
In the past few years there has been a steady stream of new and innovative sodas reaching grocery store shelves, like probiotic drinks and craft sodas with unique flavors. The functional drink category has really taken off like wildfire. I’ve never seen such a large offering of fizzy drinks with alternative sweeteners and vitamin infusions.…

Any cook obsessed with convenience will tell you the easiest way to make a cake is to combine cake mix with carbonated soda. Just those two ingredients alone open up a window of possibilities. Think about it: any cake flavor plus any bubbly soda pop and you’ve got a fast dessert! I tested this easy…

It’s a tale as old as time: it’s a busy weeknight, and you don’t have the time nor the energy to dwell in the kitchen. You want something fast and filling in 20 minutes. You want to incorporate the basic food groups. You don’t want to use a lot of dishes or ingredients. Then a…

Some of the best recipes come from the most unexpected places. This one came from a piece of notepad paper — the kind with a pharmaceutical letterhead — tucked inside one of the recipe binders belonging to my late grandmother. The letterhead made sense: she spent a lot of her final years in and out…

Ah, croissants – flaky, buttery, and delicious. They’re not just for breakfast, you know. I like a nice and soft croissant any time of day, but very rarely do I get a chance to eat a savory type. That’s where Hillshire Farm comes into play. Straight from the deli meat section of your grocery store,…

My interest in curry started with a simple frozen meal years ago. I was hooked the moment I realized how well those aromatic spices paired with chicken and rice. I graduated to jarred curry sauces, though I wondered if I could make my own version from scratch. After watching countless videos, my goal was to…