GOOD TASTES.EASTER GOODIES: Perugina is offering a variety of festive imported chocolates in its Easter/springtime collection. Among them are a yellow papier-mache Keepsake Egg filled with 14 individually wrapped Emotions Chocolates ($10 for 4.83 ounces); a chocolate-egg basket filled with nine varieties of chocolates ($21, 8.28 ounces); a hand-painted ceramic spring collector's egg filled with Baci chocolates ($12, 5.29 ounces); and a Baci springtime bear with a sweater with pastel egg appliques ($15). Look for the items at selected department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. . - Natalie Haughton COOKBOOK: Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. some new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. using eggs? Peruse pe·ruse tr.v. pe·rused, pe·rus·ing, pe·rus·es To read or examine, typically with great care. [Middle English perusen, to use up : Latin per-, per- ``Holiday Eggs,'' by Georgeanne Brennan (Ten Speed Press; $14.95). A repackaged rendition of the book released two years ago by another publisher, it's filled with recipe, gift and decoration suggestions, many pictured in color, using the humble egg. Included are more than 30 sweet and savory recipes ranging from Eggs Benedict With Roasted Balsamic balsamic (bäl·sämˑ·ik), n a substance that can soften and reduce mucus. Asparagus and Artichoke artichoke, name for two different plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), both having edible parts. The French, or globe, artichoke (Cynara scolymus Frittata frit·ta·ta n. An open-faced omelet with other ingredients, such as cheese or vegetables, mixed into the eggs rather than used as a filling. [Italian, from fritto, past participle of to Old-Fashioned Custard Pie and Raspberry Sabayon. Simple and sophisticated craft ideas run the gamut from Tie-Dyed Eggs and Paper Cone Easter Baskets to Sticker and Wax Crayon Decorated Eggs to Egg Gift Baskets. There are even directions for making Ukrainian Eggs. Make springtime tables festive with all kinds of eggs with help from this volume. - N.H. DOODLING ON FOOD: Now kids and adults can play with and doodle on their food, and then eat it, too, with FooDoodler Food Coloring Markers (in assorted colors) that contain FDA-approved edible food coloring. You use them just like regular markers - make designs, write, draw, etc. - but on cut-out frosted sugar cookies made using your favorite recipe or refrigerated re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. sugar cookie Noun 1. sugar cookie - cookies sprinkled with granulated sugar cookie, cooky, biscuit - any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) dough, tortillas, marshmallows, bagels, hard-cooked eggs (in shells), tops of hamburger buns and hot dog buns, etc. You can also write a greeting - like ``Happy Birthday'' - on a serving plate or dish. Kids will love creating with them (at home, parties, etc.). After using, wipe off the tip, store in refrigerator and use within a year (bring to room temperature before reusing). The markers, from New Jersey-based Private Label Products, are available in packages of five or eight different colors. Or you buy two frosted cookies (in various holiday designs such as a bunny and egg for Easter) with two different colored markers at selected craft stores. We found the markers easy and fun to use to draw designs on top of cookies topped with royal icing Royal icing is a hard white icing, made from softly beaten egg whites, icing sugar (powdered sugar), and sometimes lemon juice. It is used on Christmas cake, wedding cakes, gingerbread houses and many other cakes and biscuits, either as a smooth covering like marzipan, or in sharp that dried hard. Pick up the markers in a package of eight for $5.50 at Surfas in Culver City, (310) 559-4770 or order by calling Baker's Catalogue at (800) 827-6836 ($8.95 per set of eight plus $3.87 for postage and handling). - N.H. DINING OUT Easter Sunday Brunch can be an all-you-can-eat feast like that of Delmonico's Lobster House in Encino or a hearty sit-down meal like the brunches at Saddle Peak Lodge in Calabasas and Paul's Cafe in Tarzana. Delmonico's 11 a.m.-to-2:30 p.m. extravaganza for $28.95 (children 3 to 12 $21.95, under 3 free) includes all the champagne, sodas, coffee, iced tea or hot tea you can drink and a variety of foods at different stations that include breakfast items like eggs Benedict or omelets to order, prime rib carved to order, lobster Newburg, baby lobsters, seafood paella, pastas, salads, lox, smoked whitefish whitefish: see salmon. whitefish Any of several silvery food fishes (family Salmonidae, or Coregonidae), inhabiting cold northern lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America. , oysters, shrimp, mussels, Florida stone crabs, Dungeness crabs, littleneck clams, ceviche ce·vi·che or se·vi·che n. Raw fish marinated in lime or lemon juice with olive oil and spices and served as an appetizer. [American Spanish, from Spanish cebiche, fish stew, from , pie, cake, mousse and creme brulee. Milk, juices and cocktails are extra. At the Saddle Peak, the prix-fixe sit-down brunch ($34) begins with a glass of Taittinger bubbly, mimosa, Bellini or juice followed by one of six main items that include a Caesar salad with grilled pheasant breast or a buffalo burger with gruyere cheese. Among the dessert offerings are a Meyer lemon tart, a warm chocolate and brandied cherry cake and a trio of sorbets. Tarzana's Paul's Cafe presents a 15-item a la carte menu with the $1 soup or $1 salad option. Plates run from $7.95 to $11.95 with smoked salmon highlighted with a potato pancake and scrambled eggs or as a Benedict creation. Chicken, lobster raviolis, whitefish, duck breast, french toast, a trio of salads and buttermilk pancakes are also available. Paul's is located at 18588 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana. Phone: 343-8588. Saddle Peak is at 419 Cold Canyon Road, Calabasas. Phone: (8181) 222-3888. Delmonico's Lobster House is at 16358 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Phone: (818) 986-0777. - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) no caption (Perugina imported chocolates Easter/springtime collection) (3) no caption (book: ``holiday Eggs'') (4) no caption (FooDoodler Food Coloring Markers and assorted cookies on tray) |
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