NEW & NOTEWORTHY.BIGGER AND BETTER: Cuisinart's new PowerPrep Plus food processor earned much approval from cooks who tested it. First, it is bigger, with a 14-cup work bowl and a feed tube that is twice the size of its predecessor, which reduces the need to chop ingredients beforehand. It also has a dough control feature and a metal dough blade for breadmaking. It's quieter, and the touchpad A stationary pointing device that provides a small, flat surface that you slide your finger over using the same movements as you would a mouse. You can tap on the pad's surface as an alternate to pressing one of the touchpad keys. See mouse, trackball and pointing stick. is easier to clean. The PowerPrep Plus can be used with existing Cuisinart food processor blades and discs. Colors include white, black, blue and the more expensive brushed chrome. It costs $300 to $415 at Williams-Sonoma stores and online, www.williamssonoma.com, and at Bloomingdale's. - Chicago Tribune A MOUNTAIN OF PIES: You love good pies but aren't about to bake them at home. Now there's no reason to. Simply get your hands on the wonderful pies from Apple Mountain Pie Co. in North Hollywood. There are two topping choices (crumb or traditional pastry top) and lots of flavor choices, which range from Boysenberry boysenberry: see bramble. boysenberry Very large bramble fruit, usually considered, along with the loganberry and the youngberry, a variety of blackberry (Rubus ursinus). The dark, reddish-black fruit is especially valued for canning and preserving. Apple Crumb to Strawberry Rhubarb rhubarb: see buckwheat. rhubarb Any of several species of the genus Rheum (family Polygonaceae), especially R. rhaponticum (or R. rhabarbarum), a hardy perennial grown for its large, succulent, edible leafstalks. , Raspberry, Apple Mountain Berry, Raspberry Apple Crumb, Pecan pecan: see hickory. pecan Nut and tree (Carya illinoinensis) of the walnut family, native to temperate North America. Occasionally reaching a height of about 160 ft (50 m), the tree has deeply furrowed bark and feather-shaped leaves. , Chocolate Chip Pecan and Pumpkin. They are the made-from-scratch creations of Phyllis Rossheim-Pierce, a former television movie and feature film producer turned baker. Although both the crumb- and pastry-topped pies sampled were delicious, tasters liked the fabulous crumb-topped versions best. All of the pies are 9-inch deep-dish and weigh about 3 pounds. Prices range from $12 to $20 per pie (most are in the $12 to $13 range), depending on filling. The pies contain no lard (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 shortening is used), tropical oils, preservatives or artificial flavors. You can pick up fresh whole pies (or just buy a slice) Tuesday through Saturday at the store at 12519 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood. Or you'll find whole pies at Gelson's markets in Sherman Oaks and Calabasas or at the Sunday Santa Monica Farmers Market on Main Street. You can also custom-order pies for Thanksgiving or anytime. Pick up a pie soon - you're in for some terrific eating! - Natalie Haughton COOKBOOK: Chef Stephan Pyles is a fifth-generation Texan, a self-described card-carrying carnivore carnivore (kär`nəvôr'), term commonly applied to any animal whose diet consists wholly or largely of animal matter. In animal systematics it refers to members of the mammalian order Carnivora (see Chordata). , whose latest publication is a vegetarian cookbook with 200 recipes. All is explained in the introduction to ``Southwestern Vegetarian'' (Clarkson Potter; $30 hardcover). In spite of Tex-Mex cuisine's heavy use of pork and beef, Pyles says, there was an earlier Southwestern tradition that was primarily vegetarian until the Spanish moved north from Mexico in the 16th century. Now Texas tastes are changing again, he says, and Texans are increasingly enjoying and valuing their abundance of vegetables and fruits. Personally, he says, he has always appreciated vegetables' contribution to dishes he cooks, and the book is about vegetarian cooking in his favorite style, Southwestern. Pyles, who lives in Dallas, owns three restaurants there, including Star Canyon, and two in Las Vegas. He is known for previous cookbooks and from TV food shows. - Associated Press FREEBIE free·bie also free·bee n. Slang An article or service given free: "such freebies as subway and bus maps" New York. When thoughts turn to nostalgic childhood favorites, no doubt meatloaf comes to mind. According to Quaker Oats, it continues to be one of the company's most requested recipes. With this in mind, they compiled a leaflet - Magnificent Meatloaf - of classic and contemporary meatloaf recipes including Garden-Style Turkey Loaf, Mediterranean Loaf, Taco Loaf and Moo Shu Meatball Wraps. For a free copy, send your name and address to: Magnificent Meatloaf Brochure, P.O. Box 487, Chicago, Ill. 60690-0487. - N.H. DINING OUT Unlike regular restaurants that draw the bulk of their patronage the latter part of the week, Bistro 31, the student-run dining facility of the Art Institute of Los Angeles in Santa Monica, serves lunch and dinner Mondays through Wednesdays only. That's because these are the only days when culinary classes are held at the Institute, 2900 31st St., Santa Monica. A daily changing menu allows flexibility with both elegant and casual fare served. Typically, menu items such as crab cakes with a roasted pepper vinaigrette, ahi tuna tartare
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