Category: Tidbits (Food Facts)

6 Menu Tricks Could Be Costing You Hundreds Per Year

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[1] These tips could save you money the next time you dine out (photo © Adrien Olichon | Unsplash). [2] Tip #2: If the menu shows three different cuts of steak at $28, $42, and $65, you’re more likely to trade up to the middle price when you might have chosen the lowest (photo ©…
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FOOD 101: Flavor Development

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[1] Chipotle can be found in bone broth, chocolate bars, ketchup, mayonnaise, ramen, salad dressing, snack puffs and more (photo © iGourmet). [2] Habanero is used in jerky, mayonnaise, nut mixes, potato chips and sauces (photo © Hot Chips). [3] Jalapeño can be found in canned sardines, chips, franks, hummus, jerky, performance drinks, pickles, tuna…
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Make Biscuits & Gravy…Plus Types Of Gravy

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If you’re from the South, or have friends and family who hale from there, you know the pleasures of biscuits and gravy, a popular breakfast dish. Soft biscuits are smothered in: Sausage gravy, made from the drippings of cooked pork sausage, white flour, milk, black pepper, and in the best recipes, bits of sausage, bacon,…
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Popcorn Trivia For National Popcorn Poppin’ Month

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[1] Sophisticated: lemon-dill popcorn. Here’s the recipe (photos #1, #3, #4 © The Popcorn Board). [2] For the purist: plain popcorn with butter or flavored oil (photo © Charles Deluvio | Unsplash). [3] Seasonal: white chocolate peppermint popcorn. Here’s the recipe. [4] Hot stuff: cheesy jalapeño popcorn. Here’s the recipe.   For more than 30…
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