Kitchen & Groceries

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    Every Major Food Recall in the Past Year

    As the saying goes, nothing is certain in life but death and taxes, but we’d add another reality to that list: recalls, recalls, recalls. Government agencies are constantly blasting notices of potentially contaminated food, from meat to produce to packaged…

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    Old El Paso Introduces Mess-Free Tortilla Pockets

    If you’ve ever tried (and failed) to roll a burrito, you know how difficult it can be. Old El Paso, the General Mills-owned Tex-Mex brand, is capitalizing on that difficulty with its Tortilla Pockets. As its name suggests, Old El…

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    Aldi Fans Share Their Fall Favorites

    As the leaves change and the weather cools, retailers begin to stock the shelves with autumnal desserts and decorations. For frugal foodies who can’t wait for a good pumpkin-flavored treat or squash ravioli, we’ve gathered a list of fall favorites…

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    Shoplifting Struggles End Wegmans Self-Checkout App

    Beloved northeastern grocery chain Wegmans is doling out disappointment to its cult-following of customers. The retailer is doing away with its popular self-checkout app, Wegmans SCAN.  The app, which rolled out in 2019, allowed shoppers to check out quicker, by…

  • Costco Superfans Say Store’s Avocados Refuse to Ripen — Here’s Why

    A Costco superfan recently sparked a conversation about the wholesaler’s avocados on Reddit, where the original poster wrote that “they refused to ripen.” “They stayed rock hard for over a week and a day after that decided to immediately rot,”…

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    There’s a Costco-Inspired Camp in the Desert for Finding Your ‘Soulmate’

    In the middle of the Black Rock Desert, nestled between goggled partygoers and towering effigies, you can find the strangest Costco in the world. This unofficial Costco location — subtitled the Soulmate Trading Outlet — doesn’t deal in bulk dry…