No More Stale Bread

“Bachelor Loaf” breads from Oliver’s Backerei are a nice size for singles or small families. Each has seven or eight slices and weighs just less than a pound. Use the bread for sandwiches or toast.

Seeded six-grain, whole-wheat and country white bachelor loaves, $1.29 to $2.39, from Trader Joe’s and Wild Oats stores, and Erewhon, 7660 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 937-0777.

The Fowl Family

This rooster, chicken and hen in a basket are made of dried grass, chicken feathers and dried horsetail. The nesting hen sits in a straw basket with eggs that look like the real thing. Tuck one in a cabinet for display or let one roost in the kitchen.

12-inch tall rooster and hen, $15.50 each, and nesting hen in a basket, $29.50, from Orchid Affair at the Southern California Flower Market, 746 Maple Ave., Los Angeles. (213) 629-3386.

Donna Deane