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Costco’s Seasonal Carrot Cake Has A Surprising Ingredient Instagram By Lucia Capretti/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 2:16 pm EST Carrot cake has been a regular among sweet selections for hundreds of years. While it might seem like a stretch to think of making a cake from a vegetable, carrot cake was created in a time when ingredients were scarce and bakers had to tap into their creativity. As reported by the Food Timeline, the Oxford Companion to Food suggests the first rendition of this dessert was likely carrot pudding during the medieval period....

Costco Shoppers Swear By These Low-Sugar Chocolate Bars Instagram By Aimee Lamoureux/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 3:32 pm EST JoJo’s guilt-free chocolate bars are made with 70 percent dark chocolate and other wholesome ingredients like almonds, pistachios, and cranberries. They pack all the makings of a sweet indulgence into a better-for-you snack. JoJo’s has just been spotted at Costco warehouses, where the brand is now selling their guilt-free chocolate bars. Each bag contains 14 bars and is available at Costo for only $9....

Expert Reveals 5 Signs You’re Not Eating Enough Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/July 16, 2021 8:18 pm EST When the conversation turns to nutrition and what we should and should not be eating, most times the discussion revolves around what happens if we eat too much. Yes, we are all well aware that obesity rates are on the rise, despite the fact that we may now better-informed about our health than ever before....

Good News For Fans Of Wawa’s Blueberry Cobbler Coffee Wawa By Aimee Lamoureux/June 4, 2021 1:26 pm EST Few things go better with a sweet dessert than a nice, hot cup of coffee. That’s why baked goods and coffee have been served together on the dessert menu for just about as long as restaurants have been around. But what if you could combine the two? That’s the question Wawa was trying to answer when they first released their Blueberry Cobbler Coffee in 2020....

Is Drinking Red Bull Bad For You? Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 6:47 pm EST As an energy drink, Red Bull is one of the most well-known brands in the market, and it has a strong presence and brand personality of its own. It has an intriguing background too: According to First We Feast, the drink has its origins in Thailand and was first sold to laborers and truck drivers who were struggling to tackle difficult shifts and needed something to keep them going....

Oreo Says This Is The Best Way To Eat Its Cookies Shutterstock By Audrey Michels/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 4:37 pm EST If you’ve ever seen the remake of “The Parent Trap” starring Lindsay Lohan, you know that the way in which you choose to eat Oreo cookies matters (per Delish). In fact, there are multiple articles and detailed step-by-step guides online explaining the “correct” technique — even Harvard weighs in with an article in the Crimson student newspaper....

Over 33% Think This Grocery Store Has The Best Deli Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: Aug. 22, 2021 10:29 am EST For some foodies, delis are a way of life. Named after a French and German term that more or less means “delicious things to eat,” according to Saveur, U.S. delis can be traced back to the German Delikatessen, a shop that sold delicacies (via JStor Daily). This evolved into the delis we know today Jewish immigrants moved to New York in 1848 in response to revolutions occurring in Germany and formed food shops that drew from both kosher and gentile delicatessen traditions....

Restaurant Owners Are Still Concerned About COVID Spread, According To Survey Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Aug. 9, 2021 1:06 pm EST It’s no secret that the impact of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry in 2020 was widespread and devastating to many. Even though many people continued to support their favorite restaurants by ordering food for take-out or delivery, many restaurants still closed due to the major income loss. According to Restaurant Hospitality, the restaurant industry lost $255 billion in one year due to COVID-19 and likely more than 100,000 restaurants have permanently closed due to the pandemic....

The Best Mac And Cheese Recipes You Need To Know About Shutterstock By JP Karwacki/Updated: April 12, 2021 10:37 am EST If you’re looking for the best mac and cheese recipes to scratch your persistent itch for satisfying, cheesy goodness, then you’ve come to the right place. There are a lot of reasons to love the dish, and not just because (surprise!) cheese is one the most addictive foods out there, according to science....

The Genius Way Alex Guarnaschelli Uses Up Leftover Herbs Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Sophia Lo/June 3, 2021 11:37 am EST There are so many ways to keep you from wasting any leftovers, and not just in the case of last night’s dinner, but all the single components you cook with. When it comes to raw ingredients, leftover herb stems are surprisingly useful, for example, but what if you just have way too many herbs on hand in general?...

The Most Important Lessons Antonia Lofaso Learned From Wolfgang Puck Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Aug. 7, 2021 4:04 pm EST Chef Antonia Lofaso knows that it’s not easy to be a success story in the restaurant industry. She’s worked pretty hard to become a respected name in the field. Her background is super interesting: Chef Lofaso rose to prominence after competing on the popular reality show “Top Chef” in 2008....

