GOOD TASTES.Byline: Natalie Haughton NEW HEART CAKE PAN: Bake up a beautiful-looking, elegant cake in the new Nordic Ware Nordic Ware is a company based in St. Louis Park, Minnesota that introduced the Bundt cake in 1950. It was founded in 1946 by H. David Dalquist. External links
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. whipped cream for a fabulous presentation for Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. , a wedding shower or any other special occasion. The 10-cup cast aluminum pan has a nonstick non·stick adj. Permitting easy removal of adherent food particles: a frying pan with a nonstick surface. nonstick Adjective interior and is 10 1/2 inches wide. It's available for $29 at local Williams-Sonoma stores (Calabasas, Woodland Hills, Sherman Oaks, Glendale, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , etc.) or online at www.williams-sonoma.com. FABULOUS CARAMELS: If you love caramels, as I do, you're bound to become addicted to the delicious, creamy ones from Bequet Confections in Bozeman, Mont. The caramels are available in two textures - soft and chewy chew·y adj. chew·i·er, chew·i·est Needing much chewing: chewy candy. chew  i·ness n. . I'll take either one, although I prefer the chewy ones (which are a bit firmer) a tad more. Apparently the soft ones are the most popular. The company also offers chocolate caramels, which taste good also, but the plain ones are my hands-down favorites. You can find small bags of the soft caramels at Whole Foods stores, but all of the textures and flavors, packaged in larger amounts, can be ordered by calling (877) 423-7838 or online at www.bequetconfections.com. Since the company is family owned, you can customize and mix and match your order as desired. A 16-ounce gift bag is $14.50, a 24-ounce bag is $20, a 16-ounce gift box is $18.95; a 24-ounce silver foil silver foil silver (Brit) n → Alufolie f silver foil (BRIT), silver paper n → carta argentata, (carta) stagnola box is $24.95. Shipping is additional. Keep these candies in mind for all kinds of gift occasions throughout the year - particularly if the recipient is a die-hard caramel fan. NEW AT SEE'S CANDIES: See's Candies is an institution - and especially on Valentine's Day. Besides all the sizes, configurations and assortments of fancy hearts - from red satin, red velvet and pink satin (returning this year) to tuxedo, some new items are being offered this year. They include a kitten box (with lollipops, foil milk-chocolate hearts and sugar sticks; 7.5 ounces for $4.75); a kitty and puppy heart box (with assorted chocolate; 9 ounces for $9.50); bundle of fun (a trio of items made up of the kitten box, a package of hot hearts and kitty and puppy heart box; 1 pound 12.5 ounces total for $18); and a traditional red heart 4-pack (four 4-ounce heart boxes of chocolates for $19.80). See's has also just introduced a second flavor in its Awesome candy bar line - the Awesome Nut & Chew Bar (chewy nugget Nugget A 15 year Gold FHLMC (Freddie Mac) bond; similar to a Dwarf. with almonds and honey) covered with dark chocolate. A 1.5-ounce bar is $1. Keep in mind that you can get a hand-packed heart box of favorite flavors for your valentine or a special friend, either at See's Candies stores or by calling (800) 347-7337. It's been my experience that the candies are fresher if you get them hand-packed. It takes a little extra time, but it's well worth it. CUSTOMIZE HEART PEEPS: Now you can decorate and personalize Peeps marshmallow marshmallow /marsh·mal·low/ (mahrsh´mel?o) (-mal?o) a perennial Eurasian herb, Althaea officinalis, candy hearts for your valentine or a special friend. The Valentine's Day Decorating Kit comes with four heart-shaped Peeps and a tube of either red or white Cake Mate gel. We found the gel easy and fun to pipe and use. The package contains a few decorating ideas, if you get stuck. Suggested retail price for each 3-ounce kit is $1.99. Look for them at mass merchandisers and drug stores. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Bequet Gourmet Caramel) David Sprague/Staff Photographer (2) no caption (Nordic ware fluted heart-shaped cake pan) (3) no caption (See's Candies kitty and puppy heart box) (4) no caption (Peeps Decorating Kit) |
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