When you go to a Chick-fil-A, you probably plan on ordering chicken. It's practically a foregone conclusion given that chicken is right there in the fast-food restaurant's name. And chicken is chicken, right? Maybe not. Here are a few of the things you're really eating when you stop at Chick-fil-A.
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If you don't bake on a regular basis or play hostess on the weekends to the breakfast and brunch squad, it can be difficult to use up a dozen eggs by the carton's sell-by date. Is eating expired eggs okay, or should you chuck them into the garbage the day after they expire?
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There are a lot of misnomers in the food world. For example, strawberries aren't actually berries and Danishes are actually Austrian. Peanuts can be added to the list of foods with identity issues as well.
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While Teigen's recipes provide quite a large variety, the idea is that all of the food is centered around a theme, as the title says, Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat. And when it comes to the food we want to eat, her tuna melt tops the list.
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Even the ever-affable Duff Goldman has one food he swears at, rather than by. Indeed, Duff's no fan of bell peppers. In March of 2019 Duff tweeted a simple, yet emphatic, opinion about the often-ubiquitous vegetable: "Bell peppers ruin everything they touch. Everything. Ruined. Everything."
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Applebee's, apparently unable to move sufficient amounts of chicken wings under its own name, adopted the alter ego of Neighborhood Wings on Grubhub recently. Needless to say the customers that figured out the ruse were not happy. That's where Buffalo Wild Wings comes in.
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Ask anyone who's worked at a bar -- some bartenders or bar owners resort to dishonorable tactics that might be good for business in the short term, but they cause problems for customers.
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Most home cooks throw some salt into their scrambled eggs without thinking twice about it. However, professional cooks like Gordon Ramsay would like them to know that they're doing it all wrong. Apparently adding salt to eggs can cause them to "go gray" and become watery.
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Now, Walmart is selling a rosé water enhancer, that, to be clear, is completely non-alcoholic (via Popsugar). No need for a bottle opener. This rosé simply requires that you add water and suddenly, your life just got a little happier. The Great Value product is labeled as a cocktail mixer.
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Raisins aren't exactly the most exciting of snack foods. Yet, for a few years in the 1980s, raisins were actually cool thanks to a group of Claymation, Mowtown-singing raisins known as The California Raisins. So what happened that caused The California Raisins' star to fall?
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If you're following a keto diet and want to eat popcorn, then you might find yourself disappointed. Popcorn can be a great, filling snack that is relatively low in calories, but it does contain plenty of carbs, which means it isn't a great fit for those strictly following a keto diet.
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While it might sound like an ingredient for making Bertie Bott's Every Flavored Beans rather than your garden variety Jelly Belly, you might be surprised to find out that the extract of an insect from Southeast Asia and India is used as a glaze for jelly beans.
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One Aldi in North Sydney, Australia has begun to offer toilet paper, sugar, and self-rising flour in bulk quantities and in their Special Buy section. Why did they do that?
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Costco's bakery just released a fresh apple pastry that's good news for McDonald's apple pie fans, as it looks surprisingly similar to that tasty treat you'll find at the Golden Arches.
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It seems as though every few years there is a new study released on the health benefits or detriments of drinking coffee. Is it really all that good for you?
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Pringles have sought to stand out from other brands and types of potato-based snacks. Delish says they were originally marketed as 'Newfangled Potato Chips,' but later changed the wordy name to the now almost universally-recognizable 'Pringles.' What they aren't, however, are potato chips.
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Running out of garlic can be considered a true kitchen emergency — but unless you've been growing your own, chances are you might have been under a low-key, kitchen-related state of emergency for some time now, because there is a garlic shortage. If you spotted any garlic, it will be more expensive.
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Throughout the COVID-19 epidemic, while restaurants, bars, movie theaters, even schools, and offices all shut their doors and conducted their business either remotely or not at all, grocery stores stayed open for business. The Washington Post reveals how at-risk grocery store employees really are.
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Salad spinners might seem like a superfluous kitchen tool if you haven't really thought through just all of the ways you can use one. You could find there are quite a few hacks that call for a salad spinner — one of which involves a fast way to de-seed tomatoes.
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The right texture of fried rice has to come from the cooking technique, but there are other ingredients and different ways to make the dish taste all the better.
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Varieties to the standard concoction of hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise, and mustard can include dozens of mix-ins. There are lots of things which are added to an egg salad to spice it up; it's not often you see a different way to prepare eggs, which are hard boiled in most recipes. That is, until now.
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Restaurant delivery services like Uber Eats, Grubhub, and DoorDash are doing big business during the coronavirus crisis, and the same can be said for grocery pickup and delivery services.
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Sriracha might already be one of America's favorite condiments these days, and the new Sriracha almonds that Sam's Club just released just add to the variety of the beloved sauce.
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For some, there is nothing worse than when chocolate gets too warm and turns into a squishy, melty mess in your hands. For others, biting into a rock hard bonbon is the worst confectionery offense imaginable. What's the best way to store chocolate?
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Walking into a dollar store can cost you a lot more than you might expect, and there are certain tricks the store uses to make that happen. Though many might wonder just how dollar stores make money, the answer goes well beyond low prices on food and other products.
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Now, as we approach the 26th year since the show premiered, the creators are doing a pivot, and making their way into our kitchens with Friends: The Official Cookbook. Written by Amanda Yee, it is set to release on September 22, 2020 to coincide with the day the first episode aired,.
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Shoppers' picks for the top retailers in terms of their response to the coronavirus pandemic may not be what you'd expect. Despite commonly hearing gripes about the online shipping giant Amazon, it turns out that a new survey found that shoppers rate the Amazon experience best.
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