The One Ingredient You Probably Never Thought To Add To Brownies Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/Aug. 4, 2021 10:50 am EST For chocolate lovers, one of the best desserts out there is a decadent, fudgy brownie. For those who are trying to make the perfect brownie, there are tips from Alton Brown or Giada De Laurentiis to get those brownies just right. Besides deliciousness, another benefit of brownies is their versatility. There’s a lot you can add to brownies, whether that means throwing in an extra handful of chocolate chips in a boxed brownie mix, or adding marshmallows and almonds to make delicious rocky road brownies, which have the soft, pillowy texture from the marshmallows and crunch from nuts....

The One Thing You Should Always Do With Lemon Peels, According To Duff Goldman Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/June 13, 2021 5:43 pm EST Whether you’re mixing them into a pitcher of homemade lemonade, slicing them up to garnish a glass of sangria, or squeezing them over a plate of fresh-caught salmon, lemons serve a lot of purposes in your day-to-day cooking (and eating and drinking). The sunny citrus fruits also have their fair share of health benefits — Healthline explains that lemons contain high amounts of vitamin C, fiber, and other good-for-you antioxidants and plant compounds, including citric acid, which can protect against different diseases....

The One Thing You Should Do Before Baking Desserts By Cheryl Slocum/Updated: March 30, 2021 12:11 am EST So you’ve decided to put your baking hat and try your hand at dessert? Whether you’re planning an all-sweets buffet party (great idea!) or just want to bake up a treat to serve the family after dinner (always a nice touch!), making dessert, whether it’s fancy or completely basic, implies you have gone the extra mile — unless, or course, it turns into a total dessert disaster....

The Real Reason Twitter Is Joking About Joey Chestnut John Lamparski/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Aug. 26, 2021 1:17 pm EST If Joey Chestnut were the type to search for his own name, he would find a good portion of Twitter joking about how they can’t believe he’s still alive. “Joey Chestnut is officially -134 years old,” one person tweeted. “Joey Chestnut has approximately 40 minutes to live at most,” another agreed....

The Reason Alton Brown Just Made A Charity Swear Jar For Himself Noam Galai/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/March 3, 2021 8:46 pm EST If you haven’t seen Alton Brown’s YouTube show, Quarantine Quitchen, then be aware: Viewer discretion is advised. In fact, if Brown and his wife and QQ co-host Elizabeth Ingram had to submit episodes to the Motion Picture Association of America, the agency would likely slap them with “R” ratings for dropping more than one harsh swear word (via Vanity Fair)....

The Reason Coffee Grounds Can Help Deodorize Your Fridge Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/April 25, 2021 11:12 am EST Unless you’re already excelling at living a zero-waste lifestyle, it might be hard to believe that the liquidy sludgy mess that your coffee maker leaves behind in the name of used coffee grounds can actually be put to good use. Aside from being an excellent addition to your skincare routine, coffee grounds can be repurposed in the kitchen too, especially if your fridge is starting to have a suspiciously odd smell that refuses to go away....

The Reason Hershey’s Bliss Was Discontinued Facebook By Hannah Cole/Updated: June 13, 2021 4:59 pm EST Part of childhood is chocolate, but part of adulthood is chocolate, too. Whether you’re looking for a dark chocolate bar to enjoy with your afternoon cup of coffee during a long work day, or you need to indulge in a few bite-size pieces of milk chocolate during your latest Netflix marathon, you certainly aren’t alone — as a matter of fact, the average American consumes 11 pounds of chocolate each year (via The Chocolate Store)....

The Wildest Thing Gordon Ramsay Eats In Uncharted Season 3 Shutterstock By Hannah Cole AND Felix Behr/Updated: June 14, 2021 12:35 pm EST With a show title like “Uncharted” and decades in the business under his belt, it’s no secret that chef Gordon Ramsay is entering some unfamiliar territory in the latest season of the series. Season 3, which premiered in May on National Geographic, follows the infamous culinary expert from the coast of Maine to the Arctic Circle of Finland, with quite a few wild pit stops along the way....

These Are The People Who Decide What Food Tastes Like Shutterstock By James Lewis/Aug. 7, 2021 2:29 pm EST It is a real shame that cheesecake doesn’t grow on trees. Being without question the best food ever invented, cheesecake requires a constant supply to feed the cravings of people around the world. If the distribution of cheesecake was ever disrupted, even for mere seconds, anarchy would inevitably reign supreme. Even though it could well be expected that the irresistible taste of cheesecake must only have been created by the holiest of food gods, the reality is that such epic flavors are actually developed right here on Earth....