NEW & NOTEWORTHY.Cookbook: Fran McCullough and Suzanne Hamlin have selected and present what they consider the top recipes of the year in ``The Best American Recipes 2000: The Year's Top Picks from Books, Magazines, Newspapers and the Internet'' (Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers ; $26). Recipes come from all over the country, from chefs, home cooks, back of boxes and even generic food associations. After sorting through thousands of possibilities, the editors narrowed the recipes down to 650 for testing, which cost more than $17,000. Some 146 recipes made it into the book. Many of them seem very doable, although some are more time consuming than others. Sources are credited and the enjoyable tidbits TidBITS is an award-winning electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics. Internet publication TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, which makes it one of the longest running Internet publications. accompanying each recipe give insight into expectations. Green Chile Cheese Puff, Coconut-Walnut Bars, Shrimp and Corn With Basil, Cinnamon Buns from Heaven and Goat Cheese and Herb Skillet Souffle souffle /souf·fle/ (soo´f'l) a soft, blowing auscultatory sound. cardiac souffle any cardiac or vascular murmur of a blowing quality. are among the recipes that sound promising. - Natalie Haughton HOT TICKET: Following the news from owners 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 Barbara Lazaroff that their original Spago restaurant at 1114 Horn Ave. in West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. will close on March 31, 2001, after a 19-year run, the restaurant's New Year's Eve celebration could be one of the hottest tickets in town. Many Spagophiles say they still prefer this first, more casual Puckfare venue to the newer Beverly Hills Spago. Two seatings for New Year's Eve will bring forth a four-course dinner for $115 at 6 or 6:30 p.m. and for $175 at 9:30 or 10 p.m. Resident chef Gina De Cew's celebration meal includes Florida stone crab The Florida stone crab, Menippe mercenaria, is a crab found in the western North Atlantic, from North Carolina to Belize, including Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba and the Bahamas that is widely caught for food. , pasta with black truffles and winter venison venison (vĕn`ĭzən) [O.Fr.,=hunting], term formerly applied to the flesh of any wild beast or game hunted and used for food but now restricted to the flesh of members of the deer family. . General manager Michael Dargin has arranged for dancing to deejay- played contemporary club music, party favors and festive decorations. Incidentally, Spago Hollywood, as it's now called, has announced that, during its last few months, it intends to present as stars of special dinner events, several now-famous chefs who launched careers there. Information and reservations: (310) 652-4025. - Larry Lipson WINE PICK: Thinking about a hostess gift? Then think about the 1998 Woodbridge Merlot from Robert Mondavi. It's a perfectly nice wine that's also very affordable. This red can be enjoyed either as a sipping wine or with most meats and pastas. Available for $6 at Cost Plus stores. - South Florida Sun-Sentinel The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, owned by the Tribune Company, is the main daily newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and all of Broward County. Its main competitor in this area is the Miami Herald, out of neighboring Miami-Dade County to the south. Coming up roses: The first Equestfest Chili Cook-Off, a sanctioned district cook-off by the International Chili Society (ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. ) sponsored by H.J. Heinz Co., will take place Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Equestfest Venue located just southeast of the Rose Bowl Stadium. Admission to the public is free, but for chili tastings will be available for 50 cents apiece. Those interested in competing can call (626) 449-4100 for an entry form and rules. Registration fee is $20 for ICS members and $50 for nonmembers. The first-place winner will receive $300; second place $200; and third place $100. - N.H. PASADENA TOURNAMENT OF ROSES WEB SITE The McCormick holiday entertaining guide Web site offers simple ways to create special holiday occasions. Check out the site at www.mccormick.com for holiday recipes with a search feature and time-saving entertaining tips. - Wire Services Q & A Q: Is popcorn a good snack for people trying to watch their weight? A: Popcorn can be a great high-fiber snack if you choose a low-fat type and watch your portion size. Microwave popcorn products come in a wide range of fat content and usually contain hydrogenated vegetable oils. To control overall fat content and minimize trans fatty acids trans fatty acid An unsaturated fatty acid–present in minimal amounts in animal fat–prepared by hydrogenation, which ↑ serum cholesterol Cardiovascular disease ↑ TFAs have a relative risk of 1. , find the lowest-fat version that tastes good to you. Ideally, that will be one with no more than three grams of fat per serving. If you are salt-sensitive or have high blood pressure, you'll want to check the sodium content, too. If weight control is your goal, watch your portion size. The calorie and fat content listed on the label is for a three- or four-cup serving. To make sure you're not eating more than one serving, measure that amount into a bowl. If you won't be sharing with others and don't like leftovers, consider the ``snack size'' packages. Or, consider popping corn with an automatic popper An early Unix POP server, which was written at the University of California at Berkeley. or on the stove, using a bit of vegetable oil, which only takes a few minutes. -The 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 Times CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Michael Dargin and Gina DiCew are planning a spectacular party for Spago Hollywood's final New Year's Eve. (2) no caption (``The Best American Recipes 2000'') (3) no caption (1998 Woodbridge Merlot wine) |
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