Q. I’m looking for a cookie that I can make with a cake mix. I stock up on them when they go on sale, and I often need to make a batch of cookies for church or school functions. Any suggestions? I’ve really loved your other cake-mix Recipe Doctor recipes, so I trust you can do this too.

Batter breads, which don’t require kneading and go together more quickly than conventional kneaded breads, can save time while giving you that warm, bread-baking feeling and your kitchen that lovely yeasty aroma.

A new tortilla chip shaped like the split tail of a humpback whale is entering the Hawai’i market after a startup in California, where co-owners Rick Grant and Ric Kraszewski, surfers who have spent a lot of time in the Islands, came up with the idea while munching chips and guacamole.

WINEMAKERS DINNERS, with a tribute to Trinchero Wines; 6 p.m. April 28; Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Restaurant Row; $85; Reservations: 599-3860.