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Not all maple syrup that you find at the grocery store is the same. Find out the different grades of maple syrup and how to choose the best one for cooking.
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We asked several professional chefs about the most common mistakes that home cooks make when cooking with pumpkin. Here’s what they told us.
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Some well-known Italian dishes aren't worth making at home according to chefs, whether due to difficulty, the amount of ingredients required, or cost.
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The microwave is a much more versatile kitchen appliance than you might think, and can cook all kinds of different foods beyond heat-and-eat meals.
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Campbell's may be known for its comforting canned soups, but the brand has faced many controversies throughout the years, from mislabeled products to strikes.
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The World Wars gave birth to a huge variety of new food inventions and products, and we still enjoy eating and drinking many of them today.
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Whether due to the expert skills needed, the rare ingredients, or the time required, our chefs advised home cooks to avoid these Mexican recipes and dishes.
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There's nothing worse than a dry bowl of lettuce, but several varieties of once-popular salad dressings just haven’t stood the test of time.
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Ham is one of our favorite products to stock up on, but everything from foodborne pathogens to skipped safety measures have landed it in some major recalls.
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Banana bread is a classic treat that's already delicious on its own. Try some of these ingredients if you want to make banana bread even more flavorful.
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Given the inherent connection between mourning and eating around the world, we gathered a collection of popular funeral foods from throughout history.
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Whether it's the popular Tollhouse cookies, or Maggi noodles, most of Nestlé's most popular items have suffered recalls — we list the biggest ones.
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From succotash and veal ossobuco to Jell-O salad and tea cakes, chefs share the nostalgic classics that deserve a return to modern menus.
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Even the tastiest of sweet treats aren't immune to the occasional recall, as proven by the number of cookies pulled from shelves over the years.
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Several historic potato dishes have been forgotten over the years, but these tasty tubers definitely deserve a spot at the dinner table once again.
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Whether because they were a product of their time or just don’t appeal to modern palates, these vintage pasta dishes have disappeared over the years.
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When you want to make something sweet without turning on your oven, no-bake desserts are ideal. These old-fashioned no-bake treats have stood the test of time.
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The Texas Roadhouse offers a varied menu, but not all of the items fit into a healthy diet. Here's what to know to keep your nutrition goals on track.
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Panera Bread has many healthful options, but others are filled with sugar, sodium, fat, and calories. These are the healthiest and unhealthiest items.
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Many casseroles that were popular decades ago have disappeared from dinner tables, but they deserve to become comfort food classics once again.
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Popular foods come and go, and these vintage seafood dishes are mostly out of the picture. Find out what quirky seafood recipes of the past have disappeared.
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These brands are so ingrained into U.S. culture you'd never even guess they’re owned by Chinese companies, either completely or to a large extent.
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We got expert advice from chefs to learn what dishes they never order at restaurants. Here's the scoop to help you make the right choice on your next meal out.
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While some picnic, potluck, and cookout favorites have hung onto their popularity, other seasonal dishes have fallen by the wayside over the years.
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From listeria contamination to foreign object recalls, here's a list of turkey products that have been recalled in the U.S. over the last two decades.
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Can’t decide what to choose from the menu when dining out? We asked pro chefs from a variety of backgrounds and cuisines for their go-to orders.
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Juice is recalled regularly for all sorts of reasons. These are some of the biggest juice recalls, impacting millions over the last three decades.
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