GOOD TASTES.COOKBOOK: So you love ice cream sundaes - for the delicious eating or wonderful memories they stir. To get the scoop on the topic, get your hands on ``A Month of Sundaes'' by Michael Turback (Red Rock Press; $19.95). The book has a little history, stories, lore and 150 recipes for the American treat from throughout the country. Among them are ice creams, toppings, sauces, syrups and sundae bases. How about whipping up a Spotted Dog Sundae, a Pink Flamingo or a Blum's Cof-Fiesta? Just thinking about those Black and White and Tin Roof Sundaes I grew up on makes me want to whip one up. No doubt you have your favorites, too. - Natalie Haughton DESIGNER COOKIES: We loved the beautiful designer custom-decorated sugar cookies from Rolling in Dough, a company started two years ago by sisters Michelle and Jennifer Szilvagyi (born and raised in Trenton, Mich.) after they baked the cookies as gifts for friends. With bakeries in Burbank and Michigan, the company offers cookies for all occasions (birthday parties, corporate events, movie premieres, weddings, etc.) and specializes in personalization. Among the standard selections are great-looking patriotic cookies (flags, hearts, stars and bears) as well as angels, ladybugs, butterflies, flowers and more. And they taste good - not usually the case with this style of cookie. A 3-inch cookie is $3, a 4-inch $4.50, 5-inch $6 - and if you order a dozen, there's a 10 percent discount. A 12-inch chocolate chip Chocolate chips are small chunks of chocolate. They are often sold in a round, flat-bottomed teardrop shape (similar to a Hershey's Kiss). They are available in numerous sizes, from large to miniature, but are usually around 1 cm in diameter. or white chocolate white chocolate n. Cocoa butter combined with milk and a sweetener, often flavored with vanilla. Noun 1. white chocolate chip pizza cookie is $20. The company will arrange the cookies for gifts, promotions and the like in baskets, boxes, mugs, on trays, etc. A dozen 3-inch cookies in a basket cost $42 (excluding shipping) while three 3-inch cookies in a coffee mug go for $15. To order, call (818) 767-8811 or go to the company's Web site at www.rollingindoughcookies.com. You'll can also view numerous different cookie designs on the site. - N. H. NEW: Klondike has introduced several new ice cream novelties. They include the Big Bear No Sugar Added Vanilla Sandwich, which has 50 percent less fat and 20 percent fewer calories than the regular Klondike sandwich. Each Big Bear is 3.75 fl. ounces - and packed six to a box with a suggested retail price of $3.79. Klondike Ice Cream Cones with Oreo Cookie Pieces or Ice Cream Cones with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are packed in four-packs of 4-fl.-ounce cones and retail for $3.79 per box. We found them disappointing and lacking flavor. Our favorite was the Klondike Planters Caramel & Peanut Ice Cream Bar An ice cream bar is a frozen dessert on a stick or a candy bar that has ice cream in it. The coating is usually a thin layer of chocolate. Sometimes there is some crunchy goodness on the outside too. with a layer of roasted peanuts and caramel atop the ice cream and underneath a chocolate coating. Suggested retail is $3.79 for a six-pack of 4-fl.-ounce bars. The same ingredients can be found in a 4-fl.-ounce bar on a stick in convenience stories for around $1.19 each. - N.H. FREEBIE free·bie also free·bee n. Slang An article or service given free: "such freebies as subway and bus maps" New York. LEAFLET The latest brochure in American Institute for Cancer Research's New American Palate series is Veggies Veggies of Nottingham, also known as Veggies Catering Campaign, is a campaigning group based in Nottingham, England, promoting ethicalbum alternatives to mainstream fast food. . The 40-page brochure offers information on serving sizes (a 1/2-cup serving looks like half a baseball, for instance), selection, storage and preparation. Also included are 22 recipes, such as like Bok Choy bok choy or Chinese mustard Brassica chinensis, one of two types of Chinese cabbage. It has glossy dark green leaves and thick, crisp white stalks in a loose head. Its yellow-flowering centre is especially prized. See also brassica; mustard family. With Sauteed Mushrooms and Shallots, Tri-Colored Peppers With Herbs, Roasted Beets With Dill Dressing, Baked Greek Tomatoes and Snow Peas With Cashews - all accompanied with per-serving nutritional information. To order a free copy, call (800) 843-8114, Ext. 74, or go to www.aicr.org. - N.H. GRAND TASTING DINNER Restaurateur res·tau·ra·teur also res·tau·ran·teur n. The manager or owner of a restaurant. [French, from restaurer, to restore; see restaurant. and chef Wolfgang Puck Wolfgang Johann Puck (born Wolfgang Johann Topfschnig on July 8, 1949) is an Austrian-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and businessman based in Los Angeles. and Spago Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. executive chef Lee Hefter have assembled a culinary dream team for the third annual Chefs' Grand Tasting Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Spago Beverly Hills. Guest chefs cooking the evening's fixed-price multicourse menu will include Paul Bocuse, Lyon, France; Paul Prudhomme, K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, New Orleans; Eric Ripert, Le Bernardin, 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 ; Sirio Maccioni and Marc Poidevin, Le Cirque & Circo, New York and Las Vegas; Claudia Fleming, Gramercy Tavern, New York; and more. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the 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 of Los Angeles. Tickets are $500 per person, all inclusive of beverages (and wines to match each course), gratuity Money, also known as a tip, given to one who provides services and added to the cost of the service provided, generally as a reward for the service provided and as a supplement to the service provider's income. and tax. For reservations, call Tracey Spillane at Spago at (310) 385-0880. - N.H. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Book: ``A Month of Sundaes'') (2) no caption (Rolling in Dough cookies) (3 -- 4) no caption (Klondike ice cream) (5) no caption (New American Plate Veggies) |
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