GOOD TASTES.LOW-FAT KETTLE CORN Kettle corn is a sweet-and-salty variety of popcorn that adds granulated sugar, salt, and oil. In the 1700s, kettle corn was introduced to colonial palates in the United States. : Since Jolly Time introduced KettleMania Microwave Pop Corn Corn, or maize, of peculiar excellence for popping; especially, a kind the grains of which are small and compact Popped corn; corn which has been popped. See also: Pop Pop last year, consumers have been asking for a low-fat version. And now it's available. The company just introduced Healthy Pop Kettle Corn, 94 percent fat free, a low-fat version of kettle corn, 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. with Splenda. Each cup of the popped corn contains less than 1/2 gram of fat and 25 calories as opposed to about 3.6 grams fat and 56 calories per cup in its higher fat counterpart. Each bag contains about 10 cups popped popcorn or two and a half servings. Tasters gave the new product, with a sweet and salty taste, a thumbs up, although it was a tad salty for some. Even though it's not as decadent and rich tasting as the original kettle corn, it's delicious - and the calorie and fat savings make it worth the trade-off. A 9-ounce box containing three 3-ounce bags retails for around $1.99. NEW CANDY: And unless you're into really fake, artificial, chemical tasting candy, don't bother tasting the two new flavors of Mike and Ike Mike and Ike short lookalike twins with derbies. [Comics: Horn, 492] See : Twins candy - Cherry Cola and Buttered Popcorn - that were introduced this month and will be available through September. A 2-ounce box retails for 69 cents and an 8-ounce box for $1.59. - Natalie Haughton! FREEBIE free·bie also free·bee n. Slang An article or service given free: "such freebies as subway and bus maps" New York. LEAFLETS: Want a few ideas for cooking onions? The National Onion Association is offering a couple of leaflets - Favorite Onion Recipes and Onions for Your Health. Among the recipes in them are Classic Onion Soup, Herb Baked Onion Bloom, Caramelized Onions and Onion-Peach Salsa. Also included are nutrition facts and storage and handling tips. For a free copy of both, send a self-addressed, stamped No. 10 envelope to National Onion Association, Department S, 822 7th St., Suite 510, Greeley, CO 80631. - N.H. VOTE FOR FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Cold Stone Creamery Cold Stone Creamery is an ice cream parlor chain based in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.[1] History The company was co-founded in 1988 by Susan and Donald Sutherland (unrelated to actor Donald Sutherland), who sought ice cream that was neither hard-packed stores are serving up a batch of five ice cream flavors that tie in with this year's Oscar nominated movie names through March 23. They include Chicagdough; The Cake Hours; Lord of the Oreos: The Two Cookies; The Pecanist; and Gangs of 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 Cheesecake. Indulge now or pick some up for an Oscar-watching dessert. You can cast your ballot for your favorite flavor at www.coldstonecreamery.com through Sunday. Stores are located in Sherman Oaks, Calabasas, Northridge and other locations in Los Angeles. - N.H. DINING OUT Turn-of-the-century (19th to 20th) Mexico City at its most opulent - that's how the new Senor Fred restaurant in Sherman Oaks, opening this week, is being described. The second venture of chef Andre Guerrero and maitre d'-manager Michael Lamb of the successful nearby Max restaurant, Senor Fred is housed in the former Moonlight Tango/Arlequin/Prohibition building. Currently the restaurant is open for dinner only from 5:30 to 11:30 p.m. nightly and to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Guerrero and his resident chef-de-cuisine Rafael Solorzano, a native of Guadalajara, Mexico, feature huaraches Noun 1. huaraches - a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps huarache sandal - a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot del horno (Mexican flatbread pizzas) priced at $9.50 and $10.50; cochinita pibil, the Yucatan pork in banana leaves dish, for $15.50; and a classic pico de gallo Pico de gallo (Spanish for "rooster's beak") is the term generally referring to a fresh condiment made from chopped tomato, onion, and chiles (typically serranos or jalapeños). salad made with jicama ji·ca·ma n. A crisp, sweet turnip-shaped root vegetable (Pachyrhizus erosus) used raw in salads and as crudités or cooked in stews. Also called Mexican turnip, yam bean. , orange, cucumber, papaya papaya (pəpī`ə), soft-stemmed tree (Carica papaya) of tropical America resembling a palm with a crown of palmately lobed leaves. and mango in a chile-lime dressing for $7.95. The bar will offer 22 different tequilas (shots from $6.50) and a margarita menu starting at $6.50 and running as high as $30 for a ``bathtub''-size rare tequila concoction for $30. Pitchers are available for $26. Starters are ticketed from $4.50 to $14.50, entrees range from $8.50 to $18.50 and desserts are $5 and $5.50. Senor Fred, with its tooled leather-upholstered booths, huge suspended lamps and two elevated, private dining alcoves, is located at 13730 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Information and reservations: (818) 789-3200. - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Healthy Pop Kettle Corn) (2 -- 3) no caption (Leaflets: ``Favorite Onion Recipes'' and ``Onions for Your Health'') |
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