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Jacques Ppin has endeared himself to fans of his cooking shows with his strong beliefs about food. To Ppin, preparing meals from wholesome, beautifully fresh ingredients is not only logical, practical, and economical — it’s delightful as well. Sweet Simplicity collects all of Ppin’s fruit confections in one handsome volume — more than 100 recipes in all. From Banana-Mint Ice Cream with Rum-Raisin Sauce to Roasted Caramelized Pears and Apricot-Fig Souffl, he transforms seasonal fruit into culinary masterworks. Illustrated throughout with 35 color photographs and organized alphabetically by type of fruit, this will be an essential volume for every home cook who loves desserts.Amazon.com Review
There’s no reason to deny yourself the pleasures of dessert when you’re cooking with Jacques P?pin, for he’s assembled a delicious assortment of fruit desserts in Sweet Simplicity. From summer’s Fragrant Melon Soup (with one scant gram of fat per serving) to the winter warmer Grapefruit Gratin, P?pin serves up swift and sweet endings suitable for every season of the year. Organized by type of fruit, the beautifully photographed book offers more than 115 recipes for old favorites such as Nectarine Crisp and Banana Fritters, as well as fanciful new dishes, including Grapes, Oranges, and Currants in Lime Cookie Cones and Pinwheels of Peaches with Strawberry Coulis. Nutritional information accompanies each easy-to-read entry, and as one might expect from Claudine’s father and instructor, the directions are clear and informative (heating a lime in a microwave oven yields more juice than just pressing it on the counter before slicing, for example). Nearly all of the desserts in the book are low in fat and light in calories, and even the heartiest, such as Warm Raspberry Gratin with Sour Cream, have only about as much fat as a Snickers bar. To achieve this level of healthfulness in a dessert cookbook, P?pin doesn’t rely on silly low-cal substitutes, but instead on the rich, sweet, ripe fruits themselves–and he’s careful to note that the ripeness of the fruit usually determines the quality of the dish. –Rebecca A. Staffel

Sweet Simplicity: Jacques Pepin’s Fruit Desserts

Oroville calendar for Sept. 8
THURSDAY Community Pilates: 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at YMCA. 533-9622. Weekly. Tops 2249: 8 a.m. in game room of Olive Hill Mobilehome Community Park on Wyandotte Avenue.

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REDBOOK Editor Melanie Mannarino helps you create the perfect brunch menu.

Largo approves new operator for cafe inside library
Times staff Tuesday, September 7, 2010 Largo CAFE INside LIBRARY GETS NEW OPERATOR City commissioners voted Tuesday to approve a new operator for the cafe inside Largo’s public library. R.G.’s Restaurant was given approval to set up shop to provide food and beverage services to library patrons, with a monthly rent less than that originally sought by city officials. According to the terms …

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Around Your Town 9/7/10
Patricia Fedewa of Sierra Vista enjoys Labor Day Monday at Veterans’ Memorial Park. (Beatrice Richardson • Herald/Review)  Sierra Vista Woman’s Club monthly luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. today at the Pueblo del Sol Country Club. The guest will be Sue Stilwell from Stilwell’s Learning Center, talking about learning difficulties for children and adults. For membership information, call Leah Davis …

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Walking shoes and coffee beans
Archaeologists working in Armenia recently said they had discovered what might be one of the world’s oldest shoes. That shoe, estimated to be 5,500 years old, shares many features with today’s walking shoes: a leather outer, laces and cushioning, according to news reports.

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A rare treat. Charles and I have a Sunday morning together to enjoy brunch. Brunch @ The Deluxe Bar & Grill www.deluxebarandgrill.com/

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