Summertime Salads and Mesclun Mixes Guide
A feature on fresh greens and mesclun mixes for hot summer meals. It covers greens varieties such as romaine red leaf endive arugula radicchio kale spinach and watercress, plus combinations from markets and farm tables. tips include creating personalized mixes with herbs, toppings, and dressings. It cites Mesclun origins and a recipe concept from Ray Overton's Layers of Flavors.
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Saveur Magazine
Cimieux
Nice
America
Carole
Terry Whitehead
Falling Star Farm
Knoxville
Tenn
Anne Gordon
Firefly Books
Mixed Greens with Vinaigrette and Nutty Raspberry Toss
A mixed greens salad with champagne vinaigrette includes Bibb Boston red leaf romaine and radicchio with mushrooms radishes walnuts and raspberries. The recipe yields 8 servings and offers to toast nuts before serving.
Coco Pazzo hosts Tuscan dinner and wine talk
Coco Pazzo Cafe at Tower City Cleveland offers a July 16 five course Tuscan dinner with regional wines prepared by new chef Brian Newkirk. John Unger of Wine Distributors leads a Tuscan wine discussion. Price is 60 dollars per person. Call 216 861 4141 for details.
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Coco Pazzo Cafe
Tower City
Cleveland
Brian Newkirk
John Unger
Wine Distributors
Phil Hicks
New Low Fat Favorites Diet Cookbook Review
Ruth Spear publishes New Low Fat Favorites from Little Brown at 13.95. The paperback for health minded readers presents in depth recipes and fat cholesterol and protein breakdown for each dish. Includes spinach salad tan doori chicken and roasted bold vegetables for lighter meals.
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Ruth Spear
Little Brown
Desserts by mail from Matthews 1812 House
A Cornwall Bridge business offers mail order desserts including Elegant Handmade Truffles Cafe Mocha Cake and Chocolate Peppermint Cookies. The operation began 19 years ago from a clapboard farmhouse and targets dessert lovers though prices are high. Call 800 662 1812 for details and request a free color catalog.
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Cornwall Bridge
Count
Duncan Hines
Beanie mania sparks creative leftovers in Kansas home
A Wall Street Journal feature on Beaniemania mentions Jody Hibbert of Liberal Kansas who revives surplus fries into a skillet cheesey potatoes dish with onion and green peppers. Her husband loves the result, while others eat or discard excess fast food.
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Wall Street Journal
Jody Hibbert
Liberal
Kan
Winning wines for warm days
Chilled dry sherry makes an excellent aperitif for July and August. Lustau Manzanilla Spain and Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Spain offer dry, salty notes and firm value. Riesling options include Salmon Run New York State and Harpersfield Wild River White Ohio, with Crystal Peak Classic White Australia a standout value. Ruffino Fonte al Sole Italy adds depth, Cordier Laureton Rouge France offers bang for buck. Port Tawny 10 or 20 years pairs with cheeses and desserts.
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Spain
Pete
New York State
Harpersfield
Ohio
Australia
Italy
France
Bordeaux
Porto
Portugese
Dow
Sandeman
Fonseca
Warres
Beaulieu Vineyards Rebrands Coastal Wines for New Market
Napa winery Beaulieu Vineyards, founded in 1900 and famed for Georges de Latour Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, relocates its Beaulieu Coastline line to a value oriented Coastal brand. Four million dollars funded upscale packaging and TV ads. Initial Coastal lineup includes Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc priced 10 to 10.50 and Cabernet Merlot Zinfandel Pinot Noir priced 12 to 12.50.
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Beaulieu Vineyards
Georges de Latour
B.V
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