Chocolate Budini Unlike the popular lava cakes, budini are flourless.They are often served in restaurants in a big ceramic bowl. Since they're quite rich, serving them in ramekins or small ceramic or glass baking cups provides guests with plenty of satisfaction — they're also easier to serve buffet-style.They're to be eaten very hot, so place them on a dessert plate to serve. 8 oz. very good quality semisweet chocolate chips 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter or margarine 1 cup sugar 1/8 tsp. salt 4 large eggs, separated, at room temperature 2Tbsp. creme de cacao, or other liqueur (optional) 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar Place 10 6-oz. ramekins or small oven-proof coffee cups or bowls on one or two baking sheet(s). Set aside. Combine chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave (uncovered) on high for two minutes. Stir the chips well until smooth (don't worry if all the chips don't melt completely). Stir in the sugar, egg yolks and liqueur until smooth. Set aside. t Evening - Special Occasion In a clean dry bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Sprinkle in the sugar and beat until the whites are very stiff. Place a large dollop of the whites into the chocolate mixture and stir until incorporated. Add the chocolate mixture to the bowl of egg whites and care- fully fold the mixture until there are no white streaks. Divide the mixture among the ramekins (these can be made, covered and chilled, up to a day ahead). Position oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat oven to 375F. Place the baking sheet with ramekins in the preheated oven (they may be placed in the oven cold). Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the tops are very puffy and cracked around the edges. Remove immediately and serve the budini immedi- ately (they will deflate very quickly) with a spoon, as is, or topped with fresh whipped cream or berries. Makes 10 budini. Birmingham 34000 S. Woodward Ave. 248.645.0500 Plymouth 570 S. Main St. 734.455.1100 A Journal of Style Savvy - From Marla With Love "From the Heart" 2-2-2006 From your heart to hers...this chic heart- shaped pave diamond bracelet and matching Garden Fresh Gourmet At Chile Pepper magazine's Fiery Food Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, renowned as the "most prestigious competition of zesty products," one company swept no less than four key salsa categories with a total of 32 awards. The company? Garden Fresh Gourmet. The headquarters? Ferndale, Mich. Founder Jack Aronson began handcrafting fresh, all-natural salsas in the back of his small Ferndale barbecue restaurant. As talk — and sales — became increasingly focused on the salsa, Aronson closed the restaurant and, along with his wife, Annette, has built a salsa empire, earning $19 million in sales last year. Offering 15 varieties of preservative-free salsa, including Peach Pineapple, Jamaican Scotch Bonnet and Artichoke Garlic, locally at Farmer Jack, Kroger and Hiller's (the first to pick up the product), the Bloomfield Hills resident's added chips, guacamoles and more to the line-up. (248) 336-8486; gardenfreshsalsa.com . Detroit Popcorn Co. Since 1923, the warehouse and retail shop at 1-96 and Greenfield in Detroit has been providing venues with old-fashioned popcorn carts, cotton-candy machines and frozen drink servers. Since May, when the company was purchased by West Bloomfield resident David Farber, Detroit Popcorn also offers a catering arm, called Roxy's Sweets, which brings cot- ton candy, waffles, ice cream novelties and, of course, varieties of popcorn, including plain, chocolate-dipped, caramel and more — into customers' homes. (313) 835-3600; detroitpopcorn.com . Faygo Created by Russian bakers Ben and Perry Feigenson as Feigenson Brothers Bottling Works in 1907, their original fruity flavored recipes were based on their cake frosting recipes. The brothers changed the company name to Faygo in 1921 — the original name was too long to fit on the bottles. They also coined the term "pop" because of the sound the bottle made when it opened. faygo.com . necklace are definitely great gifts for her. (Tapper's, S79 each) OMa11 " in your life will The "designing woman adore this David Yurman heart dangle bracelet crafted in sterling silver and 18kt gold. (David Yurman, $260) Can you feel it? Romance is definitely in the air. It's Valentine's Day again.LVant to make this Valentines Day the beginning to a never- ending love story with a romantic gift that will add some sparkle to her day? I have some terrific gift ideas for you to consider. Did you watch the Golden Globes? Nothing is more romantic than diamonds. These stunning diamond & Marla Tapper works (and writes) at Tapper's Diamonds & Fine Jewelry. You can reach her at: (248) 932-7700 or marlaOtappers.com 14kt. gold drop earrings are totally elegant and very glamorous. (Tapper's, $1,095) JNPLATINUM • I: E 11 k 121 2oot, • 2 5