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Mistakes Everyone Makes When Brewing Tea SampathCreations/Shutterstock By Robyn Hunt/Updated: April 4, 2022 10:01 am EST There are few things more surprising than sitting down to enjoy a nice cup of tea, taking a sip, and getting a mouthful of bitter, acrid liquid. What happened and what went wrong? And why does this keep happening? The answer is attention. You haven’t been paying attention, and that’s totally fine. Perhaps you just didn’t know that all teas are not created equal — you can’t brew green tea at the same temperature (or time) as peppermint because, for one, peppermint tea isn’t an actual tea....

Paul Hollywood Revealed Why One GBBO Change Was So Hard Clive Mason/Getty Images By Vedran Maslovara/Updated: June 23, 2022 1:23 pm EST Paul Hollywood is one of the world’s most famous bakers. He’s published a few books on bread, pies, and puddings, and he’s also contributed to The BBC Good Food Magazine, The Telegraph, and The Observer, per his website. Hollywood has been a judge on the popular baking competition “The Great British Bake Off” since its inception, helping excited and nervous contestants make their dreams come true by judging delicious cakes and show-stopping bakes in the iconic white tent that’s located in the idyllic British countryside....

The Best Ways To Use Squash Peels And Seeds Longfin Media/Shutterstock By Nancy Mock/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 5:24 pm EST After you’ve made a recipe involving squash, don’t throw away those scraps! There are a surprising number of ways you can use them in your cooking, and several reasons why you should: to reduce food waste, to make the money you spend on food stretch even farther, and to expand your culinary creativity with new techniques....

The Hooters’ Uniform Tights Policy That Had TikTok Fuming refrina/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Feb. 28, 2022 3:45 pm EST When it comes to certain restaurants like Hooters, it’s no surprise that the chain has seen a fair bit of controversy for its “style.” But when it comes to the rumors and accusations of unsavory business practices that have been made against the decades-old chain, not all are entirely true — or even partially true....

The NYC Pastry That Has Everyone Talking rblfmr/Shutterstock By Amy Hamblen/Aug. 26, 2022 11:08 am EST Is it even considered getting breakfast if you didn’t wake up at the crack of dawn, wait in line for hours, and post a TikTok about the whole experience? Okay, for most of us, probably yes! Grabbing a quick bacon, egg, and cheese on the go may be more than adequate to quell those early morning hunger pangs, but some curious New Yorkers (and visitors!...

The Real Reason Kraft Macaroni And Cheese Changed Its Name Johanna Goodyear/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/June 23, 2022 9:53 am EST Like most enormous brands, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese has seen its fair share of scandals and controversies over the years. For example, what was supposed to be a whimsical campaign that encouraged people to “send noods” to friends and family went horribly awry when outraged customers accused Kraft of “sexualizing mac and cheese....

The Real Reason Your Oat Milk May Soon Be More Expensive Bloomberg/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/March 30, 2022 11:46 am EST Supply chain issues are continuing to disrupt the lives of people across the country. As CNN points out, this issue affects everyone, especially the most financially vulnerable. The problem has only grown in size, meaning more and more Americans may have to confront the rising price of food. Back in October 2021, times looked like they could get worse for the oat industry....

The State With The Worst Drinking Water Quality In America zefart/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Updated: July 8, 2022 1:54 pm EST It’s safe to say, whether you’re living in a trailer, a two-story suburban house, or a high-rise apartment, that if there’s one thing that we use every day in our homes; it’s water. We use it to bathe, to clean, to cook, and to drink. No matter where you live in the United States, you want to live in a place that offers you clean, pure, and refreshing drinking water....

The Windy City has the most Whole Foods Markets JaySi/Shutterstock According to Scrape Hero, the city that can say it has the most Whole Foods Markets is none other than Chicago, Illinois. The Windy City has 12 of these super markets. But that doesn’t mean Illinois gets the swagger of saying it has the most Whole Foods in the U.S. In fact, the state with the greatest number of Whole Foods is actually California where there are 94 locations, followed by Texas with 36, and then Massachusetts with 33 locations....

The Unexpected Ingredient That Will Majorly Upgrade Your Potato Casserole Kristen Carli/Mashed By Dave Malyon/Aug. 6, 2022 9:00 am EST The potato casserole, regardless of its ingredients, is a classic one-pot wonder. The vegetable-based meal can be modified in endless ways, such as adding meat for carnivores or being made vegan with plant-based cheese substitutes. And if you really want to switch things up, the potatoes are easy to substitute for other vegetables....

