When it comes to fast casual Mexican fare, Chipotle is at the top of the list for a lot of people. You may want to reconsider your standard go-to order next time you find yourself in line though. Some things at Chipotle may not be as healthy or fresh as you might think.
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In the hands of a dessert master, the icebox cake becomes a form of self-expression. The heart of the icebox cake is a recipe that is still provided on the yellow Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers package.
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Uncooked rice is one of those long-lasting pantry staples that you can count on when you're all out of fresh groceries. Cooked rice? Not so much. But even uncooked rice won't last forever. But even uncooked rice won't last forever, and it's not always obvious when rice is past its prime.
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So you're considering a radical change to your shopping habits: joining a CSA so you can get fresh produce and maybe some eggs, milk, or honey directly from a nearby farm. But you have questions. After reading this, you'll have answers.
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On the whole, pig's milk not far removed from cows milk before pasteurization. Milking a pig is a whole different animal. Doing so successfully might require coffee cups, a lot of patience, and a minor miracle.
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There's a common urban legend that Twinkies never go bad. They could be a bomb shelter staple or a post-Zombie-apocalypse dessert option. People have claimed that Twinkies can still be eaten after 50 or even 100 years. Bad news: Twinkies definitely go bad.
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When Nestle engineer Eric Favre took a trip to Rome in 1975, no one would have imagined that he would sow the seeds for an invention that could eventually marry the convenience of Mr. Coffee with the taste and quality of roasts at an Italian espresso bar.
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Musical satirist and mathematician Tom Lehrer claimed to have invented the jiggly mixture in 1956 at a Christmas party. But does his origin story add up? Well, yes and no, depending on how you look at it.
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Is turmeric really the superfood (or super spice) that it's claimed to be? While turmeric does have its health benefits, nutritionist, chef, and food writer Robin Miller cautions that it doesn't necessarily live up to all the hype.
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Brown sugar is crucial to achieving the perfect, chewy chocolate chip cookie or a moist slice of banana bread, but have you ever stopped to wonder what it is and what makes the light version different from the dark?
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In an exclusive interview with Mashed, Kogi BBQ's Roy Choi explained how the food truck's innovative social marketing tactics transformed the way people use this social media platform, which had been only two years old when Choi's truck sent out its first tweet.
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Why is horse meat not for sale in the United States? After all, it's not illegal to eat. If you want to slaughter a horse, turn it into steaks, sashimi, or sausage, and serve it to friends and family, that's your business. Here's the problem.
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One of the questions you may have as a beginning baker is, what's up with all these different types of flour, and do I really need to buy each different kind? After all, one of them is named all-purpose, so shouldn't that, like, work for everything? Well, not really.
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Wondering what makes a Kogi taco so memorable? In an exclusive interview with Mashed, chef Roy Choi revealed his requirements for taco perfection, and dished on what it's really like to run a food truck.
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Owning a Taco Bell restaurant puts you in the fast food big leagues. Taco Bell is in an exclusive club, as one of six fast food chains that rack up $10 billion or more in annual sales in the U.S. With $11 billion in sales in 2019, Taco Bell was in a virtual tie with Chick-fil-A.
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Who doesn't like junk food? Whether your preference is the savory persuasion or the sweet, junk food represents an indulgent moment at best, or at worst, a steady diet. Companies invest a great deal of money in researching how to maximize consumer temptation with these sugar- and salt-laden foods.
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In an exclusive interview with Mashed, Michelin Chef Daniel Kleinhandler explained the biggest mistakes a novice baker should avoid to pull a perfect chocolate soufflé out of the oven." It turns out it's really not as hard as it looks.
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While we'd never get caught dead without garlic, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing, and the last thing we'd want to do is to buy garlic only to waste it because we haven't used it before it went bad. how can you tell when this has happened?
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We all know what goes into making an onion ring, even if we haven't ever made them ourselves. Just bread and fry a slice of onion, right? Well, if you're getting your onion rings from fast food chain Burger King, you might be in for a surprise when you bite in.
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David Chang, on the verge of releasing a memoir, Eat a Peach, which will be excerpted in People on Friday, September 4, is getting real with the world. The expressions Richman first wrote about in 2007? They're probably because Chang is bipolar.
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Finally, you have a slew of reasons to stop feeling guilty. In the past few years, stories and studies have applauded the health benefits of dark chocolate. But the truth is, you should take any sort of research with a grain of salt. The health benefits of dark chocolate are not as clear-cut.
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Nesquik has experienced mega-successes as well as epic fails. We rounded up some of the more interesting facts about the beloved and controversial brand.
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As much as you might love apple cider, you might not be able to help but wonder whether the difference between juice and cider comes down to semantics, particularly when you see the price difference. The answer is: it depends.
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Paula Deen the butter queen is quite the domestic diva, what with her cooking shows, her cookbooks, her restaurants, and her entire southern food empire. Working right alongside her for much of the time have been her two boys.
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The trouble with mouthwatering pieces of ripe fruit is that we're not the only ones that are attracted to them. Fruit flies are, too, And because they're tiny, they cane can invade your home through small openings.
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From 23-karat gold-dusted chocolate bacon to the Serendipity 3 Frrrozen Haute Chocolate, which clocks in at a cool $25,000, edible gold seems capable of taking the most basic of foods and turning them into works of art. But the luxury ingredient also raises some important questions
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To understand McDonald's Frappe, you need to know about Starbucks' Frappuccino.
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