NEW & NOTEWORTHY.YUMMY YOGURT: Ben & Jerry's has done it again. They've introduced two new yogurt flavors that are dynamite - Raspberry Gone Coconuts and Phish Food Phish Food is a Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavour named after the rock band Phish. It is a chocolate ice cream with a caramel-marshmallow swirl and fish and cow shaped chocolate chunks inside. - which join five other flavors in their frozen yogurt lineup. Raspberry Gone Coconuts swirls raspberry and toasted coconut frozen yogurts with coconut cookies. Each 1/2 cup serving contains 190 calories and 3.5 grams fat. Phish Food, a copy of the company's popular ice cream with the same name, is a combination of chocolate frozen yogurt with marshmallow marshmallow /marsh·mal·low/ (mahrsh´mel?o) (-mal?o) a perennial Eurasian herb, Althaea officinalis, and caramel swirls and little chocolate-shaped fish. Each 1/2 cup serving has 230 calories and 5 grams fat as opposed to the ice cream version of the same serving size that has 300 calories and 14 grams fat. Tasters gave both high marks of approval - and would purchase either or both flavors. Unlike some of their yogurt counterparts, with these two you don't feel cheated when it comes to flavor and add-ins. Each pint retails in the neighborhood of $3.25 to $3.50. - Natalie Haughton COOKBOOK: In ``Barbecues 101'' by Rick Rodgers (Broadway; $15), food writer and cooking teacher Rodgers once again takes us back to the basics as he did with ``Christmas 101'' and ``Thanksgiving 101.'' This handy paperback offers the basics of grilling in a non-textbook fashion and more than 100 recipes are peppered throughout each chapter. The title suggests this is all about barbecuing and grilling, but it also delivers recipes for the goodies that often go with outdoor cookouts, such as drinks, desserts and side dishes. A menu planner with a timetable is included. Many recipes also double up on sauces and marinades. The Napa Red Wine Marinade, for instance, is good for most vegetables. And it's tasty. - Detroit Free Press The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep". Some still refer to it locally as "The Friendly" -- a slogan from an ad campaign in the '70s. FREEBIE free·bie also free·bee n. Slang An article or service given free: "such freebies as subway and bus maps" New York. LEAFLET Grilling fans will enjoy ``Weber's Book of Grilled Pizza Grilled pizza was invented at the Al Forno restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island by owners Johanne Killeen and George Germon. It was inspired by a misunderstanding that confused a wood-fired brick oven with a grill. ,'' the company's newest booklet offering. Sprinkled throughout the 40 colorfully illustrated pages, you'll find recipes for food processor dough and pizzas with names like margherita; carmelized onion, tomato and Gorgonzola; wild mushroom, leek leek: see onion. leek Hardy, vigorous, biennial plant (Allium porrum) of the lily family, native to the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. It has a mild, sweet, onionlike flavour. and Brie; and pepperoni, mushroom and mozzarella moz·za·rel·la n. A mild white Italian cheese that has a rubbery texture and is often eaten melted, as on pizza. [Italian, diminutive of mozza, a cut, mozzarella, from mozzare, . Breakfast and dessert pizzas are also included along with tips for hosting a grilled pizza party. To receive a free copy of the booklet, call the toll-free Weber Grill-Line at (800) 474-5568, 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. Representatives are also available to answer questions about grills, outdoor cooking for information on more kitchen-like outdoor techniques, see Grilling and Barbecue. Outdoor cooking differs substantially from kitchen-based cooking, the most obvious difference being lack of an easily defined kitchen area. , recipes, etc. - N.H. SPRINGTIME SIPPING: Colorful tulips decorate this hand-painted English porcelain teapot and mug. The 20-ounce teapot is $65; the 10-ounce mug is $16.50. Order by mail by calling Todd & Holland Tea Merchants in River Forest, Ill., at (800) 747-8327 or visit their Web site, www.todd-holland.com. - Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper THE ROAD TO BLUE HAWAII A favorite Web source for cocktails is the Webtender. This big swig of a site holds thousands of recipes that will lead to countless entanglements with rum, tequila or whatever else you have a yen for. Webtender also offers a comprehensive bartender's handbook, several forums for booze hounds, and a ``Random Drink'' selector for those with a devil-may-care attitude and a well-stocked bar. And with due respect to the drinks themselves, we have become addicted to browsing through the drink names. Some favorites: A Furlong Too Late, Reggae Ambassador, the Evil Blue Thing and Vulcan Mind Probe. We have others, but they're not suitable for print. (Don't say you weren't warned.) Visit www.webtender.com. - Chicago Tribune DINING OUT The popular Wood Ranch BBQ BBQ barbecue & Grill, which began in Moorpark, then expanded to Agoura Hills, Camarillo, Valencia and Anaheim Hills, is now open in the Northridge Fashion Center Northridge Fashion Center is a large shopping mall located in Northridge, California. It opened in 1971. It was severely damaged during the Northridge Earthquake in 1994, but renovated extensively in 1995 and 1998. at 9301 Tampa Ave., Northridge. Known for its mesquite-grilled tri-tip roast, the restaurant also features beef steaks, prime rib, baby back ribs, chicken, hamburgers, fish, pastas and salads. Ranked No. 1 in the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. area for barbecue by the Zagat Restaurant Survey, Wood Ranch is a full-service dining facility with inside and outside seating and a full bar. The restaurant also offers a special menu for children and is open daily for lunch and dinner. Information: (818) 886-6464. - Larry Lipson CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Ben & Jerry's icre cream) (2) no caption (``Barbecues 101'') (3) no caption (English porcelain teapot and mug) (4) no caption (``Weber's Book of Grilled Pizza'') |
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