The Big Baron Pizza features the same style crust and toppings as the original Red Baron pizza but is 50 percent larger.
With a crust that’s tender on the inside and crisp on the outside, The Big Baron cooks in just 16 to 18 minutes and is available in pepperoni and four-cheese varieties. It retails for $6.79.
And for the time-starved pizza lover, Red Baron introduces Classic Crust Microwaveable Pizza. The pizza cooks in under four minutes and comes in four varieties: four-cheese, pepperoni, supreme and sausage and pepperoni. It retails for $3.29.
BARBECUE WITH CHOCOLATE
Add some sweetness to your summer cookouts with this recipe, courtesy of Charlie Gipe, executive chef of the Hershey Entertainment Complex:
Hershey’s Chocolate Barbecue Sauce
1/4 cup chopped garlic
2 cups diced onion
1/2 cup olive oil
Juice of 4 lemons
2 tablespoons salt
3 tablespoons black pepper
2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons hot-pepper sauce
8 cups ketchup
1 cup cider vinegar
4 cups chocolate syrup
In a 5-quart saucepan, cook chopped garlic, diced onion and olive oil over medium heat until onions are tender. Stir in lemon juice, salt, black pepper, paprika and hot-pepper sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Stir in ketchup, cider vinegar and chocolate syrup. Simmer for 15 minutes.
Hold on low heat until ready to serve, or chill in refrigerator for service at a later time. Reheat on a low heat setting.
GOURMET WITHOUT THE GUILT
Now you have a wrap, or even dessert, and enjoy it without worrying about your waistline, thanks to Guiltless Gourmet.
The specialty-food brand has debuted a line of microwaveable wraps in four flavors: four-bean chili, Mediterranean spinach, California veggie and black-bean chipotle. Made with all natural, organic ingredients, the wraps are an excellent source of vitamins and minerals and have less fat than their competitors. They retail for $2.29 and are available in the frozen-food section of the grocery store.
Dessert fans will be “bowled over” by Guiltless Gourmet’s line of Dessert Bowls. Each single-serve, microwaveable treat features less than 3 grams of fat. Dessert Bowls come in three varieties: black velvet cake with caramel sauce, hot chocolate brownie with fudge sauce and bananas Foster with caramel sauce. Available in the baking section of the grocery store, Dessert Bowls retail for $2.49.
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