Food & Drink
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Nostalgia on a Plate: Old-Fashioned Cakes Our Grandparents Used to Make
These days, the average home chef typically only bakes cakes for birthdays or special occasions, and a great deal of those home chefs are opting for a box of Betty Crocker cake mix. But we remember heading over to Grandma’s…
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7 Weird Food Names You Didn’t Know Existed
Confused by the terms you’re seeing in restaurants and grocery stores? Curious about ordering sweetbreads? Never heard of a Jerusalem artichoke? And what is head cheese, anyway? There’s a whole world of culinary terms out there, and some of them…
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The 12 Best Happy Meal Toys Over the Years
As a kid, there’s nothing quite like unlocking the golden arch handles of your red box Happy Meal and yanking out the toy inside to see what you scored. That anticipation and excitement were certainly more exhilarating than the buzzkill…
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10 Ridiculous Food Holidays That You Won’t Believe Exist
There are more food holidays than any one person can count. It really seems like if you can think of any sort of ingredient or dish, there’s a national holiday to celebrate it. But you’ve already heard about National Chocolate…
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$3 Breakfast Biggie Bundles, and More Delicious Wendy’s Deals This Month
Ever since Dave Thomas opened the first Wendy’s in Columbus, Ohio, in 1969, the fast-food chain has grown in popularity. It’s now a worthy competitor to other big burger behemoths like McDonald’s and Burger King. Prices at Wendy’s have gone…
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8 BS Ways Fast-Food Chains Trick You Into Spending More Money
There seems to be no end to the greed of giant fast-food chains. Prices keep rising no matter what inflation is doing, and it’s difficult to grab a “value” meal for less than $10, regardless of which fast-food chain you…
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12 Under-the-Radar Fast Food Chains You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
We all stop at McDonald’s or Taco Bell from time to time, but wouldn’t you rather hit the drive-thru somewhere a little more unique? There’s small fast food chains all…
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If You’re Not Making Homemade Hamburger Helper Yet, You Should Be
If there’s any reliable way to stretch your family’s grocery budget and get the most out of a pound of ground beef, it’s Hamburger Helper. The product was launched in…
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I Tried 7 Frozen Breakfast Sandwiches, But None of Them Put Starbucks to Shame
If a breakfast sandwich is what you crave, you might not always have time to get to a Starbucks or a fast-food joint in the morning. To fry yourself a…
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I Tried 6 Wendy’s Burgers and So Far, No Heart Attack
Wendy’s has a whole lot of burgers on their menu, but if you’ve looked at it for more than one second, you’ll see that they all only differ by a…
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10 Classic Southern Cakes You Need To Try
If you had a towering, show-stopping cake at every occasion growing up, you might just be from the South. Cakes have been a way to celebrate, welcome, and love people…
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8 Movies Where Fast Food Plays a Starring Role
There are plenty of movies about chefs, but what about fry cooks? It feels like not often enough do we get a movie tied directly to fast food. Looking for…
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Expired Condiments, Dirty Lettuce, and Other Fast-Food Red Flags
While fast-food restaurants are hardly known for their customer service, one would at least expect them to maintain basic standards of cleanliness and food safety. After all, isn’t reliability and consistency what…
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10 Discontinued Foods We Miss From the ’60s
From cereals and crackers to candy bars and chips, the ’60s debuted plenty of delicious snacks that, much to our dismay, have since been discontinued. While some, like Bugles, proved…
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15 Things We’ve All Eaten That No One Wants to Admit
We’ve all done things we’re not proud of. But unlike ghosting your last girlfriend, eating weird, disgusting, or inedible things doesn’t hurt anything else but your pride — or maybe…
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These Dessert ‘Salads’ Don’t Have a Single Vegetable in Them
What even defines a salad now, anyways? There are traditional, healthy salads made with leafy greens, but also pasta salads, chicken salads, and fruit salads. Who’s to say we can’t…
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8 Things You Should Never Order at a Dive Bar
Look, we love dive bars. They’re rough around the edges, full of potentially cranky regulars, and they feel like a warm hug (from someone who hasn’t showered in a couple…
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10 of the Best Olive Oils Under $20, According to Customer Reviews
Let’s face it: Most of us have no idea how to pick out a good olive oil. There are so many brands, types, and countries of origin that understanding olive…
