If you've ever found yourself at Disney World or Disneyland, you know that half the fun of traipsing around the park is stuffing yourself silly with Dole Whips, turkey legs, and Mickey-shaped pretzels before riding Thunder Mountain for the umpteenth time (and hopefully not regretting it).
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There are many reasons to love warehouse clubs, but some might consider the annual membership fees to be a dealbreaker. That's why we know a membership club means business when it offers free memberships, which is what BJ's Wholesale Club is doing during the pandemic.
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Considering that McDonald's sells more hamburgers than anybody else on the planet, it's not surprising that their beef gets a lot of attention. Unsettling rumors aside, one still has to wonder just how McDonald's goes about handling its meat.
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Not all breakfast cereals can be as healthy as Grape-Nuts or muesli but sometimes a sugary bowl of goodness can be exactly what you need, whether it's good for you or not. Enter Sugar Crisp. This devilishly sweet cereal was introduced to the North American market in 1949.
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While jackfruit is a popular fruit to eat while ripe, it's actually the unripe version of the fruit that is making waves in the vegetarian and vegan food world these days. Why?
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When it comes to ranking holidays by their customary foods, Easter is no Thanksgiving, to be sure. Nor does it come anywhere close to Christmas, and some traditional Easter dishes are certainly questionable. Which ones are the worst?
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In the early days of coronavirus social distancing and self-quarantining, we're not exactly eating healthy. Emotions are running high, and for comfort, we're all running to the fridge — but when we get there, we want to see our friends Ben and Jerry, not those do-gooders kale and broccoli.
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Tiki drinks are never out of style. Okay, so maybe they've always been a bit outside the mainstream, but they nonetheless have a certain je ne sais cool that means they'll always be appreciated wherever people dream of tropical islands and thrill to the sounds of Don Ho singing "Tiny Bubbles."
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When MOD Pizza unveiled its cauliflower crust, the internet got excited about all the opportunities the new product presented, particularly for folks who were on specific dietary restrictions.
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Those who aren't Costco shoppers might wonder what keeps people coming back, but those who shop there regularly are in the know: It's their Kirkland Signature line, and it happens to be one of the store's secrets to success. Here's what you need to know about the popular private label.
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While they all might belong to the same family, each of the popular processed meats are unique in their own ways. Some are obvious: You know the difference between a hot dog and a piece of beef jerky, for instance. But others are a little more subtle, like what sets bologna apart from SPAM.
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If you choose to char your chicken on an outdoor grill, you'll find that there's a significant difference in flavor and cooking technique when compared to cooking tandoori-style. Here's what that difference is.
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Ricotta is a pretty amazing cheese to cheese lovers. It can be used in baked pasta dishes, to make the gnocchi itself, in fritters, on bruschetta, or even to make desserts. But the versatile fresh cheese isn't all that it appears to be.
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Things like canned foods and dry foods are known to keep fairly well past their expiration dates, but what about something like yogurt? The life expectancy of yogurt depends on several factors such as preparation method, how it's stored, and its sell by date.
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If you don't hail from New England, or the UK, there's a good chance that you've never actually had a popover. You may have never even seen one on the menu. If that sounds like you, you're in for a treat.
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Everyone knows that while lettuce, tomato, and onion can be delicious add-ons, it's the condiments that really take your cookout fare to the next level. When surveyed, 37% of people think that this is the best condiment. This condiment is a fridge staple for good reasons.
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Harland Sanders was born in 1980 in Indiana and had to learn how to be responsible at an early age after he lost his father at the age of six. He is better known today as Colonel Sanders, but is that a legitimate title he earned? Or is there another story behind it?
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Furthermore, certain homemade recipes for creamed corn include cream and some types of dairy. However, if you're vegan and wish to completely avoid dairy in your creamed corn, it's possible to do so without completely giving up on the dish.
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Do you like the taste of licorice? For many of us, the answer to that questions sounds something like, "I'm not a big fan of black licorice, but I like Red Vines!" It turns out — if that's your answer — you don't really like licorice at all. Here's why.
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First off, let's set the record straight: Luxardo cherries and your typical American maraschino cherries are not the same thing. While they may have both grace the top of your cocktail glass at some point in time they are not the same. There is also one big myth that needs to be cleared up.
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Have you ever seen "guanciale" listed on a menu and asked the server what it was? Many cooks believe you can use guanciale and pancetta interchangeably, but most Italians would gasp at that suggestion. Similarly, there's often confusion between pancetta and prosciutto, since they sound similar.
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Sometimes, especially in baking, you'll see recipes that call for either butter or shortening, you might assume that they're basically the same. However, there are a few key differences between butter and shortening, and they'll behave a little differently when you bake with them.
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Fondant is the most commonly used decorating material for pastries, cakes, and much more. Because of shows like Ace of Cakes and Cake Boss, the popularity of this baking and decorating tool has skyrocketed. But fondant has been around for much longer than people think.
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In an effort to help combat the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Walmart has just announced that they will be releasing a series of at-home COVID-19 test collection kits. Walmart.com and SamsClub.com will both have at-home test kits available for purchase starting this week.
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Clever marketing and the power of a soda giant has boosted its popularity, but is vitaminwater really that healthy and full of vitamins?
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Shortages of flour and yeast have been making headlines since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdowns, as people started baking at home. But no one could have guessed exactly how much bread had been baked under quarantine until a British cookware company did a study.
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When you think of summer squash, does grilled zucchini come to mind? And on a winter night, do you find yourself craving a rich pumpkin soup? If so, you're right on schedule: summer and winter are the two main harvest times for squash, yet each season produces wildly different results.
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