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Rental
kitchens cook up small businesses
Kathy
Berresheim holding her fund
raiser cookbook |
Papa
Lena's is honored to be involved in a special
fund raiser
for one of our dear dear friends, Kathy Berresheim.
Donations are being taken at Kathy's Care web
site
that is located at http://www.papalena.com/kathy
Kathy's second passion in life has always been
baking.
(Her first being child care) Over the years she
has delighted
her friends and family with these sumptuous creations
that
until now were hers alone. The fundraising efforts
are centered
on this compilation of 100 recipes from her private
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Beet
Chip & Sweet Potato Chip veggie
cookies...
a delicious healthy (REAL FOOD) way to snack.
Delicious
Fresh Baked Cookies...100% percent, all natural,
healthy cookie ingredients. 0g
Trans Fat
Currently
we are in the process of interviewing professional
Bakeries who have the proper facilities and
equipment to make our
Veggie Cookies. The unique taste and our
healthy quality standards are the deciding
factor. After the FMI / Fancy Food Show
we received so many orders for these very
special cookies that we could not keep up.
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At Papa Lena's
we take the actual fresh vegetable
thru our convection oven roasting and olive
oil coating process then break
grind and crush the veggie chips into
our many different variations of healthy
vegetable cookies.
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Trans Fat Free Snacks - Gluten-Free (REAL
FOOD) Veggie Chips - Handmade Healthy Foods.
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Our
Veggie Snack Chips are Roasted Sweet
Red Bell Pepper Chips®, So-Good Sweet
Potato Chips® 100% REAL SWEET POTATO,
Sweet Bodacious Beet Chips® and Spicy
Hot Roasted Poblano Chips® are (REAL
FOOD) all coated with naturally
trans fat-free, non-hydrogenated real Olive
Oil and unlike anything
you've ever tasted.
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Papa
Lena's Healthy Vegetable Chips have 0g
Trans Fat and
are an important part of a Gluten
Free Healthy Lifestyle.
The Roasted Veggie Chips are 0g
Trans Fat convection oven roasted and
olive oil coated and then lightly seasoned with
Mediterranean Sea Salt.
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Our
kitchen and healthy foods gourmet shop is
located at 1438 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago,
IL. Papa (Grand-Pa) taught us how to make
foods that were unique, different, and delicious. We
want you to have a burst of flavor in every
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At
Papa Lena's Healthy Foods Inc. we have found
so many versatile uses for the crispy chips
that we have added a line of products including
giardinera, salad dressings, pasta sauce,
tapenades, caponetta, and dips. We welcome
you to try our healthy (REAL FOOD) gourmet
vegetable snack for kids and adults. |
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WHAT ARE
TRANSFATS?
- Trans fat is short for
trans fatty acid.
- A trans
fat is an artificial fat that is semi-solid and
firm.
- Trans fats contribute
to artery blocking and higher cholesterol levels.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Trans fats are often found
in cookies, chips, microwave popcorn, and other
packaged treats that are made using hydrogenated oils
or food preservatives.
- Consuming
partially hydrogenated oils
is like inhaling cigarette smoke. They will kill
you -- slowly, over time, but as surely as you
breathe.
- Hydrogenated fats
are liquid oils that have been processed through
a chemical hardening method to achieve increased
hardness at room temperature.
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Authentic
Italian Healthy Gourmet Foods
Available
for take-out from our gourmet shop at 1438 W. Chicago
Ave. Chicago,
IL 60622 |
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MILD Roasted
Red Pepper
Creamy Garlic Dip |
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Healthy
Low Fat Breads and
Deliciously Creamy Cakes
Sold
as fresh or frozen and available for take-out from
our gourmet shop at 1438 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago,
IL 60622
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Light
and Low Fat
Pumpkin Banana Bread |
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Sinfully Low Fat Banana
Breads
Contains no butter or oil. How does it get so
moist, you say? Every slice is bursting with
ripe, fresh bananas containing high-grade
protein, potassium, vitamins, fiber and three
of the essential amino acids.
This is the same taste treat that Mama Lena has
been making for over 25 years. Kids love it and
parents love the fact they are eating healthy,clean,
energy-giving carbs.
100% Natural and 100% Delicious! |
Papa Lena’s Creamy
Dreamy Coconut Cake
Dense and moist white cake with a light whipped
topping and real shredded coconut, this is the
best coconut cake on the planet!
