GOOD TASTES.ADD BLING WITH EDIBLE GOLD Want to gussy gus·sy tr.v. gus·sied, gus·sy·ing, gus·sies Slang To dress or decorate elaborately; adorn or embellish: gussied herself up in sequins and feathers. up desserts this holiday season? Add a sprinkle of edible 23-karat gold flakes or gold dust or some gold leaf to foods for fabulous, festive bling in the spirit of the season. Colorwave Inc., a San Francisco-based company imports edible gold products - gold leaf sheets, gold flakes and gold dust - from Germany - and has been offering them to consumers and chefs at www.ediblegold.com for two years. The products do not alter the flavor of foods or beverages and are pareve pa·re·ve also par·ve adj. Judaism Prepared without meat, milk, or their derivatives and therefore permissible to be eaten with both meat and dairy dishes according to dietary laws: pareve margarine. (kosher kosher [Heb.,=proper, i.e., fit for use], in Judaism, term used in rabbinic literature to mean what is ritually correct, but most widely applied to food that is in accordance with dietary laws based on Old Testament passages (primarily Lev. 11 and Deut. 14). ). A holiday gift kit comes with a .1-gram (100 milligrams) clear shaker Shaker Member of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, a celibate millenarian sect. Derived from a branch of the radical English Quakers (see Society of Friends), the movement was brought to the U.S. container of edible 23-karat gold flakes and holiday recipes for $29.99. That's enough for topping 20 cocktails or a light dusting of eight to 10 cakes. Also try sprinkling it on homemade home·made adj. 1. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie. 2. Made by oneself. 3. Crudely or simply made. Adj. 1. truffles or other candies. The gold flakes are also available in a .1-gram (100 milligrams) acrylic shaker cube for $19.95, or in a .35-gram container for $39.99. Also available are packages of 12 (2-inch) squares of gold leaf for $24. Edible gold flakes or gold dust (which is finer than flakes) can also be ordered in 1-gram containers for $67.50. Shipping and handling is additional. The products are edible and safe to eat - and have been approved by the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. as a food import product, notes Tobias Freccia, owner of Colorwave Inc. To order the products, call (415) 407-5097, or go online to www.ediblegold.com. - Natalie Haughton CONTEST ALERT --In-Sink-Erator is offering a $10,000 kitchen makeover as the top prize in its ``If You Can Stand the Heat, Get in the Kitchen'' essay contest. To enter, describe in a 100-word maximum creative essay how an instant hot water dispenser would play an important role in a dream kitchen. Entry forms are available at www.insinkerator.com. Deadline for entries is Dec. 31. Mail them to In-Sink-Erator Kitchen Makeover, 733 N. Van Buren St., Milwaukee, WI 53202. --Create an original edible masterpiece and enter it in one of three categories - cookies, bars/brownies or other desserts - in the Reynolds Create a Masterpiece to Share Recipe Contest. You'll find rules and contest details at www.reynoldskitchens.com. The first-prize winner in each category will receive various cutlery cutlery, various types of implements for cutting, preparing, and eating food. In addition to different kinds of knives and the steels to sharpen them, the term usually encompasses forks and spoons. sets, baking tools and baking sets. Contest deadline is Dec. 29. Mail recipe entries to Reynolds Create a Masterpiece to Share Recipe Contest, P.O. Box 23200, Richmond, VA 23223, or enter online at www.reynoldskitchens.com. - N.H. REMEMBER THE SWISS COLONY The Swiss Colony is a mail-order catalog gift company that is known for its cheese, chocolates, fruitcakes, and other confections. The company has been family-owned since 1926, when an entrepreneur from Monroe, Wisconsin, a town known for its Swiss immigrants and Swiss cheese, Ray ? Although there are many more gourmet food items available nowadays, The Swiss Colony gift catalog is still around - as it has been for nearly 80 years. It offers a mix of cheeses, cheese spreads, specialty meats, fresh and dried fruits, chocolates, nuts and assorted desserts of the season. We were surprised to see that some clothing and gift items are now available as well. If you plan to order something from the company, skip the petit fours pet·it four n. pl. pe·tits fours or pet·it fours A small, square-cut, frosted and decorated piece of pound cake or sponge cake. and some of the other sweet items, which our tasters found dry, overly sweet and lacking flavor. A better choice is the milk-chocolate-covered butter toffee available in squares or chunks. Or opt for individual rounds or wheels of Big Red Cheddar, Vintage Cheddar, White Cheddar, Gouda or chunks of blue and other cheeses, or a selection of nuts. To order, call (800) 804-5188, or go online to www.theswisscolony.com. - N.H. HOLIDAY ROAST BROCHURE If you want to keep a beef-roasting guide handy in your kitchen, write for a free copy of ``Beef Favorite - Holiday Roasts.'' The concise, colorful brochure features a roasting timetable for different beef cuts, along with buying and carving guidelines and four simple, savory savory, name for any plant of the genus Satureja, aromatic herbs and subshrubs of the family Labiatae (mint family). Commonly cultivated as border ornamentals or potherbs are two species of the Mediterranean region and surrounding areas: summer savory (S. rubs. For a free copy, send a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope to National Cattlemen's Beef Association National Cattlemen's Beef Association or NCBA, an advocacy group for beef producers in the United States, reports that it works "to increase profit opportunities for cattle and beef producers by enhancing the business climate and building consumer demand. , Dept. FC-HRB, P.O. Box 670, Bloomingdale, Il 60108-0670. - N.H. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) no caption (catalog: The Swiss Colony) (2 -- color) no caption (clear shaker container of edible 23-karat gold flakes) (3 -- color) no caption (brochure: ``Beef Favorite - Holiday Roasts'') |
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