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Table talk, October 1

Rocky Mountain News

Published September 30, 2008 at 3:02 p.m.

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* This is the 10th anniversary of Save Lids to Save Lives, Yoplait's pink lid promotion. Send in your pink lids until Dec. 31 and Yoplait will donate 10 cents per lid, up to $1.5 million, to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Just in case you need more incentive, Yoplait Light recently added three dessert-inspired yogurts - Strawberry Shortcake, Raspberry Cheesecake and Pineapple Upside- Down Cake. Visit yourlid matters.com for more information.

In the pink

This is the month to think pink for breast cancer awareness. Loads of food-related products are supporting the cause:

* This is the 10th anniversary of Save Lids to Save Lives, Yoplait's pink lid promotion. Send in your pink lids until Dec. 31 and Yoplait will donate 10 cents per lid, up to $1.5 million, to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Just in case you need more incentive, Yoplait Light recently added three dessert-inspired yogurts - Strawberry Shortcake, Raspberry Cheesecake and Pineapple Upside- Down Cake. Visit yourlid matters.com for more information.

* During October, tea and lemonade from Sweet Leaf Tea will be dressed in a Drink Pink "scarf" around the bottle's neck. Sweet Leaf Tea will donate 5 percent of the sale price of the well-dressed bottles (up to a total of $10,000) to breast cancer research and programs.

* Farberware is debuting its pink porcelain enamel cookware. It will make a donation of $1 to $3 per item to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

* Microplane has a pink-handled Premium Classic Zester/Grater in support of the National Breast Cancer Foundation, through Oct. 31. One dollar from every purchase will be donated to the foundation.

* Hershey's Kisses, Hershey's Nuggets, Hershey's Syrup, York Peppermint Patties and Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures are dressed in pink. Hershey will donate $300,000 to the Young Survival Coalition (YSC).

* Sunflower Farmers Markets has a limited- edition pink reusable grocery bag available at stores for 99 cents, starting today. Thirty cents from every bag sale (100,000 bags are available) will go to the advancement of breast cancer patient care. sfmarkets.com.

Because Rach says so

In the October issue of Everyday With Rachael Ray, Rach gives a thumbs up to Denver in the Yum column. The item called ZIP IT 80202, by Megan McMorris, taps into the upcoming Great American Beer Festival. It also has a See: the Pikes Peak Cog Railway; Eat: Lola, 1575 Boulder St.; and Tour: Wynkoop Brewery, 1634 18th St. Tours are 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Who knew?

Easy doughs it

If it's your turn to bring treats to soccer practice, score a goal with these "homemade" cookies. Ice Box Bakery, co-owned by pastry chefs Jennifer Bush and Allison Patterson (wife of Frasca chef Lachlan McKinnon Patterson), has introduced its All Natural Cookie Dough in a refrigerated roll. In 10 minutes, the dough bakes up buttery treats that dissolve in your mouth. Or, you could just nibble on the dough. Moms will love how the dough is made with only the real stuff, including butter. Our favorite, no surprise, is chocolate chip, but the sugar, peanut butter and dried cherry oatmeal versions are equally delicious, $4.99 a tube, in the refrigerator case at Whole Foods Markets; icebox bakery.com.