The Unique Potato Dish At Martha Stewart’s Vegas Restaurant Michael Loccisano/Getty By Elaina Friedman/Aug. 17, 2022 9:44 pm EST Earlier this month, Martha Stewart fans got word of the grand opening of the celeb’s debut restaurant in Las Vegas. The Bedford By Martha Stewart joins the ranks of other celebrity eateries in the building — including Gordon Ramsay Steak and Bobby’s Burgers By Bobby Flay — and it just might be the most exciting thing to hit the Paris Las Vegas hotel since Jim Steinman’s “Bat Out of Hell” mashup musical....

The Untold Truth Of Chester’s Chicken Facebook By Sophia Hart/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 11:32 am EST When you’re on the road and looking for a good fast food joint, sure, you could go to a McDonald’s or Wendy’s for a juicy cheeseburger, but there’s a lot more out there that you can get, like a taco from Taco Bell, or, another popular choice of fast food, fried chicken. You can find fast food chicken just about anywhere — Jollibee, Chick-fil-A, Popeyes, of course, but one chicken chain that you may have heard of is Chester’s Chicken....

The Unusual Condiment Costco Korea Members Are Making With Hot Dog Toppings Saejun Ahn/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/June 10, 2022 2:57 pm EST There may be more than 800 Costco stores located all over the world, but it’s safe to say that whatever Costco has to offer depends entirely on what country the warehouse you’re visiting happens to be in. As retail analyst Walter Loeb writes in Forbes, each country’s Costco will carry items that are favored by locals, so expect to see Vegemite in Australia and bulgogi beef in Japan and Korea....

This Employee’s Attempt To Expose Panera Was An Utter Fail Facebook By Nick Desimone/March 7, 2022 9:35 am EST A TikTok trend has emerged where workers at various restaurant chains give viewers a peek behind the scenes. Sometimes, the videos are lighthearted and silly, centering around worker camaraderie and having a little fun when things are slow. Other times, though, viewers unfamiliar with restaurant life may learn a little more than they wanted to know about the unglamorous reality behind their favorite menu items....

This French Grocery Store’s ‘America Week’ Had TikTok Arguing JeniFoto/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/March 28, 2022 9:30 am EST While expanding one’s cultural horizons through travel and research is always encouraged, there’s nothing quite like getting to enjoy the fruits of your homeland. As Americans, we are fortunate to experience the different cultures that both unite us and make us unique. Be it the rich Japanese heritage of Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo or the German influences of Pennsylvania’s Dutch Country, we have a great wealth of cultural stories, traditions, and cuisine right in our backyard....

Whatever Happened To The Girl Scouts’ Aloha Chips Cookies? Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock By Stephanie Smith/July 20, 2022 9:41 am EST Andy Williams may croon that the holidays are “the most wonderful time of the year,” but those needing a Thin Mint fix know that it’s really January through April — those yummy few months known as Girl Scout cookie season. The Girl Scouts have been feeding our sweets addiction since 1917, when a troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, baked and sold cookies to raise money for troop activities, per the organization’s website....

Why The Inflation Of Chicken Prices May Have Come To An End New Africa/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/Aug. 23, 2022 1:15 pm EST The retail value of chicken — or broiler meat, as they call it in the poultry industry — has been on a wild ride this year, sharing the brunt of rocky inflation tides with products like gas, wheat, and red meat. Chicken breasts have always had a relatively high price range due to their popularity among American home cooks (per The Washington Post), but even the humblest parts of the bird have had their time in the inflation spotlight in recent months....

You’ve Been Making Tomato Soup Wrong This Whole Time Anna_Pustynnikova/Shutterstock By Jennifer Mathews/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 11:51 am EST There are few foods as comforting in the colder months as a bowl of tomato soup — extra credit if a crusty, buttery grilled cheese accompanies it for dunking! Though Campbell’s helped make condensed and canned tomato soup a kitchen staple, solidified in American pop culture thanks to Andy Warhol, many home cooks may prefer to make it from scratch....

35 Penne Pasta Recipes Perfect For Weeknight Dinners By Bokey/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 3:32 pm EST There are approximately a zillion different types, shapes, and sizes of pasta out there, and there also seem to be all manner of chefs and wannabe-chefs opining about how you need to use very specific (and usually very obscure and expensive) types of pasta for each dish. While it would be lovely to live in a mansion complete with huge walk-in food storage areas capable of containing every staple under the sun, back here in the real world, pantry space is often at a premium....

How Are Flavor Swirls And Flavor Shots Different At Dunkin'? JCDH/Shutterstock By Jennifer Amos/Aug. 4, 2022 12:37 pm EST It’s no secret that America runs on Dunkin’, but it’s probably more accurate to say the world runs on Dunkin’ since it sells around 2 billion coffee beverages per year across the globe (per a Dunkin’ Coffee Beverages fact sheet). Brand Keys, which is a global research company that assesses brand loyalty, has ranked Dunkin’ first place for customer loyalty in the out-of-home and prepackaged coffee categories....