GOOD TASTES.VOTE ON PEANUT BUTTER CUPS: If you're a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup lover, Hershey Foods is offering two limited edition options - cups with extra chocolate or cups with extra peanut butter. Reese's Chocolate Lovers peanut butter cups contain 65 percent chocolate (on the outside) and 35 percent peanut butter (inside), while Reese's Peanut Butter Lovers cups contain 75 percent peanut butter (outside) and 25 percent chocolate (inside). (The regular peanut butter cups we're all accustomed to are equal parts milk chocolate and peanut butter). There wasn't much competition between the two new flavors New Flavors - An object-oriented Lisp from Symbolics, the successor to Flavors, it led to CLOS. ["Reference Guide to Symbolics-Lisp", Symbolics, March 1985]. . Tasters preferred the chocolate version by a landslide. But you can sample the new flavors (packaged two to a 1.5-ounce package or in miniature packaging) and vote online at www.reeses.com until Sept. 30 for a chance to win a trip for four to Hershey, Pa. - Natalie Haughton PASSOVER ITEMS --Although it may be a tad late to order, here's a great Passover idea. 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 chocolate guru and chocolate shop and factory owner Jacques Torres (of Jacques Torres Chocolate Heaven in Manhattan) is offering an array of dark-chocolate-covered matzos that sound terrific. Some are sprinkled with fresh coconut, others with cranberries, pistachios, almonds and hazelnuts or dried apricots, still others lightly dusted with spices - ancho an·cho n. pl. an·chos A dried poblano pepper. [American Spanish (chile) ancho, wide (chili), from Spanish, from Old Spanish, from Latin amplus; see ample.] and chipotle chi·pot·le n. A ripe jalapeño pepper that has been dried and smoked for use in cooking. [American Spanish, from Nahuatl xipotli.] Noun 1. chili powders. Small bags range in price from $4 to $8. To order these or other chocolate creations anytime, go to www.mrchocolate.com, or call (212) 414-2462. I sampled his salted caramels while in New York a while back, and they were divine - but not inexpensive. --Dannon Yogurt is offering some Kosher for Passover products in its plain (low-fat, nonfat non·fat adj. Lacking fat solids or having the fat content removed. and natural) and natural flavors (vanilla, coffee and lemon) lines in 6- and/or 32-ounce sizes. The products will be available in supermarkets through the end of Passover. Look for the Kosher for Passover designation on the back of the cartons (for customer ease, it would have been more helpful to have it on the front). - N.H. CHEFS ON THE RISE CONTEST: Calling all up-and-coming chefs. The 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. Country Fair is holding its first Chefs on the Rise culinary competition with semifinals on May 14 and finals in September (during the Fair). The contest is open to professional chefs who work in restaurants and have not held an executive chef position for more than one year. Entries require submission of two recipes (from appetizers to desserts), one designed for pairing with a sauvignon blanc and the other with a cabernet sauvignon Cab·er·net Sauvignon n. 1. A variety of black grape used to make red wine, notably in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley. 2. A dry red wine made from this grape. [French. . At least one must contain olive oil olive oil, pale yellow to greenish oil obtained from the pulp of olives by separating the liquids from solids. Olive oil was used in the ancient world for lighting, in the preparation of food, and as an anointing oil for both ritual and cosmetic purposes. . Submission deadline is today. Prizes range from $500 to $1,000. For complete rules, visit www.lacountyfair.com. - N.H. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) no caption (Reese's Chocolate Lovers peanut butter cups) |
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