Table Toppers - Chilewich Previews Fall Line

Chilewich Croc Placemat

Chilewich debuted its fall line to include several new textile patterns and the addition of floor mats to its line.  Dahlia, the latest of Chilewich’s “pressed” technique, provides a lace-like openwork design that mimics the flower for which it is named.  Kono a new dimensional over-and-under weave uses elements that mesh its heft with light-reflectivity features creating an steely industrial look in asphalt, iron and midnight colors. Pocketweave Squares is the first-ever double weave for Chilewich. The line took nearly two years to develop and brings a subtle palette of sepia, pewter and midnight, and is reminiscent of the horizontal squares line previously introduced by the line. Most notably, Croc, a reversible animal skin design with a reptile-inspired pattern provides a chic option woven on a jacquard loom.  Two-toned and reversible, these tablemats are available in Bronze (bronze/black) and Silver (light silver/dark silver). An extension of the line is the “Animal Skin” Floormat with a reptile-inspired pattern. Available in Bronze, Dark Silver, and Light Silver.  For more information, contact cooklikejackie@gmail.com.

Win-Win - Olivia Organics Summer Harvest Recipe Contest

Olivia's Organics, a popular line of organic salads invites submissions of summer harvest recipes using the company's salad greens for a chance to win a $500 Williams Sonoma gift certificate and have your recipe featured on their website!  By joining the Olivia's Organics Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Olivias-Organics/268884081328?ref=ts -- you can learn about our organic greens, channel your inner chef and come up with your own summer harvest recipe. Judges will choose one lucky winner who will be awarded the $500 grand prize, and the recipe that will be featured on the Olivia's Organics website.

Each entrant will receive a coupon good for a free sample of Olivia's Organics salad greens. Olivia's Organics tender leaf lettuces and spinach are carefully sourced from only the best organic farms and are available in grocery stores across the northeast!  For more information about the Olivia's Organics Summer Harvest Recipe contest, go to our Olivia's Organics Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Olivias-Organics/268884081328?ref=ts and submit your entries by August 30, 2010. For more information please contact cooklikejackie@gmail.com.

Win-Win - Omaha Steaks Invites Golfers to Tee Up for Free Filet Mignon

Omaha Steaks brings new meaning to treating yourself after a winning round of golf.  The company recently announced a Hole in One golf promotion, inviting golfers nationwide to "tee it up" for the chance to win free Omaha Steaks Filet Mignons. During the month of August, any golfer achieving an ace on a hole of at least 150 yards scored on a golf course located in the United States, is invited to submit their hole in one certificate or signed score card to Omaha Steaks to receive a complimentary box of 4 (6 oz.) Omaha Steaks Filet Mignons.  Details of the contest are posted on the Omaha Steaks Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/OmahaSteaks. Hole in one certificates or signed score cards may be mailed to Omaha Steaks Hole in One Giveaway at 11030 O. Street, Omaha, NE, 68137 or e-mailed to davel@omahasteaks.com Contest eligibility is limited to persons residing in the United States who are a minimum of 18 years of age.

Wilbur® Chocolate Duet Brings Bakers to the Mixing Bowl.

Wilbur® has recently introduced Chocolate Duet(TM) powdered mix, which allows bakers to easily create indulgent treats with chocolate liquor.  Chocolate as an ingredient can be incorporated as a liquid, in wafers, chips or blocks. In order for manufacturers to include a "made with real chocolate" claim on their packaging, they must have an inclusion such as a chocolate chip, or they must include chocolate liquor in the product.

Chocolate liquor which has historically been the most difficult form to use in baking due to the necessity of holding it or melting it into a liquid form, has made it difficult to include in recipes. Wilbur® Chocolate Duet(TM) powdered mix, which is a proprietary blend of chocolate liquor and cocoa mixed into a powder form, offers versatility and gives bakers an easier way to formulate with chocolate liquor.

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As a powder, Wilbur® Chocolate Duet(TM) incorporates easily into baked goods, such as the brownie bites Cargill is featuring at IFT, and other mixes. It requires no melting, processing or special storage, yet, because the ingredient is made with chocolate liquor, products that contain it can be labeled as "made with real chocolate."





"Wilbur® Chocolate Duet(TM) powdered mix also adds a rich, indulgent chocolate flavor experience that you can't achieve with cocoa powder alone," adds Cole. "With its ease of use, great flavor and support for label claims, this product is inspiring some innovative new applications for chocolate in delicious comfort foods."