose (Harvard Common Press; $14.95), filled with 100 classic and innovative ideas. Designed to be sporting cuisine winners, among the creations are Go for the Gold Pie (with Nutella), Better-Than-the-Bucket Fried Chicken Fried chicken is chicken which is dipped in a breading mixture and then deep fried, pan fried or pressure fried. The breading seals in the juices but also absorbs the fat of the fryer, which is sometimes seen as unhealthy. , Jo Ann's Foiled Chicken Poppers poppers Drug slang A regional street term for amyl nitrate or isobutyl nitrite , Linda's Super Sauerkraut Stew, Marvelous Mole Chili and Sheri's Chinese Salad. Lots of yummy-sounding, easy fare in this appealing volume. >N.H. BOXED MASHED POTATOES n. pl. 1. Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to a meal. Betty Crocker has introduced two different varieties of mashed potatoes -- Sweet Potato in 6.3-ounce boxes and Yukon Gold in 4.8-ounce boxes. Both are teamed with russet rus·set n. 1. A moderate to strong brown. 2. A coarse reddish-brown to brown homespun cloth. 3. A winter apple with a rough reddish-brown skin. 4. A russet Burbank. adj. potatoes. The contents of each box (two pouches of potatoes with seasonings, each making three servings) are combined with milk, hot water and margarine and ready to eat in 8 to 9 minutes. A 1/2-cup prepared serving of the mashed sweet potatoes contains 170 calories and 5 grams of fat while each 1/2-cup serving of Yukon Gold has 140 calories and the same amount of fat. Each box retails for $1.89. >N.H. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- color) no caption (Garden Harvest Toasted Chips) (2 -- color) no caption (Pumpkin Cake Pan) (3 -- color) no caption (book: "Fan Fare: A Playbook of Great Recipes for Tailgating or Watching the Game at Home") (4 -- color) no caption (Betty Crocker's Sweet Potato and Yukon Gold) |
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