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Foods You Never Thought To Sous Vide Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 2:36 pm EST There are tons of ways to cook. Most common cooking methods go from grilling and baking to sautéeing and frying, but few people think to use sous vide. This technique is somewhat similar to poaching because it essentially cooks anything in warm to boiling water. The primary difference is that whatever is being cooked is submerged in the water inside a sealed plastic bag....

Here’s How To Get Free Pancakes At IHOP Next Month Alexander Oganezov/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Feb. 5, 2022 10:42 am EST Traditionally, December is known as the National Month of Giving — combining the spirit of offering gifts during the holiday season with the generous want to provide charitable donations — and it’s a tradition that goes as far back as 1643 in the United States. That’s when Harvard University held the country’s first charity drive on record, according to National Today....

Here’s How You Can Try The Newest Girl Scout Cookie Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 6:53 pm EST Most everyone loves Girl Scout cookies. From the snap of a refreshing Thin Mint to the crispy crunch of a peanut butter-covered Tagalong to the amazing combination of coconut and chocolate that makes you ohh and ahh every time you bite into a Samoa, there’s nothing better than indulging in a good cookie....

How Much Money Do Starbucks Baristas Really Make? Toshio Chan/Shutterstock By Katherine Mclaughlin/Jan. 3, 2022 12:55 pm EST Have you ever been told that, if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life? If this thought has crossed your caffeine-obsessed mind in the past, maybe you’ve considered turning your passion for coffee into your career. And where else to flex your barista muscles than Starbucks, the largest coffee chain in the world (via Insider)?...

Hummingbird Cake Recipe Tara Rylie/Mashed By Tara Rylie/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 10:11 am EST If you’re any sort of fan of carrot cake, you’re going to fall in love with this hummingbird cake! Hummingbird cake is a traditional Southern spice cake that uses bananas and pineapple in place of carrots. But just like carrot cake, it’s finished off with a decadent, smooth cream cheese frosting. Thought to be first created in Jamaica in the 1960s, the first printed edition of a hummingbird cake recipe was in Southern Living magazine in 1978....

Instant Coffee Has Been Around A Lot Longer Than You Might Think Vitalii Stock/Shutterstock By Rachel Pasche/Oct. 26, 2021 3:59 pm EST Instant coffee is one of those items that we probably all have somewhere in the back of our cabinets. Whether it’s for one of those last-minute caffeine kicks when you’re working late at night or have to get up in the morning and don’t have enough time to make normal coffee, it’s a quick and easy choice....

Milk Might Be Even More Expensive In 2022. Here’s Why Bloomberg/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/Dec. 26, 2021 3:07 pm EST Economic uncertainty has been a topic of concern throughout the pandemic and continues to affect everything from employment to the cost of groceries. Even fast food prices are on the rise, up by an average of 6.2% as of March 2021 (via Restaraunt Business). In the past year, the food industry has seen a phenomenal shift, as Econofact reports that consumers and businesses alike are seeing the highest increase in food prices since the early 1980s....

Olive Garden Chicken Parmigiana: What To Know Before Ordering Instagram By Hannah Beach/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 4:55 pm EST If you want to have dinner at a restaurant that feels upscale but won’t absolutely slaughter your wallet, look no further than Olive Garden. This American-Italian chain has a homey atmosphere, reasonably priced drinks, and endless breadsticks. Need we say more? While Olive Garden is primarily known for its never-ending soup, salad, and breadsticks (which you can take home, by the way), its menu has much more to offer....

Rachael Ray Shares ‘Grown Up’ Spin On Tomato Soup And Grilled Cheese Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/Jan. 31, 2022 9:56 am EST Grilled cheese with tomato soup is a nostalgic favorite from many of our childhoods, and, to be honest, we still love it. According to Food Timeline, cooking bread with cheese dates back to the ancient Romans and the more modern grilled cheese can be traced back to the 1920s....

Ranking Grocery Store Rotisserie Chickens From Worst To Best Shutterstock By Kori Ellis/Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 1:53 pm EST Chicken has become Americans’ favorite source of protein, and we eat more of it than any country in the world. In fact, the National Chicken Council says that the average American ate 93.5 pounds of chicken in 2018 — and that number continues to rise. Part of the reason for that growth is the country’s expanding love affair with rotisserie chicken....

Read This If You Recently Bought Salad From Walmart Or Kroger Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Aimee Lamoureux/Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 1:54 pm EST Shoppers who have recently purchased Dole Fresh Vegetables brand of garden salad from Walmart or Kroger should toss the products rather than eating them. A random sample of the brand’s bagged garden salad collected by the Department of Agriculture in Georgia recently tested positive for the organism Listeria monocytogenes, so Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc....

