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McDonald's is spicing things up this fall. After 37 years, the crispy, golden all-white-meat Chicken McNugget is moving in a bold direction. Starting September 16, a new take on the beloved nugget will appear at participating locations across the country.
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Once you've cracked open a coconut and scooped out the delicious insides, you may be wondering what to do with the shell.
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Bison meat is heralded as a lean red meat alternative to beef. Here's the skinny on this lean meat.
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A sourdough starter is like the gift that keeps on giving. For beginning bakers, white flour is the gold standard, but your bread-baking days may look very different depending on what type of flour you feed your sourdough starter.
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Not to be confused with papaya, which is sometimes called pawpaw, the North American pawpaw isn't a tropical fruit at all. As the largest fruit tree naturally found on the North American continent, pawpaws surprisingly remain a bit of a mystery today.
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Your takeout order from your neighborhood Chinese restaurant is bound to blend together at first glance. That's because your food is likely to come packaged in ubiquitous leak-proof white paper boxes.
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Rice for dinner may sound dull, but with a few simple additions, you can transform a bowl of boring into something more satisfying. Substituting broth in place of water is a game-changer. Your rice will be salty and bold and delectable all on its own.
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Costco's individual servings of apple crumble from Pots & Co. can satisfy your sweet tooth without breaking out the baking equipment.
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Consider this your public service announcement. Cooking oil should never ever be poured down the drain. Pouring oil or other cooking fats, like bacon grease or beef tallow, into your kitchen sink can lead to serious damage. It may clog your pipes, and maybe do something even worse.
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Unlike modern chickens raised for meat, heritage chicken are raised on pasture instead of housed inside industrial cages. Notably, heritage birds are lean. In the kitchen, their well-exercised muscles can lead to many cooking pitfalls.
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Fortunately, there a super easy fruit fly hack. You can say goodbye to DIY traps, and you don't need to break out the big guns and grab insect repellants or chemicals. Wine corks are the simple solution to a fruit fly frenzy in your kitchen.
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Sour cream and creme fraiche can both add a tangy wallop to dishes whether garnishing flaky fish taco or a velvety chocolate mousse. However, each pearly condiment offers distinct cooking properties thanks to their somewhat subtle differences.
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Persian and English cucumbers are often used interchangeably in the kitchen. There are a few distinct differences between the two varieties, though.
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When shopping for bread, you may have noticed that your crusty whole-grain batard from the bakery section comes sleeved in brown paper, while your everyday sandwich slices are packaged in plastic. What's the difference?
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There is no shortage of classic Southern recipes revolving around a bowl of grits cooked to creamy perfection. Before you try whipping up your own rendition of any of these classics, it's helpful to know the difference between stone-ground and regular grits.
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Better late than never, Shake Shack is about to jump on the fast food bandwagon. Unlike other big burger chains — think In-N-Out and Steak n' Shake — Shake Shack locations do not offer drive-thru service to their customers. Not yet, anyway.
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Spoiler alert: Mayo and aioli are not the same thing. Yes, on bistro sandwiches, they often appear interchangeable — creamy, white, and slathered thickly on a slice of fresh bread.
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In many cases, bottled orange juice includes artificial flavoring — regardless of what the label says. Alissa Hamilton, the author of Squeezed: What You Don't Know About Orange Juice, writes orange juice drinkers are "misinformed about what it is they are drinking."
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rom not caramelizing the onions to skipping the classic crouton garnish, there are many mistakes that can spoil a beloved bowl of French onion soup. Make sure you start off on the right track by selecting the best type of onion for the dish.
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American pizza, of course, is a descendent of the Italian pie. Pepperoni, on the other hand, is a New World addition. Food writer and historian John Mariani called pepperoni "purely an Italian-American creation."
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Iceberg lettuce is actually as cool as its name. Once the most highly consumed lettuce in America, iceberg lettuce ceded its crown as the queen of lettuce in the 1970s. Despite often being called the "polyester of lettuces," iceberg lettuce has its merits.
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Whether eaten on an egg-and-cheese sandwich or served with a side of pancakes, bacon for breakfast is as American as apple pie for dessert. This wasn't always the case. But the nephew of renowned psychologist Sigmund Freud helped change that.
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Think twice before you let your precious cargo of cashews languish on a pantry shelf. When exposed to light, heat, and oxygen, the delicate fats contained in nuts can start to break down and turn your treasured macadamias or almonds rancid.
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From mayonnaise, to soda, to ice cream, there is a long list of unusual ingredients that can be mixed into cake batter with surprisingly delicious results. This unexpected add-in, however, takes the proverbial cake. Thanks to the addition of sauerkraut, your chocolate cake will never be the same.
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While sticking cheese in the freezer may seem like a handy storage solution, be warned: Your cheese will never be the same. technically, your thawed cheese will be totally edible. However, the flavor and texture of your cheese will take a turn for the worse.
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What started as a simple recipe video shared on social media by a Chick-fil-A employee has turned into a contentious clip that has spawned disappointed fans of the fast food chain.
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You should know that cheese benefits from some special attention. Storing cheese properly will increase shelf life while preserving texture and flavor.
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