December 16, 2009
NEW at The Little Traveler! In our gourmet department you can now find Honey Wheat Beer Bread Mix and Whole Wheat Pizza Beer Crust Mix by the Original Seefurth Family. You can often find Chef Tom Seefurth right here in our store giving our customers great ideas for using the wonderful baking mixes that make it easy as pie to bake your own homemade pizza dough or honey wheat bread dough, no recipe required. To make it even easier for you — these products are available at our on-line store!
The Honey Wheat Beer Bread Mix is made with 100% stone ground whole wheat flour and makes one loaf of bread. Simply add beer, honey & olive oil and mix by hand. Ingredients: 100% stone ground whole wheat flour, baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch), sea salt.
The 100% Whole Wheat Pizza Beer Crust Mix makes two 12″ pizza crusts. Add beer & olive oil and mix by hand. Ingredients: 100% whole wheat flour, baking powder (monocalcium phosphate, bicarbonate of soda, cornstarch from non-genetically modified corn, sea salt.
November 30, 2009
Dip, Chiller and Spreader – Add a cheese ball mix and spreader and your host or hostess will be all set. $15.00
Christmas Mistletoe/Kissing Krystals — Sparkling gold and red mistletoe atop a large crystal pineapple comes in a gift box. $18.00
Snowman Bath Fizzers – Lavender bath bombs perfect for the hostess to relax after the big party. Three bath balls dressed as Santa. $13.75
Christmas Potpourri — Our most popular scent. A bag of this potpourri will get anyone in the mood for the
holidays! Large $14.00
Ceramic Lighted Santa — He’ll light up your hostess’ holidays and best of all, he’s also available at our on-line store for only $15.95
Talk Turkey To Me — The entertaining Turkey and all the trimmings cookbook for the holidays and year round. Also available at our on-line store for $19.95
November 26, 2009
You can order copies of the Berghoff cookbooks at our on-line store.
The Berghoff Café Cookbook by Carlyn Berghoff and Nancy Ross Ryan brings the simple and satisfying fare from Chicago’s Berhoff Café right to your home. The book’s eighty plus recipes and variations include classic recipes originated by Herman Berghoff more than a century ago, updated to require less time and fewer calories for today’s tastes. Insider’s recipes include selections from today’s café menu and customers’ very favorite soups, salads, sandwiches, pizzas, and desserts. $24.99
The Berghoff Family Cookbook: From Our Table to Yours, Celebrating a Century of Entertaining is a must-have for any fan of The Berghoff. Part cookbook, part history, part entertaining guide, this cookbook features Chicago’s renowned and beloved restaurant, including traditional Berghoff insider’s recipes (such asCreamed Spinach, German Potato Salad, Wiener Schnitzel, Sauerbraten, Apple Strudel, Black Forest Cake) and new interpretations, family history, color photos, entertaining tips, and much, much more. $29.95
November 25, 2009
Discover how to make your holiday and year-round feasts less stressful and more successful by learning the secrets and tips from turkey expert, Renee Ferguson. She’s been on the other end of the Butterball Turkey hotline, and she’s gone head-to-head in a turkey cook-off with TV Chef Bobby Flay. Her cookbook, Talk Turkey to Me, is filled with humorous anecdotes, turkey disaster stories, practical how-to and how-not-to tips as well as over eighty delicious recipes. You can purchase this wonderful cookbook, which makes a fabulous gift, in our housewares department or at our on-line store for $19.95.
Whether you are a novice in the kitchen or an experienced cook, you will find what you need to become an expert when you refer to Renee Ferguson’s Talk Turkey To Me. Talk Turkey to Me is a spirited and playful guide to prepare the perfect turkey or celebration dinner — no matter how you choose to cook it: traditionally roast, brined, grilled, rotisserie, deep fried, convection oven, smoked, oven bag, up-side-down, or even from frozen (for those that didn’t thaw the bird). The cookbook contains detailed instructions for over twenty cooking methods and straightforward answers to common questions. You’ll find all the answers including how much to buy, how to thaw, knowing when your turkey is done, how to carve the bird and much more! The instructions are so simple that you’ll want to break out the turkey for celebratory feasts year-round.
In addition, you’ll find tried and true recipes for all the trimmings, including appetizers, side dish recipes, desserts and various accompaniments. Experienced cooks as well as novices who have never so much as picked up a cookbook before will enjoy trying out these recipes, as well as Renee Ferguson’s playful and entertaining style. Talk Turkey to Me is truly a cookbook with pizzazz and personality.