Learn about some of the essential spices and herbs
with this poster, available from Spice Islands for
$2.50 postage and handling.
Learn about some of the essential spices and herbs
with this poster, available from Spice Islands for
$2.50 postage and handling.
Cook macrobiotic: Learn to use whole foods, grains and vegetables to create a healthy meal, with Macrobiotics Hawaii, from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Paki Hale, 3840 Paki Ave.Member Doris Higa offers her own home remedy for the persistent winter cough that seems to be plaguing many. She says to simmer 1 cup vegetable broth with 2 inches young ginger, sliced, for 10 minutes. Sip this mixture slowly to relieve scratchy throats.
Michel's brunch: Michel's oceanfront restaurant, once named "the most romantic restaurant" by Robin Leach's Rich & Famous, brings back Sunday brunch. Favorites such as eggs Benedict and New York steak are $31 each. Seatings are at 10 a.m. and noon. Reserve at 923-6553.
TV show trotted out: Charlie Trotter - touted as one of the best, if not the best chef/restaurateur in America - is featured in the inaugural "New American Cuisine" TV series, 3 p.m. Sundays, KHET Channel 11. Charlie Trotter's restaurant is in Chicago.
The 13-part TV series repeats Sundays with 21 notable chefs, including Hawaii chef/restaurateur Roy Yamaguchi in February.
Chanterelles enchant: Mushrooms zoom to the top of the menu at a three-course wild mushroom dinner featuring chanterelles, portobellos or puff bowls. The event launches January events at A Pacific Cafe Oahu. Reserve at 593-0035.
To get on the mailing list for attractive, free cards featuring the schedules and recipes of the month, send name and address to: A Pacific Cafe Oahu at Ward Centre, 1200 Ala Moana, Honolulu 95823-3514. Or call 593-0035.
Hawaii Department of Health: "Remember, it's no longer 'An apple a day ...'; rather, 'Five (servings of fruits and vegetables) a day help keep disease away.' "
Richard Klein, London Observer: "Americans are the fattest people in the world among industrialized nations. (They) are 10 percent fatter than they were 12 years ago. An estimated 58 million adult Americans are statistically overweight.
"We are our fat. It defines us; we shape it. The form of our fat makes us beautiful or ugly, in our own eyes or others."
Stir-fry sample: Lee Kum Kee, a Hong Kong maker of Asian sauces, is offering sample packs of a new stir-fry sauce. For a 3-ounce pack, send name and four postage stamps ($1.28) to Lee Kum Kee Stir-Free Sauce, 304 S. Date Ave., Alhambra, Calif. 91803.
Kitchen guide: For $2.50 in postage and handling, readers can send for a free color poster featuring a dozen herbs and spices, the origin of each herb and spice, and usage tips. Send name, address and check to: Spice Islands' Spice Poster, P.O. Box 5459, Stacy, Minn. 55078-5459.
The spread on bread: Subscribe to Fleischmann's free "Knead to Know" quarterly newsletter on home bread baking. Send name and address to: "Knead to Know," Vol. I, P.O. Box 487, Dept. PR, Chicago, Ill. 60690-0487. Or, for help, reach Fleischmann's Baker's Help Line at 1-(800)-366-1655 from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m., Honolulu time.