GOOD TASTES.NEW: C&W Frozen Foods, based in San Bruno San Bruno (săn br  `nō), city (1990 pop. 38,961), San Mateo co., W Calif., a suburb on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1914. There is light manufacturing and petroleum refining. , Calif., recently introduced four premium frozen vegetable side dishes to their line of more than 60 frozen vegetable and fruit products. Packaged in plastic bags ranging in size from 18 to 20 ounces, the new sides include Almond Beans, Creamed Broccoli, Creamed Spinach and Salsa Corn (with black beans, tomatoes and peppers). They're easy to transfer to a glass dish and cook in the microwave in 6 to 8 minutes or you can prepare them stove-top in a saucepan. Tasters gave them all a thumbs up, but the favorites were the green beans green beans Noun, pl long narrow green beans that are cooked and eaten as a vegetable and creamed spinach, which had good flavor and were nicely seasoned. The corn we cooked in the microwave seemed a tad watery as directions specify adding 1/2 cup (we'd use less next time) - it also could have used a little spicing up (like ground cumin cumin or cummin (both: kŭm`ĭn), low annual herb (Cuminum cyminum) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), long cultivated in the Old World for the aromatic seedlike fruits. or a little hot sauce). We tried both the creamed broccoli and creamed spinach with a little shredded Cheddar cheese stirred in and on top - and they were delicious. Besides using the sides ``as is,'' you can turn them into other dishes. For instance, use the Salsa Corn in a burrito stuffed with rice, chicken and cheese. The green beans can be used in stir-fry dishes and more. Or try the creamed ones topped with leftover turkey and a little shredded cheese. Each bag, with a suggested retail price of $3.99, realistically makes three to four servings. Nutritional information provided based on 4.5 to 5 servings per bag ranges from 80 to 120 calories. Look for sides in the freezer sections of supermarkets. - Natalie Haughton LOCAL VEGANS WRITE WEB MAGAZINE: If you're a vegetarian, you might find Reuben and Zelda Allen's Web site - www.vegparadise.com - with their free Web magazine useful. The 5-year-old site of the Granada Hills residents, both vegans, includes creative recipes, restaurant and farmers market reviews in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County, vegetarian book reviews and other practical vegetarian information. This is a labor of love - the Allens do not accept any advertising. Go to their home page and you'll find out how to access two Thanksgiving menus and much more. - N.H. DINING OUT No muss or fuss if you want a turkey dinner that's within most budgets at a local family restaurant. The most inexpensive is at Norms, where a traditional Thanksgiving dinner The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States is a large meal, starring a large roasted turkey. All of the dishes in the traditional American version of Thanksgiving Dinner are made from foods native to North America, according to tradition the Pilgrims received these is only $8.99 (children under 10, $4.99). Norms' four-course meal starts with cream of turkey vegetable soup or a mixed green salad, followed by roasted turkey with cranberry-walnut cornbread stuffing, giblet gravy and 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. , candied can·died adj. Permeated, covered, encrusted, or cooked with sugar: candied sweet potatoes. candied Adjective coated with or cooked in sugar: yams, fresh squash and orange-cranberry sauce. Dessert is apple or pumpkin pie pumpkin pie traditional dish, especially at Thanksgiving. [Am. Culture: Flexner, 68] See : America . For $5 more, Mimi's Cafe could be your choice. Mimi's $13.99 roasted turkey dinner (children under 10, $6.99) also begins with a soup (three choices) or salad followed by the main course plus mashed and sweet potatoes, vegetables, stuffing, turkey gravy and cranberry sauce. Dessert is a choice of New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded or pumpkin bread Pumpkin Bread is a type of moist quick bread made with pumpkins that is relatively involved to make, due to the fact that pumpkin must be cooked and softened before being used to make the bread. Frequent add-ins include nuts or raisins. pudding or a hot fudge Hot Fudge, a.k.a. The Hot Fudge Show, was an American children's television series that aired in syndication from 1976 to 1980. The series was produced in Detroit at WXYZ-TV. brownie. Marie Callender's offers a choice of roast turkey or honey-glazed ham on the $15.95 Thanksgiving meal (children under 10, $7.95). After the soup or salad course, the turkey plate comes with baked cornbread, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and steamed vegetables. And the stuffing is an apple-sage recipe. Dessert is a slice of Marie Callender's apple pie a la mode or pumpkin pie with whipped cream. There's a Marie Callender's at 14743 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, (818) 788-3983 (also in Northridge, Westlake Village, Simi Valley, Toluca Lake and other locations). Norms is at 13640 Sherman Way, Van Nuys (818) 780-5060. And there's a Mimi's Cafe at 19710 Nordhoff Place, Chatsworth, (818) 717-8334 (also Thousand Oaks and elsewhere). - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): photo Photo: no caption (C&W Frozen Foods' Almond Beans, Creamed Broccoli, Creamed Spinach and Salsa Corn) |
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