QUICK BITES
What you eat goes bone deep
Advertiser Staff
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Foods that contain both: soybeans, almonds, sesame seeds, okra, hazelnuts, broccoli, lima beans, dates, dried beans, chickpeas, figs, artichokes and molasses. Foods high in calcium: turnip greens, cheese, bok choy, salmon, kale, tofu, yogurt and sardines. Foods high in magnesium: quinoa, black beans, brown rice, cashews, whole wheat, bananas, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, oats and oat bran.
Snob appeal for pizza
The French have appellation controlee (designated wine regions). Now the Italians want to place pizza under the protection of a Specialita Traditionale Garantita (special tradition guarantee). The Vera Pizza Napoletana (True Neopolitan Pizza) movement has asked the European Union to adopt rules defining real, Naples-style pizza. Among the highly specific guidelines: a base the thickness of a credit card (0.1 inch), thrown by hand, prepared with fresh buffalo-milk mozzarella and extra-virgin olive oil and cooked in a 900-degree wood-fired oven for 90 seconds.
Read a translation of the proposal at www.fornobravo.com (click on Vera Pizza Napoletana).
Wanna earn your just desserts?
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decorating"). See the rules at www.yourtakeoncake.wilton.com or mail a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Wilton's Take Your Cake Entry Form, 2240 W. 75th St., Consumer Affairs 12B, Woodridge, IL 60517. Deadline is Sept. 30.
