What’s sweet, spicy and melts in your mouth, not in your hands? Chili Nut M&M’s — and they are definitely worth the calories.
These candies bring a subtle amount of heat that builds after the initial chew. Eat one and you’ll feel a touch of spice; eat three at once and you’ll be quite impressed.
The flavor was introduced earlier this year as part of a campaign to choose a new peanut M&M’s flavor to mark the 75th anniversary of this fine American candy. Also up for consideration were coffee and honey-nut — inferior choices, I must say. Voting closed June 17, with a winner to be announced in August and the new flavor to join the M&M’s lineup in the fall.
In the event that the vote does not go the way of the chili nut, its life span on store shelves could be limited. I plan to buy as much as I can now. Look for it wherever M&M’s are sold. This 10-ounce bag came from Longs Drugs.
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Betty Shimabukuro, Star-Advertiser
Arboretum class showcases ’shrooms
Learn to use mushrooms in new ways during a class next week at the Lyon Arborteum.
On the menu: a portobello stir-fry with sauteed garlicky greens, shiitake and asparagus in black bean sauce over polenta, roasted cauliflower with mushroom piccata sauce and taro sukiyaki.
Chef Alyssa Moreau teaches the class, at 1:30 p.m. July 20. Cost is $25 and space is limited.
Moreau teaches another class, on sweet and savory fruit dishes, on Aug. 3.
Call 988-0456. To register or for a complete class schedule visit manoa.hawaii.edu/lyonarboretum.
Breakfast benefits charity
Start your Friday with a hot breakfast of Portuguese sausage, eggs and rice, all for $6 and for a good cause.
The 21st Annual Finance Factors Charity Breakfast runs from 6:30 to 9 a.m. at Finance Factors Center in downtown Honolulu.
More than 70 volunteers and employees will scoop out the breakfast portions, with sales to benefit Kupu, a nonprofit that involves youths in programs that benefit the environment.
Since the first charity breakfast in 1995, Finance Factors says, more than 19,500 meals have been served, raising more than $132,000 for a number of charities. Proceeds this year will help fund Kupu’s efforts to build a Green Job Training Center in Kakaako.
The company is giving more to the cause through a Facebook campaign. For every new “like” on the Finance Factors Facebook page through Friday, the company will donate a dollar to Kupu, up to $700.
