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Show | DallySHeralo TUESDAY;FEBRUARY 7, 2006 LIFE & STYLE EDITOR | Elyssa Andrus - 344-2553 - eandrus@heraldextra.com BEAT THE MID-WINTER BLUES breakfast Cerealis coming outof the cabinet withits versatility in recipes calling for coating, topping and layering nce upon time, a homeeconomist didn't wantto make the same old brownies or cookies for her daughter's CampFire Girls fundraiser. So she combined Rice Krispies, butter, vanilla and marshmallows.Her treats — destined to be called Rice Krispies Treats — werean instantsensation. Someoneelse crushed cornflakes as a crunchy topping for baked chicken. And yet another enterprising soul combined Chex cereal with peanuts and pretzels to create an addictive snack mix. It’s nothing new to take ready-to-eat breakfast cereals “out of the box” for creative use in recipes, but several new cookbooksaretaking it a step further, featuring moreelaborate recipes than simple snack mixes and bars. The idea that cereal isn't just for breakfast eae to be gaining cachet — inspired nostalgia, convenience and “mouth feel.” Chefs in someof the country’s trendiest restaurants are now incorporating breakfast cereals into retro recipes, said Kelly Thompson,of Betty Crocker Test Kitchens with General Mills, the corporate umbrella for some 60 cereals, including Chex, Cheerios, Nature Valley Granola, Cocoa Puffs and Lucky Charms. Food Network personality (and formerLe Cirque pastry chef) Jacques Torres offers decadent, dark chocolate-covered cornflakes at his chocolate shops, Jacque Torres Chocolate in Brooklyn and Jacques Torres Chocolate Haven in Manhattan,as well as at his Website (www.mrchocolate.com ). See CEREAL, B2 Cutting coupons goes beyond grocery stores “uy nto pend more thn have to for everyt! I purchase. : Rebecca Pickett Savvy Shopper to haircuts, Hate nena to put t coupons so you Geteseseacta pes them. wereaskingfor the recipe. Herald employee andnative Brazilian Schneider Minersaid,“Itis the best Tres LechesI've ever had,” and she's tasted it many times, prepared by Latino friends. Her compliment pleased me because this is the first timeI've madeTres Leches. Now | pass it on to you. Enjoy! Tres Leches Serves 24 » *%cup butter » www.utahsbest.com Featured » www.hotcoupons.com Deal: D www.valpak.com » www.restaurant.com » vethedealpickle.cony/home. (Available at Smith's Food and Drugoe www!eee Dd www.uti » www.entertainment.connie. count/home.shtm) For more information ony free to up for our free Bree re orfor pricing on our Coupon Subscrotios Package,call 3442923 or e-mail thesavvyshopper @heraldextra.com. TO SUBSCRIBESHP D 5 eggs, separated D 1% cupsflour D 1 teaspoon baking powder D 2cups milk, whole or 2 percent » 14-0unce-can sweetened condensed milk » 12-ounce can evaporated milk Topping: D 1 %4cups heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoonvanilla extract Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time;beat well after each egg Add vanilla and beat well. Add flour and baking powderto butter mixture; mix until well blended. Beat egg whites and fold gently into mixture. Pourbatter into 9-by-13-inch pan. Bakeat 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Coolslightly (10-15 minutes) and pokeholes in the cake with the handle of a wooden spoon. (Just go crazy pokingholesinto that cake.) Cool cake completely, then Planet Hollywood's most popular menuitem is Cap'n Crunch Chicken, served with a creole mustard sauce. The recipe is posted on several Websites. Cold cereal, it seems, is everywhere. Hoffman argues that cereal has becomea food gronpall its own. So why not give cereal its due in recipes? “The rationale behind any recipe that includes cold cereal as an ingredient breaks downto one thing: mouth feel,” Hoffman writes.“Its inherent crunchiness makes it ideal as the base of a coating, crust, topping,layer, stuffing or advectionmentsand areiasued a an incentive to get you in their estal it. It is worth it to the business to give you a discount — if you the service or they they can win your loyalty and you will become a return customer,If I am impressed concoction. Even sports writers D 1 cup sugar ® 1 teaspoon vanilla extract KarenJOURNAL HerzogSENTINEL_ LWAUKEE You don't need to feel cheap when Lier use coupons. ne worms attract thon! are oyou have the mid-winter blues withall the long drab days?I havejust the pickme-up for you — Tres Leches.It’s a luscious, freshtasting dessert madewith three different milks. Atfirst you maythink the dish calls for too much liquid — regular milk, sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk — but the cake seems to expand to soak it up.I discovered the recipe at my favorite food site, www.allrecipes. com,and carefully perused the reader commentsfor ideas to make the cake evenbetter. Whya milk cake? It melts in your mouth. It looks elegant when you top eachpiece with fruit. You don't need large portion with all that richness. And your guests will clamorfor the recipe. WhenI served it hereat the Daily Herald everybody loved this moist, tasty combine whole, sweetened condensed and evaporated milks together and pour over cake. The cakewill expand and sponge up as it accepts all the liquid. Whipwhipping cream, add vanilla and sugarto taste and spread over the cake. Refrigerate. — adapted from www. allrecipes.com Alternate topping:| prepared a S-ounce packageofinstant vanilla using | cup milk and 1/4 cup powdered sugar mixed ether. Fold in 8 ounces of Cool and spread over top of cake, Refrigerate. When you are ready to serve,top each piece of cake with fruit such as peaches, kiwi, . Strawberries, bananas or crushed . Lused a couple slices of peaches and 34 ri ies on each piece when I served it here at work. The Chocolate Extravaganza: How about Lenora's Chocolate Cakein three-tiered fashion from Magleby's, chocolate fountains and a whole array of chocolate desserts? “It'll be chocolate heaven,” said Dennis Morganson, event chair of The Chocolate Extravaganza, Pee at 6 p.m.Friday in he ballroom of Provo City Library tt Academy Square. The first event is a dinner prepared by Culinary Crafts of Orem,followed by live auction and performance by local musical group the 5 Browns. This benefit pes ee — $150 a plate — but for a good cause: to upgrade the Newborn Intensive Care Unit medical Ticket info: 357-7600 or www. chocolateextravaganza. |