The Best Side At Cracker Barrel Might Surprise You JJBers/Wikimedia Commons By Boshika Gupta/Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 4:54 pm EST It’s hard to not like Cracker Barrel with its Southern-style comfort food and its old school charm. According to Taste of Home, the brand takes itself quite seriously. Essentially, every Cracker Barrel restaurant that you visit gets its ambience from local decor, historic objects, and authentic antiques. If that isn’t dedication, we don’t know what is!...

The Mysterious Connection Between Banana Pudding And The South Yuriy Golub/Shutterstock By Kathryn Shelton/Dec. 21, 2021 8:51 am EST Banana pudding may be a sweet layered staple of Southern gatherings, but it did not originate in the South. According to Serious Eats, the first banana pudding recipe — essentially a banana trifle — showed up in Massachusetts-based Good Housekeeping Magazine in 1888. Many variations of the classic dessert exist. Some, like Southern belle Paula Deen’s special version, are more elaborate than others....

The Real Reason Ham Is An Easter Tradition JeniFoto/Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/Nov. 8, 2021 4:10 pm EST While Thanksgiving may be all about the turkey, Easter is where spiral-sliced ham truly shines. Chocolate-shaped bunny rabbits, colorful eggs, and jelly beans might be synonymous with the spring holiday, but so is baked ham. Easter dinner wouldn’t seem complete without the dish, but you may be surprised to hear this wasn’t always the case....

The Untold Truth Of Aarti Sequeira DFree/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Oct. 8, 2021 2:29 pm EST Best known for her Indian-meets-American cuisine, Food Network celebrity chef Aarti Sequeira rose to fame as the winner of the network’s sixth season of “Food Network Star” and has only been growing in popularity and has since won “Chopped All-Stars,” “Cutthroat Kitchen All-Stars,” and “Guy’s Grocery Games.” A former journalist and author, she has hosted her own TV shows, “Aarti Party” and “Hidden Eats,” and penned her own cookbook, “Aarti Paarti: An American Kitchen with an Indian Soul” (via Sequeira’s website)....

This Game-Changing Feature Might Be Coming To The Costco App Allmy/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Sept. 30, 2021 1:56 pm EST If you love spending time perusing the shelves at your local Costco and want to supercharge your shopping spree, you can’t go wrong downloading the store’s app. According to Costco’s website, this phone application can help you browse online and skip the lines, shows off which items have gone on sale, offers some exclusive discounts, helps you itemize your custom-made shopping list of vegetables and rotisserie chicken, and so much more....

This Might Be Why Panera Discontinued Its Clam Chowder JJava Designs/Shutterstock By Julia Mullaney/Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 9:43 am EST Panera Bread’s soups, sandwiches, and tasty café options have helped the fast-casual restaurant become one of the most popular in the United States, generating a whopping $5.9 billion in sales in 2019 alone (per Statista). Even though Panera’s menu has changed through the years to make room for new options, fans still flock to the café for coffee, sandwiches, salads, and of course, their famous mac and cheese....

This TikTok Hack Saves You Money On In-N-Out’s Animal Style Fries George Rose/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Dec. 15, 2021 10:08 am EST If there are two things we love, it’s In-N-Out Burger, and hacks that help us save money when we order up our favorite menu items. Thanks to the power of TikTok, we may have just stumbled upon one of the best money savers an In-N-Out fan could hope for....

What Rachael Ray’s Favorite Steakhouse Has To Offer Gregg Deguire/Getty Images By Emily Weaver/Nov. 22, 2021 4:37 pm EST Whether you’re a tourist or local, it never hurts to have a list of restaurant recommendations in your back pocket, especially in larger cities where choosing a place to eat can sometimes feel like a daunting task. Taking recommendations from friends and family is helpful — like when you’re trying to stay under a certain price point — but getting restaurant suggestions from someone who works in the food business is bound to set you and your taste buds up for success....

Why Some Chefs Are Trying To Cancel Avocados studiovin/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Nov. 2, 2021 11:28 pm EST There are very few reasons to say no to avocados. An 80-gram portion of this naturally fatty fruit contains a significant amount of protein, fat, carb, fiber, potassium, and Vitamin E. And while it may pack the 6 grams of fat, 60% of which is monounsaturated, the type that nutritionists and doctors say is effective against heart disease....