Toothpicks With Handles

These seashell toothpicks can add a special touch to your hors d’oeuvre tray. Or spear chunks of fruit or olives to float in summer drinks. The picks are so cute that you’ll hate to throw them out after eating your nibbles.

Seashell hors d’oeuvre picks, set of 50 in burlap pouch, $6.99 at Say Cheese, 2800 Hyperion Ave., Silver Lake, (323) 665-0545, and Iris Intrigue Boutique, 962 Mission St., South Pasadena, (626) 441-5461.

Deep Freeze Vegetarian

This new line of frozen entrees consists of favorite dishes made with soy and vegetarian ingredients. It’s from Akasha Richmond, a health-food chef for celebrities and author of a book on tofu. Choose from corn and bean casserole, pasta au gratin casserole, tortilla casserole and Florentine casserole.

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10-ounce package, $3.99 to $4.99, from Whole Foods stores and Erewhon Natural Foods, 7660 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 937-0777.