From the inception of Trix until 1991, the cereal came in tiny, colorful, puffed balls. At the beginning of the 1990s, Trix shaped like berries, oranges, lemons, and watermelons were introduced. In 2006, round shapes returned. Then General Mills announced the end of artificial colors.
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Do you love to play home bartender? Perhaps you know all about how to eyeball a pour, and you can tell the difference between a shot, a nip, and a jigger. While you might have mad mixology skills, it's possible you could still inadvertently be ruining those otherwise perfect drinks.
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Every chef has a stash of secret ingredients tucked away in their pantry — the one thing that will make a recipe sing in its own signature way. For some, that ingredient is condensed milk, but if the recipe calls for it and you don't have it, what can you use to replace it?
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Jersey Mike's concocts their own delicious sandwiches, but there's a whole secret menu available for those who want to walk the plank and jump into an ocean of new flavors. Jersey Mike's is ready for anything. But, are you? Of course you are.
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The world of food and beverage is full of long-running debates fueled by differences in preferences. When it comes to Coca-Cola or Pepsi, you're sure to find someone who's vocal about which one he or she prefers to drink. Between the two beverages, there's rarely any middle ground.
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Costco has built its brand and its massive following around offering it all, from groceries to gasoline, at everyday low prices. Their shopping carts are extra-large to accommodate for the average customer's stockpiling. But does Costco really offer a lot of variety?
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Hundreds (thousands? more?) of standard household baking recipes rely on an egg or two and that tiny sliver of shell is the bane of many home cooks' existences. While the "cracking an egg in one hand like a professional chef" trick requires some practice, there is also a simple way.
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Costco's food court now has vanilla soft serve ice cream. While there hasn't been an official nationwide rollout of the creamy frozen treat, photos of ice cream at Costco and its food court menu have been popping up all over social media during the last days of June.
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Sure, when you are starved for time — and just plain starving — you can always boil spaghetti and crack open a jar of your favorite sauce for a hearty (albeit boring) meal in under 20 minutes. But there is a better way. The cheese hack you've been missing calls for one ingredient: ricotta cheese.
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We don't how Dairy Queen's soft serve 'ice cream' is made. We do know what's in it. Let's get one thing out of the way before we dive into the details.
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If you enjoy takeout and food deliveries, you might find your kitchen swimming with plastic food containers. And while some orders come in a single-use carton or styrofoam boxes that you just toss, others will have been served up in containers that might be too sturdy to be single-use.
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All too many people tend to think of chicken as an "easy" choice of meat, but the truth is that getting it right is actually pretty tough. You may even be surprised at just how many of these poultry-based mistakes you're still making in the kitchen. Sort it out, yeah? That chicken deserves better.
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If you love peanut butter as much as many people do, then it is probably a pantry staple you always have on hand — but you might not know who invented this delectable spreadable protein.
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Watermelon is a simple, refreshingly sweet, and vibrantly-colored fruit. The basis of so many fun summer recipes, from vodka-watermelon sangria to salted watermelon ice cream. Or wait — is it actually a vegetable?
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There are a few pitfalls to avoid and steering clear of a few practices can go a long way. One popular item to make in slow cookers is chicken, but there's an important step to take before putting your chicken into the crockpot. You should either buy skinless chicken or take the skin off yourself.
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Some like it soft and chewy, while others prefer that first bite of fatty, salty goodness to be crispy and crunchy. Even members of the royal family have preferences when it comes to bacon. Prince Harry may have a fancy title, but he is just like us.
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While a can of 7UP has the same amount of calories as a can of Sprite and boasts the same all-natural, lemon-lime flavor, they're quite distinct from each other in a number of ways, starting with their histories. 7UP was created back in 1929 by Charles Leiper Grigg.
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Blais launched a podcast titled Starving for Attention with his wife Jazmin Blais. Her Instagram profile shares not only her podcasting-cohost responsibilities but also lists her as partner in "Trail Blais/Second Breakfast Prod." Blais' wife is described as a competition junkie.
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According to Business Insider, the list of vegetables disguising their true fruit identities is a long one, but eggplants take their shadiness a step further by operating under aliases. Are they "eggplants," "aubergines," or "brinjals"? It depends on whether you're from the U.S., Britain, or India.
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For many, Kudos granola bars were both a super popular breakfast choice and a tasty snack, but they eventually disappeared from store shelves. Where'd they go?
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Is there anything more debatable than the correct way to create perfect scrambled eggs? The internet universe is full of scrambled egg techniques and recipes, but here is a hack that begins at the beginning — with the actual scrambling. It's a jar hack.
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NPR reports that weeks before KFC added the Famous Bowl to its menu, the CSPI sued the company for the unhealthy way it made its food. The bowl only seemed to confirm those concerns, becoming KFC's highest-calorie item at the time. And there's plenty of fat and sodium in there, too.
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The beef with Taco Bell's taco shells was linked to an ingredient designed to keep insects out of food. As ABC News explained, the group Genetically Engineered Food Alert alleged that genetically modified corn capable of generating its own pesticide ended up in the shells sold at supermarkets.
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The franchise fees to open a fast food restaurant vary but tend to be in the range from $10,000 to $100,000. The real difference occurs when it comes to startup costs and how much is paid to the corporation in monthly fees. Here's how much cash you'll need to open your own Burger King.
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A tasty little pillow of fried dough dusted with sugar and served with a hot cup of coffee: We're talking about a donut, right? It depends on where you're enjoying this delectable confection. In France and French-influenced locales such as New Orleans, it might be a beignet on your breakfast plate.
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Per the Popeyes website, the first link in this fast food chain was originally called "Chicken on the Run." But the fledgling restaurant didn't hit the ground running when Al Copeland founded it in the New Orleans, Louisiana suburb of Arabi in 1972.
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Who doesn't love to see colorful produce? Golden heirloom tomatoes, violet-colored carrots, orange cauliflower — with those choices you know exactly what you're getting. But what about the thrill of the unexpected, like slicing into a watermelon... and seeing yellow?
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