NEW & NOTEWORTHY.NEW: Ocean Spray has just introduced a new line of white cranberry juices - White Cranberry Juice Drink, White Cranberry and Peach Juice Drink, and White Cranberry and Strawberry Juice Strawberry juice is a fruit juice made from strawberries. Strawberry juice or concentrate is often added to cocktails, such as Minute Maid Strawberry passion and CoolBest Strawberry Hill. Drink - which offer a less tart, milder taste than red cranberry juices. The peach flavor seems to be the favorite among consumers. The juice is made from white cranberries, which are harvested a few weeks earlier than the red ones, before they develop their more robust red flavor and color. A one-cup serving contains 120 calories. All flavors are available in 64-ounce plastic bottles with a suggested retail price of $3.29 each. And while we're on the topic of cranberries, Ocean Spray is offering a new attractive recipe brochure, ``Chef's Recipe Collection,'' with many delicious-sounding creations like Tex Mex TEX MEX Texas Mexican Railway Cranberry Salsa, Cranberry Mustard, Cranberry-Onion Jam, Cranberry Banana Bread and Cranberry Upside Down Cake. To request a free copy, call (800) 662-3263. - Natalie Haughton DINING OUT A special holiday season celebration menu of three-course, prix-fixe, early dinners served from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday has been introduced at Cha Cha Cha Encino. Priced at $17.95 per person, the dinners consist of one item from each segment of three appetizers, four entrees and four desserts. The starter opportunities are a Caesar or tropical salad and corn chowder Noun 1. corn chowder - chowder containing corn chowder - a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes . Main course options are jerk chicken with saffron rice Saffron rice is a dish made from saffron, white rice and also usually vegetable bouillon. Saffron rice is found in the cuisines of many countries (in one form or another). Variations India and black beans; Caribbean chicken pasta; and barbecue salad with shrimp. Dessert possibilities include pecan tart, chocolate souffle souffle /souf·fle/ (soo´f'l) a soft, blowing auscultatory sound. cardiac souffle any cardiac or vascular murmur of a blowing quality. cake, an ice cream sandwich Ice cream sandwiches are handheld desserts consisting of a slice of ice cream (usually vanilla), with a small layer of a soft cake-like pastry (usually chocolate) on the top and bottom. and lime pie. Cha Cha Cha, which has a full bar and features a tarot tarot Sets of cards used in fortune-telling and in certain card games. The origins of tarot cards are obscure; cards approximating their present form first appeared in Italy and France in the late 14th century. card reader on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, is located at 17499 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Information and reservations: (818) 789-3600. - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Ocean Spray - white cranberry juices) (2) no caption (``Chef's Recipe Collection'') |
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