Avoid Visiting Waffle House During This Time For The Best Experience
Waffle House veterans know there's one specific window when the atmosphere shifts dramatically and your peaceful meal can turn chaotic fast.
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Stories By Joe Hoeffner
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The Sweet Way To Make Cheap Beer Taste A Whole Lot Better
Cheap beer is fine when you're drinking on a budget, but no one's claiming it tastes good. Sweeten the deal by mixing cheap beer with this tasty beverage.
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The Quirky Oklahoma Diner That Offers Over 700 Unique Sodas
Boring soda tasting flat? Treat your tastebuds to blue cream, pickle, PB&J-flavored soda, and more, with your pick of 700 sodas at this quirky Oklahoma diner.
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Make Mashed Potatoes Taste Like Chips With A Simple Ingredient Combo
Mashed potatoes that taste like chips? Sign us up! Turn your mashed potatoes into a snack-worthy delicacy with ingredients you may already have in your pantry.
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Why Grocery Shopping With Your Own Tote Is A Major Faux Pas
Bringing your own tote bags to a grocery store is both smart and environmentally conscious. But it also might draw the kind of attention shoppers don't want.
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To Give Meatballs The Perfect Crust, Ditch The Frying Pan And Open Your Oven
Meatballs are simply delicious when done right. Our trick to create the perfect crust and avoid drying out your meatballs starts with your oven.
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The Best Time To Shop At Your Local Farmer's Market
Farmers' markets have everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to choice cuts of meat and homemade baked goods. But the time you go is important.
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What's The Big Deal About Ketchup On Hot Dogs?
The idea that ketchup on a hotdog is a faux pas exists, but really, it's kind of ironic to be snobby about toppings on a budget food item. What's the big deal?
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The Colonial Era Apple Orchard That's Still Serving Up Fresh Pies Using A Vintage Recipe
A good old fashioned pie can be worth making a trip for. Here's an apple orchard that's been around since the colonial era and stills serves fresh pies.
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Decades Ago, Olive Loaf Dominated Delis - Here's What Happened To This Old-School Cold Cut
Craving a slice of meat paste shaped into a loaf and studded with olives? Olive loaf was sandwich sensation back in the day, but here's why it flopped.
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If You Ate This Snack As A Kid, You're Probably From The Midwest
How can you tell if someone grew up in the Midwest? Well, a good place to start is asking whether they ever ate this snack when they were a kid.
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A Controversial Type Of Cornbread Is King At This Landmark North Carolina Barbecue Joint
This legendary barbecue spot serves a stripped-down cornbread that divides diners, using only a few bare-bones ingredients that purists swear by.
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The Chicago Hotel Where You Can Taste The First Brownie Recipe Ever Invented
Like many enduring and great sweets, the brownie's beginnings take place at a hotel. Today, you can visit that Windy City spot and try the original recipe
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The '70s Burger King Sandwich That Took A Turn Away From Classic Beef Patties
Burger King is known worldwide for its signature flame-broiled burgers but there was a point when the fast food chain branched out with something entirely new.
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The Nostalgic '90s Beverage We Wish We Could Drink One More Time
These brightly colored, sugary drinks offered up a host of marketing gimmicks and a hearty helping of '90s attitude before being discontinued.
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Throwing Spaghetti On The Wall Is A Messy Myth - Here's A Better Way To Check For Doneness
How do you tell whether your spaghetti is done cooking? Definitely don't fling it against the wall. That doesn't really work. Try this simple method instead.
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Robert Redford's Tomato Trick For Chili That Sings With Smoky Notes
Robert Redford was not only a great actor, but he had a few cooking tricks up his sleeve, too. Find out how he added smoky flavor to his tomato-based chili.
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How To Make Gamey Lamb Chops Tender And Savory
Want to cook lamb chops but worried they'll come out gamey and tough? Here's how to tame that gaminess and keep your chops tender and savory.
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Do Brown Eggs Really Make Better Hard-Boiled Eggs?
When it comes to bread and rice, the brown version of each is typically better for us, so we asked an expert if the same was true about hard boiling eggs.
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Why Movie Theater Snacks Are Always So Expensive
Have you ever paid more for your movie snacks than your actual movie ticket? Here's the real reason why your favorite theater treats keep running up the bill.
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How Florida's Signature 1905 Salad Came To Be
Florida is known for many surprising things, but if you're not from the state, you might not have heard of this healthy, flavorful salad with a local history.
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Why British Food Became Known As Boring And Bland
British food has long been maligned for being boring and bland, which isn't fair. Still, there are good history-based reasons this scarlet letter remains.
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The European-Inspired Market Named The Best Grocery Store In The United States Is Only In 22 States
While most grocery stores stick to the warehouse format, one chain drew on European markets for inspiration. Is that why it's considered the best in the States?
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The Popular Cut Of Meat That's Overpriced For What It's Worth
With shoppers wanting more value for their money without losing quality, we turned to an expert to find out which cut of meat is the best and worst, and why.
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The Best Salt To Use For Pickles If You Don't Have Pickling Salt
Pantry looking slim on the pickling salt? You can still bite into snappy homemade pickles by skipping your tabletop shaker, and using this salt for pickling.
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The Best Way To Make Tortilla Chips Right At Home
You can buy your tortillas from the store and hope for the best: crunchy? Fresh? Or none of the above? You can also make them at home with this easy recipe.
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All You Need Is Hot Water To Fix A Broken Chocolate Ganache
Ganache is delicious but finicky, so we asked a pastry chef at the Chicago Athletic Association how to fix it when it's broken, and it's not what you think.
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