Sold in the following sizes:
2 1/2 X 2 1/2 single slice
baby cakes 3X5 (serves 3-4)
mama-cakes 6X9 (serves 6-8) or a party sized
papa-cake 9X12 (serves 12-16).
100% Natural and 100% Delicious! |
Papa Lena’s Luscious
Limoncello Lemon Cake
This cake is rich and moist, made with fresh lemon
juice and a layer of home-made Limoncello Liqueur
custard.
A light whipped topping with fresh grated lemon
peel makes your palate quiver with delight!
Sold in the following sizes:
2 1/2 X 2 1/2 single slice
baby cakes 3X5 (serves 3-4)
mama-cakes 6X9 (serves 6-8) or a party sized
papa-cake 9X12 (serves 12-16).
100% Natural and 100% Delicious!
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Where to purchase
Papa Lena's Healthy Foods products
**Note**
the stores below carry a limited list of Papa lena's (REAL
FOOD) product line, it is always a good idea to call ahead.
If the store where you shop does not have the Papa Lena's
item you are looking for, you can ask your retailer to
contact
Marie lena (312) 455-8100 and we will do all we can to
have the products you want in the store.
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Sunset
Foods http://www.sunsetfoods.com/
Highland
Park
1812 Green Bay Road
(847)
432-5500
Northbrook
1127 Church Street
(847)
272-7700
Lake
Forest
825 S. Waukegan Road
(847)
234-8380
Libertyville
1451 West Peterson
(847)
573-9570 |
7245 Lake St.
River Forest, IL 60305
708.366.1045 MAP
Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week, 9 miles west
of the Chicago.
Whole
Foods Market
Lincoln Park
1000 West North Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
Phone: 312.587.0648 MAP
Whole
Foods Market
Chicago Sauganash
6020 N Cicero Ave (Cicero & Peterson)
Chicago, IL 60646
Phone: 773.205.1100 MAP
Whole
Foods Market
Chicago Gold Coast
30 W Huron St
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 932-9600
wholefoodsmarket.com
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Whole
Foods Market
Northbrook, IL
760 Waukegan Rd
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 444-1900
wholefoodsmarket.com
Whole
Foods Market
Evanston
1640 Chicago Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 733-1600
wholefoodsmarket.com
Whole
Foods Market
Lakeview-Chicago
3300 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL
(773) 244-4200
wholefoodsmarket.com
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Foodstuffs
Gourmet Shops
GLENCOE
338 PARK AVENUE
847.835.5105
STORE MGR I NAN VANDERVENTOR
EVANSTON
2106 CENTRAL STREET
847.328.7704
STORE MGR I CHRIS FERKENHOFF
GLENVIEW
1456 WAUKEGAN ROAD
847.832.9999
STORE MGR I NICOLE GALLAGHERLAKE
LAKE
FOREST
255 WESTMINSTER
847.234.6600
STORE MGR I NEAL HESSER
ASSISTANT MGR I CARRIE PIERCE
SPECIAL ORDER MGR I AVA FEDER |
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1402
W Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
(Corner of Grand and Noble)
Phone: (312) 624-9508
www.greengrocerchicago.com |
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East
Bank Club
500 North Kingsbury Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
(312) 527-5801
website
info@eastbankclub.com |
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Papa Lena's is a Chicago gourmet
pizza lovers dream come true!
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Scoville scale
The Scoville scale is a measure of the hotness or piquancy of a chili pepper. These fruits of the Capsicum genus contain capsaicin, a chemical compound which stimulates chemoreceptor nerve endings in the skin, especially the mucous membranes. The number of Scoville heat units (SHU) indicates the amount of capsaicin present. Some hot sauces use their Scoville rating in advertising as a selling point.
The scale is named after its creator, American chemist Wilbur Scoville, who developed a test for rating the pungency of chili peppers. His method, which he devised in 1912,[1] is known as the Scoville Organoleptic Test. An alternative method of quantitative analysis, known as high-performance liquid chromatography, directly measures capsaicinoids and attempts to relate the measured concentration in ppm to the Scoville scale using a mathematical conversion factor of 15, 20 or 30 depending on the capsaicinoid[2].
