Word: crisped
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...Don’t ever believe it when someone tells you, “Oh, Las Vegas has dry heat, you’ll be alright.” They’re either clueless or lying. I left Logan airport early one morning in late May, where the crisp 55-degree weather was perfectly appropriate for a sport coat, dress shirt and loafers. I was, after all, being met in Nevada by a staffer of Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), for whose re-election campaign I’m working this summer. As any go-getter knows, first impressions...
...Angeles, the usual site, where 90,000 fans, most of them Mexican, would turn a U.S. home game into an away contest. The U.S. rocked the chilly Mexicans, 2-0. In the knockout round of the Cup, the Yanks repeated the performance, absorbing Mexican pressure and executing two crisp counterattacks for goals...
...began our Italian feast with a batch of plump scallops ($10) seared to perfection. Lightly washed in a slightly acidic balsamic, the tender scallops were served on a bed of crisp lentils and other spring vegetables. The beef carpaccio ($7) was simple, providing the perfect stage for highlighting the delicious meat. With both these dishes, a colorful plate of crunchy vegetables complemented the softness of flesh...
Both of our desserts hit their marks as well and were part of a very appealing list of five closers. The sweet rice “pudding” with coconut and mango ($5) is indeed a delicious rice pudding, well-accented by the fruit and two crisp cookies. The clove ice cream that accompanied the toasted phyllo pastry with dates, honey and pistachio ($6) was perhaps the big winner of the night. Additional choices included warm chocolate cake with cinnamon ice cream ($6) and very appealing caramelized banana napoleon ($6). Meyer lemons seem to be popping up just...
...sprouting all sorts of stylish accessories these days. The latest, from Creative Labs, is this groovy-looking webcam. The PC-CAM 600 ($150) is really three cams in one: a videocam that can host a videoconference call, a still camera that can snap 20 digital still pictures (with crisp 1.3-megapixel resolution) and a camcorder that can record 75 sec. of video and up to an hour of audio...