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Thrilllist epically fails on Arizona’s Grossest Food
Please people, try a little harder! Ever hear of Menudo? It’s far more likely to be eaten in Arizona than Mesquite pods. Even though pods are everywhere very few people actually eat them or products made with mesquite pod flour – try finding mesquite stocked anywhere outside of a nursery, in a charcoal briquet or…
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Rise of the Pre-Packaged Sandwich in Britain
Fascinating, detailed history of how the pre-packaged sandwich rose to glory in England. How the sandwich consumed Britain | The long read The long read: The world-beating British sandwich industry is worth £8bn a year. It transformed the way we eat lunch, then did the same for breakfast – and now it’s coming for dinner Source: How…
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The McRib returns to McDonald’s
It’s not even made from ribs – it’s pork pressed to look like ribs “The McRib consists of a restructured boneless pork patty shaped like a rib, barbecue sauce, onions, and pickles served on a 5 1⁄2 inches (14 cm) roll. Despite its name, it is primarily composed of pork shoulder meat, according to McDonald’s.”…
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Simple Apple Pie
What’s more American than a French Apple Pie? Makes one 9-inch pie Ingredients: 1 ready to bake pie crust 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Pinch of salt 6 cups cored, peeled and thinly sliced apples (approximately 4-5 medium-sized apples) 1 Large Egg 1 cup flour 1/2…
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Toasting the Passing of An Old Friend
The other day I was making toast, to go with some homemade chicken soup and noticed my Black & Decker Toaster Oven was on fire! Apparently, it was too much to expect a toaster oven made sometime in the 80’s to last forever. After around 30 years of heavy duty toasting action and this awesome Black…
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