GOOD TASTES.NEW KETTLE CHIP FLAVOR: Kettle brand potato chips is globe-trotting in its third annual People's Choice campaign -- Passport to Flavor -- to choose the next Kettle flavor from among five -- Royal Indian Curry, Dragon 5 Spice, Twisted Chili Lime, Aztec Chocolate and Island Jerk. If you'd like to sample the chips with your friends or family, order a limited-edition Party Pack that includes a 5-ounce bag of each of the flavors (along with a Putumayo world-music CD). It's available only at www.passporttoflavor.com for $19.95 (including shipping) until the end of the month. Taste and compare the chips at a holiday gathering, then go online and rate them. The winning flavor will be announced in January and available in stores in May 2007. Our tasters favored the Twisted Chili Lime, Island Jerk and Royal Indian Curry. Although chocolate-covered potato chips are terrific, the Azetc Chocolate just didn't work -- the chips were yucky! Some even thought they had flavor overtones reminiscent of churros. -- Natalie Haughton FESTIVE IDEAS GALORE: Special-interest publications abound this time of year -- and two of the latest are Martha Stewart <noinclude></noinclude> Martha Stewart (born Martha Helen Kostyra on August 3, 1941) is an American business magnate, author, editor and homemaking advocate. She is also a former stockbroker and fashion model. Holiday Handmade Gifts ($6.95) and The Best of Fine Cooking Chocolate ($7.99). The former includes 175 ideas for cookies, crafts, candies and more, while the latter is filled with 75 decadent dec·a·dent adj. 1. Being in a state of decline or decay. 2. Marked by or providing unrestrained gratification; self-indulgent. 3. often Decadent Of or relating to literary Decadence. n. holiday sweets, among them cookies, cakes, sauces, tarts and such. Several of the creations would make wonderful gifts. Many of the creations -- among them Chocolate Cherry Coconut Macaroons; Chocolate French Toast; Fastest Fudge Cake A fudge cake is a small chocolate pastry that contains fudge. They are shaped as small round cakes, hence the name. "This recipe is also known as "Death By Chocolate, if topped with chocolate ice cream and lashings of whipped cream. ; Double Chocolate Souffle souffle /souf·fle/ (soo´f'l) a soft, blowing auscultatory sound. cardiac souffle any cardiac or vascular murmur of a blowing quality. Cakes; Candy Cane Truffles; Spicy Cranberry cranberry, low creeping evergreen bog plant of the genus Oxycoccus of the family Ericaceae (heath family). Cranberries are considered by some botanists to belong to the blueberry genus Vaccinium. Jam; and Dried Cherry, Pearl Onion pearl onion n. A tiny onion with a mild flavor, often pickled and used as a condiment. and Pear Chutney chut·ney n. A pungent relish made of fruits, spices, and herbs. [Hindi ca  n -- sound terrific. Look for the publications on newsstands now. -- N.H. TEENS OFFER BAKED GOODS: Students in culinary arts programs at local high schools are baking and selling pumpkin pies and breads for $5 each to raise funds for Careers Through Culinary Arts Program scholarships. Participating high schools include Van Nuys, Monroe, Granada Hills, Grant, El Camino, Chatsworth, San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. , Polytechnic and Sylmar. If you'd like to order either a pie or pumpkin loaf for pickup now through Dec. 15, call Mitzie Cutler at (818) 704-9979. -- N.H. FREE HOLIDA LEAFLET: Just in time for holiday 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. , Land O Lakes is offering ``Giving Your Holiday Best,'' a brochure sprinkled with color photos and five recipes featuring butter -- ranging from Brownie Cherry Bites, at left, to Blue Cheese & Roasted Pepper Spread and Caramel Shortbread Caramel shortbread, also known as Caramel slice, Millionaires shortbread or Millionaires slice, is a confectionery item believed to be of Scottish origin because of the use of shortbread. Sticks. For a free copy, call (800) 837-7702 or visit www.landolakes.com. -- N.H. HOLIDAY CHOCOLATE BAR: Chocolove has introduced a 55 percent dark Holiday Chocolate Bar filled with a blend of currants, tart cherries, pecans, walnuts and hazelnuts, orange peel and ginger. Inspired by a popular holiday chocolate in France known as mendiant, the 3.2-ounce bars wrapped in gold paper with a package on the front and a holiday stamp, are available exclusively at Whole Foods (through December) -- and retail for around $2.50 each. Decadent and delicious, these bars would make good stocking stuffers for chocophiles. Chocolove also produces several other flavors like raspberry or orange (which I'm partial to) -- and those can be found at Target, Ralph's, Whole Foods and Cost Plus World Markets. Visit www.chocolove.com for more info. -- N.H. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- color) no caption (Kettle popcorn) (2 -- 3 -- color) no caption (Martha Stewart books) (4 -- color) no caption (''Giving Your Holiday Best'') (5 -- color) no caption (Chocolove Holiday Chocolate Bar) |
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