Cook a la Crustacean

Now you can buy some of the same sauces served at Crustacean, the Euro-Asian restaurant in Beverly Hills owned by the An family. The bottled sauces are good for dipping, serving with salad, or marinating fish, meat or chicken. They’re low in fat and sodium.

Crustacean Restaurant ginger orange, miso, bean, mustard peanut, ginger balsamic and fish sauce, 12.7-ounce bottle, $8.50, available at the restaurant, 9646 Little Santa Monica Blvd., (310) 205-8990, or call (866) 263-2625.

The Perkiest Little Timer

This fun timer looks just like an old-fashioned percolator. The base of the 4 1/2-inch “coffee pot” contains a 60-minute timer. Give one as part of a kitchen-themed wedding shower gift or just pick up one for yourself.

Percolator timer, $6.50, from Restoration Hardware stores.