Posted on: Wednesday, November 17, 2004
QUICK BITES
Improve that green bean casserole
Advertiser Staff and News Services
The green bean casserole (aka GBC): Outdated, nutritionally unsound and boring as it might be, a survey conducted by French's shows that 38 percent of Americans associate the GBC, invented in 1955, with the holidays. Forty million of them are prepared between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Can any dish unseat this combination of cream of mushroom soup, milk, green beans and French's French Fried Onions? French's is running a Top the Green Bean Casserole contest. Prizes include kitchen supplies and gift certificates. Find entry forms at www.bhgpr.com.
New wine uncorked
Vino at Restaurant Row uncorks a 2004 Beaujolais Nouveau tomorrow, by the glass. Sommelier Chuck Furuya calls it "fresh, exuberant, with a very youthful, crisp edge."
Help food bank when you buy groceries
Kraft Foods Hawaii and The Hawaii Foodbank kick off their 11th annual "Kraft's Check-Out Hunger" campaign on Friday at Times Super Markets on O'ahu; Safeway stores on O'ahu; Hawai'i, Maui and Kaua'i; Tamura Super Market, Wai'anae; Tamura's Market, Wahiawa; Tamura's Fine Wine & Liquors, Kaimuki; and Kokua Market Natural Foods Co-op.
Look for the bright green coupons at the check-out counter for $2.74 or $19.18. The coupon amount will be added to your grocery bill.
