GOOD TASTES.MOM'S BEST FOR A CROWD If you're always searching for familiar, standby recipes that your mother used to make -- or you have a bunch of old-time recipes on bits and pieces of paper and you can never locate them when you need them -- you're bound to find a copy of ``Mom's Best Crowd-Pleasers'' by Andrea Chesman (Storey Publishing; $10.95) useful. Granted, it's not upscale or chic fare (at least most of it) but I had fun perusing the 101 fuss-free, easy recipes -- for favorites like Hot Artichoke artichoke, name for two different plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), both having edible parts. The French, or globe, artichoke (Cynara scolymus Dip, Hot Crab Dip, Baked Brie, Lemonade, Sun Tea, Baked French Toast, Cheese Blintzes, Tabbouleh tab·bou·leh or ta·bou·leh n. A Lebanese salad made with bulgur wheat and finely chopped scallions, tomatoes, mint, and parsley. [Arabic tabb , Maple 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 , Chicken Satay sa·tay also sa·té or sa·te n. A dish of southeast Asia consisting of strips of marinated meat, poultry, or seafood grilled on skewers and dipped in peanut sauce. , Vegetarian Chili, Peanut Butter-Chocolate Kiss Cookies, Strawberry Cheesecake and much more. Recipes are designed to feed eight or more -- for all sorts of occasions. These are homey, hearty creations with modern, updated twists -- and they're simple and accessible to any cook. Now you won't have to worry if you're in a hurry and you can't find your mom's best recipe. It just may be in this volume -- or at least something similar. -- Natalie Haughton GOLD PEAK TEAS Coca-Cola North America recently launched Gold Peak ready-to-drink iced teas in 16.9-ounce glass bottles. The teas -- available in five flavors five flavors, n in the dietary component of Chinese medicine, the five basic tastes into which foods are divided, each of which has different physiologic actions. : Diet, Lemon, Green Tea, Sweetened sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. and Unsweetened -- are best served out of the fridge or over ice. Each bottle makes enough for 1 or 2 servings. Calories range from 0 to 170 per bottle. Both the unsweetened and diet (sweetened with aspartame aspartame: see sweetener, artificial. aspartame Synthetic organic compound (a dipeptide) of phenylalanine and aspartic acid. It is 150–200 times as sweet as cane sugar and is used as a nonnutritive tabletop sweetener and in low-calorie ) contain no calories, but the diet was overly sweet. The unsweetened was preferred as you can sweeten sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. (with sugar substitute if you like) and flavor as desired. The other flavors are calorie-heavy. Look for them at Longs Drugs or 7-Eleven stores with a suggested retail of $1.39 each. Be sure to refrigerate 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. the bottles after opening if you have any leftovers. -- N.H. CONTEST ALERT If you can bake the best dish with a Manischewitz product, you could win a kitchen makeover. Deadline to enter is Sept. 15. Finalists will compete in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. for a grand prize of $20,000 in GE Profile kitchen appliances. Visit www.manischewitz.com for competition guidelines. Calling all kids ages 6-12. It's time to enter the fifth annual ``Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest.'' A grand prize winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship fund while four runners-up will each receive a $2,500 college scholarship fund. For rules and entry forms, visit www.jif.com. Deadline for entries is Nov. 15. So get your creative juices flowing. When it comes to contests, it's not too early to think about Turkey Day. You could win $10,000 toward a kitchen makeover if you enter and win the ``Thanksgiving Made Easy: Search for Jennie-O Fresh Ideas'' contest. Enter you best time-saving Thanksgiving meal preparation tip. Deadline for entries is Sept. 29. For more information, visit www.thanksgivingmadeeasycontest.com. -- Staff and Wire Services SNACK ON PISTACHIOS Everybody's Nuts! just released four flavors of California-grown pistachios -- Salt & Pepper, Roasted No Salt, Roasted & Salted, and European Roast. Available in 7-ounce boxes, each containing 3 1/2 (170-calorie) servings, the nuts are large and unshelled un·shell tr.v. un·shelled, un·shell·ing, un·shells To remove from a shell. Adj. 1. unshelled - of animals or fruits that have no shell shell-less shelled - of animals or fruits that have a shell (but partially opened). The good thing is, you can't eat them very quickly as it takes time to shell them as you go. If you find a closed shell in the package, send it to the company along with a proof of purchase and they'll send you a free box. With the box featuring a cartoon character called Stach, it appears the company is hoping to appeal to children. But we're not so sure about that premise, as some of the shells are difficult to open and only older children could even attempt to pry them open. Suggested retail is $3.99 per box. Pick the nuts up in the produce department of Albertsons, Vons, Bristol Farms and Wal-Mart stores. We liked the no-salt and salt-and-pepper flavors best. The roasted & salted and the European roast were a little heavy-handed in the salt department. -- N.H. DISPOSABLE PLATE, BOWLS Just in time for late-summer outdoor dining and picnic festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. are environmentally friendly 9-inch plates and 12-ounce bowls from EarthShell Packaging. Made from a composite material of limestone and renewable corn and potato starches, the plates and bowls are biodegradable in marine and composting environments and recyclable through composting. In packages of 25 or 30 each, suggested retail is $2.69 to $2.99 per package. Currently they are available at Smart & Final stores. -- N.H. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) no caption (``Mom's Best Crowd-Pleasers'') (2) no caption (Gold Peak Iced tea) (3) no caption (Everybody's Nuts! Pistachios) (4) no caption (EarthShell Packaging plates) |
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