GOOD TASTES.LIGHT AND CREAMY: Tasters were jazzed to get this scoop -- Haagen-Dazs has added seven new flavors to its Light ice cream line. And they were even more enthused to sample several. They have 50 percent less fat and one-third fewer calories than their regular, higher-fat counterparts -- and are luscious and creamy. All of the flavors -- Cookie Dough, Vanilla Caramel Brownie, Dutch Chocolate Chip, Caramel Cone, Blueberry blueberry, plant of the large genus Vaccinium, widely distributed shrubs (occasionally small trees) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), usually found on acid soil. They are often confused with the related huckleberry. Cheesecake, Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Cookies & Cream -- have fans, but among the favorites were Caramel Cone, Dutch Chocolate Chip and Blueberry Cheesecake. Per 1/2-cup serving, calories range from 210 to 250, with fat from 5 to 8 grams. The suggested retail price is $3.69 per pint. You won't miss the high-fat flavors once you taste these. So indulge in Light and enjoy. We'd definitely buy some of these, especially for summer 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. . The company also just introduced Mayan Chocolate to their original (full-fat) line, but this flavor, with its cinnamon overtones, wasn't a favorite with our tasters -- and most wouldn't buy it. NEW MOJITO MOJITO Multiple Overlapping K-Space Junctions for Investigating Translating Objects MIX: Take the guesswork out of making mojitos, those chic, popular, refreshing Latin-inspired cocktails, with a new frozen Mojito mix just introduced by Bacardi Mixers. It's a nonalcoholic non·al·co·hol·ic adj. A beverage usually containing less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume. frozen concentrated lime mixer flavored with mint and containing high-fructose corn syrup High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is any of a group of corn syrups that have undergone enzymatic processing in order to increase their fructose content and are then mixed with pure corn syrup (100% glucose) to reach their final form. . To make a mojito, simply mix the can contents with rum and club soda and pour over ice. Each can makes enough for five drinks. Look for the product in 10-ounce cans in the freezer section of supermarkets. It has a suggested retail price of $3.39. FUN WITH FOOD AND WINE: The 24th American Wine & Food Festival is planned for Sept. 16, 6-11 p.m., at Universal Studios' back lot. Presented by Wolfgang Puck and Barbara Lazaroff to benefit Meals on Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations. programs in Los Angeles, tickets are $275 per person ($300 at the door). Attendees will have a chance to sample food prepared by 40 chefs from around the country along with wines and spirits from 60 purveyors. For more information, visit www.awff.org. To purchase tickets (on sale June 1), call (310) 777-3707. CONTEST ALERTS: Southern Living: The grand prize winner in the fifth annual Southern Living Cook-Off will take home $100,000. If you want a shot at winning, dig out or create a recipe and enter in one of five categories: Your Best Recipe; Super-Quick Family Favorites; Healthy and Good for You; Party Starters; and Southern Desserts. Each category winner receives $10,000. All finalists will receive an expense-paid trip to Charleston, S.C., for the Cook-Off finals. Entries must be postmarked by June 7. For entry forms and rules, go to www.southernlivingcookoff.com. Better Homes and Gardens: The magazine is sponsoring a Family Cook-Off with the top prize $15,000 cash and $1,000 worth of Sunbeam products. To enter, families must submit three recipes that make up a holiday menu along with a group photo and essay describing the meal, origins and significance. The winning family will be featured in a future issue of the magazine. Five family groups will win an expense-paid trip to 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 to compete. For rules and entry blanks, go to www.bhg.com/cookoff. Entry deadline is June 15. FREE DOUGHNUT: Krispy Kreme celebrates National Doughnut Day National Doughnut Day is on the first Friday of June each year. The holiday celebrates the doughnut, an edible, ring-shaped piece of dough which is deep-fried and sweetened. National Doughnut Day honors the Salvation Army "Lassies" of WWI. on Friday by offering consumers a free doughnut of choice at participating Krispy Kreme retail shops. So head to locations in Van Nuys, Burbank or Canoga Park anytime during store hours and pick up your freebie free·bie also free·bee n. Slang An article or service given free: "such freebies as subway and bus maps" New York. sweet. WHOLE SOYBEAN soybean, soya bean, or soy pea, leguminous plant (Glycine max, G. soja, or Soja max) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Asia, where it has been PASTA: Now there's a pasta with a twist. Nutrition Kitchen offers organic whole soybean pastas in three angel-hair varieties -- golden soybean, green soybean and black soybean. Made in China by Nutrition Kitchen, they're wheat- and gluten-free, vegan vegan /veg·an/ (ve´gan) (vej´an) a vegetarian whose diet excludes all food of animal origin. ve·gan n. and contain 200 to 210 calories, 23 grams of protein, 22 to 24 grams of carbohydrates, 5 to 10 milligrams of sodium, 11 grams of fiber and 2.5 grams of fat per 2-ounce uncooked serving. Each serving cooks up to a generous 1 cup in five to seven minutes. It's good topped with pesto, olive oil and Parmesan or rich tomato sauce. Look for the pastas at Whole Foods and Wild Oats markets Wild Oats Markets is the operator of natural foods stores and farmers markets in North America. The stores offer dry grocery, meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, frozen, prepared foods, bakery, vitamins and supplements, health and body care, and household items. . The suggested retail price of an 8-ounce package (which makes 4 servings and cooks up to about 4 1/2 cups total) is about $2.99. For more information, call (800) 772-5977 or visit www.nutrikitchen.com. CAPTION(S): 7 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) no caption (Haagen-Dazs Light Ice Cream) (3 -- 4) no caption (Bacardi Mixers Mojito) (5) PUCK (6) no caption (Krispy Kreme doughnuts) (7) no caption (Whole Soybean Pasta) |
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