Scoville scale
Scoville rating Type of pepper
| 15,000,000–16,000,000 |
Pure capsaicin[5] |
| 8,600,000-9,100,000 |
Various capsaicinoids, such as homocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, and nordihydrocapsaicin |
| 2,000,000–5,300,000 |
Standard U.S. Grade pepper spray[6], FN 303 irritant ammunition |
| 855,000–1,041,427 |
Naga Jolokia [7][8][9][10] |
| 350,000–580,000 |
Red Savina Habanero[11][12] |
| 100,000–350,000 |
Habanero chili,[13] Scotch Bonnet [13] |
| 100,000–350,000 |
Datil pepper, Capsicum chinense |
| 100,000–200,000 |
Rocoto, Jamaican Hot Pepper [6], African Birdseye |
| 50,000–100,000 |
Thai Pepper, Malagueta Pepper, Chiltepin Pepper, Pequin Pepper |
| 30,000–50,000 |
Cayenne Pepper, Ají pepper [13], Tabasco pepper, some Chipotle peppers |
| 10,000–23,000 |
Serrano Pepper, some Chipotle peppers |
| 4,500–5,000 |
New Mexican varieties of Anaheim pepper,[14] Hungarian Wax Pepper[15] |
| 2,500–8,000 |
Jalapeño Pepper |
| 1,500–2,500 |
Rocotillo Pepper |
| 1,000–1,500 |
Poblano Pepper |
| 500–2,500 |
Anaheim pepper [16] |
| 100–500 |
Pimento[6], Pepperoncini |
| 0 |
No heat, Bell pepper [6] |
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2006
Grandson Turns His Papa’s Passion
Into a Successful Food Business
Grandpa’s authentic Italian peasant food turns snack
food into real food.
Most everyone has a fabulous recipe handed
down from their grandparents. But Chicagoan Danny Lena
and his wife Marie have turned an Old World Calabrian tradition
into a taste sensation that is changing snack food into
healthy food. Danny and Marie Lena, owners of at Papa Lena’s
Healthy Foods at 1438 W. Chicago Ave. have created a new
taste sensation making big waves in Chicago and nationwide.
THE LENAS’ STORY
Two years ago, while sitting on their West Town, Wood St.
front deck, Danny & Marie Lena, at 50 years old,
realized they needed to make a career change. With no
background in the food business, these two gourmet cooks
and former motivational speakers took advice from their
own empowerment books and turned a dream into a reality.
Today they make their unique gourmet
veggie chips and authentic Italian foods for Chicagoans
from Libertyville to Hyde Park. Their healthy products
are based on recipe’s from the Lenas’ grandparents
in Sicily and Calabria, Italy. Every fall after Danny turned
10, he helped his grandfather (Papa) transform vegetables
from the garden into tasty chips, while Marie made Sicilian
pizzas and sweets. For years, the Lena’s prepared
these “peasant” recipes for family and friends
who constantly encouraged them to “open a food business”.
Risky, yes, but the Lena’s believed in their product
and forged ahead to make “Papa’s” crispy
veggies a legacy. In fact, these chips are so unique, they
have a patent on them!
Starting Papa Lena’s healthy gourmet
was a perfect marriage of Danny and Marie’s interests
and talents: their passion for healthy foods and the importance
of family tradition. Fortunately, Chicagoans have been
equally as passionate about Papa Lena’s products.
In addition to selling in gourmet stores such as Sunset
Foods, Foodstuffs, Sam’s Wine, Binny’s, and
Hyde Park Produce, health clubs such as the East Bank Club
and Lincoln Park Athletic Club carry Papa Lena’s
lowfat breads, cakes, beet chips, sweet potato chips, red
bell pepper chips and creamy dips. They ship internet orders
nationwide, but the most lucky buyers are those who go
directly to Papa Lena’s retail shop at 1438 W. Chicago
Ave. to sample all their homemade goodies.
The Lena’s veggie chips were chosen
as a “Favorite Food of 2005” by the Chicago
Tribune, called a “Top New Food” at the 2006
Fancy Food Show, and received rave reviews by ABC’s
Hungry Hound. ”Papa” would be proud.
High-end, cutting-edge caterers and restaurants
around the city, including Avec and Blackbird, use Papa
Lena’s veggie chips in party trays or as a flavorful
garnish and as recipe ingredients.
The Lena’s energy, enthusiasm,
and desire to help others create a successful business
from an idea will make an informative and fun interview.
For additional information, samples,
or interview, please contact Danny Lena at (312) 455-8100
or email Danny at papalena@sbcglobal.net You
may also visit http://www.papalena.com
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