One of the best ways to thicken soup involves vegetables. If the soup is vegetable-based, you can just strain out some of the veggies, puree them, and add them back to the pot. Even if it's not a vegetable soup, however, you can always thicken it up using one specific (and surprising) ingredient.
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Whether you've binged Netflix's Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, are curious if it's your cup of tea, or are just obsessed with David Chang and everything he touches, here are a few fun facts about Netflix's newest foodie series by Chang.
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Chicken sandwiches are hardly a new food item to Americans, yet, somehow, Popeyes had people waiting hours in line and even coming to fisticuffs over their version of the fast food delicacy. How much money did Popeyes actually make off their fried chicken sandwich?
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Eating food that's gone bad because of bacteria can really make you very sick. Before you bust out the steak sauce, it's worth familiarizing yourself with the tell-tale signs that your steak could be past its prime and better in the garbage than on your plate.
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You may have seen it in its little bottle up there on the grocery store shelf next to the barbecue sauce selection, and wondered, what the heck is liquid smoke anyway?
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While the revelation that some Costco salmon contains live worms that are large enough to be visible might seem like no big deal to Costco management, it's pretty shocking — and super gross — for anyone who was thinking of purchasing, much less eating, that fish.
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There is one pretty significant roadblock that stands in the way of everybody converting to an all-organic diet, and that is the simple fact that organic equals significant price bump. So why is it that organic food is such a budget buster?
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One of the worst things you can do with your knives is to sharpen them with an electric sharpener, which is why we're so in love with this simple trick for sharpening a knife with a coffee mug.
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IHOP is disappearing across the country, which is alarming to breakfast lovers like us because IHOP's pancakes are just so delicious. But it looks like they have a plan for getting back on everyone's radar, and we've learned the truth about IHOP's new fast casual restaurant.
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We can't say for sure that these restaurants will be gone for good in 2020 - but things aren't looking good. That said, enjoy these chains while you can.
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Until now Taco Bell has relied on their existing ingredients for a vegetarian meal, like black beans, refried beans, and potatoes, which customers can make their own substitutions from. But all of that is changing — the chain now has an actual meat substitute that isn't just refried beans.
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There are a lot of reasons why we dine out, like being too tired to cook something yummy for ourselves at home. So when we started hearing rumors about the dirty secret behind free bread in restaurants, you know we had to do a little investigating.
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Vanilla extract is a baking staple, and one that seems to be called for in nearly every recipe for cookies and cakes — as well as making frequent appearances in numerous other desserts. The problem with vanilla is, when you run out and need to buy a new bottle, you may be in for some sticker shock.
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and the star of many breakfasts is a fried egg — runny in the middle, set around the edges, and buttery in flavor. But no matter how many breakfasts you've enjoyed, it turns out you may have been frying eggs wrong your whole life.
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Those in the United States or outside of the UK might hear the words "mince," "meat," "pie," and "dessert" and start wondering — what exactly is mincemeat? Does it really contain actual meat?
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Cakes lend themselves very well to being kept in the freezer. In fact, freezing your cake might make it taste even better than it would have if sliced and served fresh. Not to mention, there's zero risk of burning your mouth! And yes, you can also freeze cakes after they've been frosted.
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There are pricey ingredients, and then there are insanely priced ingredients. Let's talk about some of the most expensive ingredients you might pick up at the store, and why they're priced that way. We'll leave it to you to decide whether or not the cost is worth it.
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French fries have long been considered to be a kind of Jekyll and Hyde food — they are absolutely delicious when they're fresh out of the fryer, but after they've cooled off a bit, they lose quite a bit of their appeal, and any leftovers are notoriously difficult to revive.
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What were the major food challenges of the decade? There are a few big ones that truly swept up the world, and no, we're not talking about The Ice Bucket Challenge. If you're curious about which food challenges made our list, keep on reading.
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There's not much worse than preparing to unwind at the end of a long day with a glass of wine, only to pull that bottle of Syrah off the shelf or last weekend's half-consumed bottle of Pinot Grigio out of the fridge only to be met with the sinking suspicion that something just isn't... right.
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For something that's such a basic building block to life, there's almost no end to the new ways companies will attempt to market it, and the latest is the very hyped-up alkaline water. Broad claims that alkaline water can detoxify the body has seen it skyrocket in popularity, but is it all hype?
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Surprisingly enough, your microwave can be used for more than just reheating leftovers — you can use it to poach eggs, toast nuts, whip up an almost effortless risotto and, yes, you can even use it to cook a steak.
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How you store your tomatoes is going to make all the difference in not just how long they last, but how good they taste when you finally do eat them. What is the best way to do so?
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The holidays are here and that means people are getting cozy by a fire as the smell of fried chicken fills the air. That's right, fried chicken. KFC wants to make your holidays as merry as possible and they aim to do that by filling your house with the smell of Colonel Sanders' fried chicken.
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Guy Fieri might hate eggs, but light and fluffy scrambled eggs are a staple of our diet, especially at breakfast. But what's the best way to tell if your eggs have gone bad?
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While deviled eggs could possibly fit into the indulgent category since they tend to be high in fat as well as being super tasty, their name actually doesn't come from the "devil made me do it" excuse.
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Papa John's pizza motto is, "Better Ingredients, Better pizza." Former CEO and company founder, John Schnatter, has an issue with those ingredients, and according to him, they aren't resulting in a "better pizza." So what's really up with the ingredients?
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