GOOD TASTES.COOKBOOK: If you crave rich, sinfully decadent caramel, give in to temptation and get a copy of the recently released ``Caramel: Recipes for Deliciously Gooey See GUI. Desserts,'' by Peggy Cullen (Chronicle Books; $19.95). From tarts and puddings to cookies, candies and sauces, many of the creations not only sound but look divine in the alluring color photos. Among the more than 50 recipes are Toffee Butter Crunch, Double-Dense Caramel Sauce, Caramel Brittle Sundae, Caramel-Nicciuola Tart, Chocolate-Caramel Crunch Cake and Caramel Custard Banana Cream Pie Banana cream pie, or Banana creme pie, is a banana variant of cream pie. It is a dessert often comprised of the following ingredients: a baked pie crust (sometimes made from graham flour), sugar, flour, salt, milk, eggs, butter, vanilla, and bananas and banana . For the holidays, try the Pumpkin Cake With Caramel and Cream Cheese Frosting frosting the slight graying of the haircoat around the face, particularly muzzle, in dogs with aging and as a regular feature of some breeds such as the Belgian shepherd dog. , Meringue Snowballs in Caramel Creme Anglaise or the star-shaped Stained-Glass Sugar Cookies. There are lots of yummy selections that make you want to run into the kitchen - pronto pron·to adv. Informal Without delay; quickly. [Spanish, from Latin pr  mptus; see prompt. - to revel in the golden sweets. We can just taste all that fabulous caramel. Also included are tips and practical techniques along with a caramel color guide. Keep this book in mind for a gift for your favorite caramel fan. - Natalie Haughton DINING OUT San Francisco's Luna Park has moved South. Co-owners A.J. Gilbert and Joe Jack recently opened a branch of the quirky, moderately priced casual California bistro on La Brea Avenue La Brea Avenue is a prominent north/south thoroughfare in Los Angeles. After Hawthorne Boulevard intersects with Century Boulevard in Inglewood, La Brea Avenue is formed. La Brea passes north through Windsor Hills, Baldwin Hills, and Ladera Heights. near Wilshire Boulevard in the former Lucky Duck restaurant space. The interior features red brick walls lined with modern art, kitschy crystal chandeliers, rustic wooden tables aglow in candlelight and three private booths draped in muslin muslin, general name for plain woven fine white cottons for domestic use. It is believed that muslins were first made at Mosul (now a city of Iraq). They were widely made in India, from where they were first imported to England in the late 17th cent. curtains. Signature menu items include an interesting Hawaiian Tuna Poke With Fried Wonton Chips ($7.95), a tasty Warm Goat Cheese Fondue With Grilled Bread and Sliced Apples ($6.95) and Braised braise tr.v. braised, brais·ing, brais·es To cook (meat or vegetables) by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container. Lamb Shanks With Cranberry Beans and Brown Butter Polenta po·len·ta n. A thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in water or stock. [Italian, from Latin, crushed grain, barley meal.] Noun 1. ($13.95). Lunch items include appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, pastas and entrees and range from $5.75 to $14.75. Daily lunch specials are also available - such as Chilaquiles on Monday ($7.75) and Fried Chicken With Mashed Potatoes, String Beans and Buttermilk Biscuits on Thursday ($10.25). Dinner entree selections start at $8.50 (burger with french fries and cheese) and top out at $14.75 (Breaded Pork Cutlet Stuffed With Mushrooms and Gruyere Cheese). Appetizers, soups, small and big salads, pastas and sides are also available. All desserts are $6.25 and include a fabulous Coconut Cream Pie and a delicious make-your-own s'mores presentation with a pot each of molten marshmallow marshmallow /marsh·mal·low/ (mahrsh´mel?o) (-mal?o) a perennial Eurasian herb, Althaea officinalis, and bittersweet chocolate sauce served with yummy, wafer-thin housemade graham cookies. Don't miss these two sweets. Among the bar specialties are mojitos and appletinis. The wine list offers a choice of 50 bottles with some dozen offered by the glass. Luna Park, located at 672 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, is open for lunch Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; dinner nightly 5:30 to 11 p.m.; and brunch Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reservations recommended: (323) 934-2110. -N.H. CAPTION(S): Photo: no caption (book: ``Caramel: Recipes for Deliciously Gooey De serts'') |
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