The pound cake, a delightful dessert typically made in a bundt or loaf pan, is a popular confection, especially in the Southern states. But its name doesn’t derive from the weight of the completed dessert itself. Rather, it’s a hint at the ingredient list, a relic of a time when recipes were largely passed along […]
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Make the Leap on National Frog Legs Day
National Frog Legs Day is on February 29th. It makes sense that frogs are the unofficial Leap Day mascot. Perhaps it’s because they leap over the 29th on non-leap years or maybe because they didn’t leap over on leap years. Anyway, it’s National Frog Legs Day. You can pretend you have frog legs and leap around, eat […]
Sauce Like a Boss with Guy Fieri’s NEW Flavortown Sauces
Guy Fieri is bringing more big, bold flavor into every home and to grocery stores across the United States with the launch of his new Flavortown™ Sauces line. The dynamite line of nine top-notch condiments and BBQ sauces, including Guy’s Famous Donkey Sauce, has all taste buds covered regardless of the dish or meal occasion. Each bottle has […]
Taco Bell Announces an All-New Cantina Menu, beginning this month with the Cheesy Chicken Crispnada
Taco Bell will soon release brand-new offerings to its menu that include an Avocado Verde Salsa to be paired with its upcoming Cantina Chicken Menu, which consists of the Cantina Chicken Burrito, Cantina Chicken Taco, Cantina Chicken Quesadilla, and the Cantina Chicken Bowl. More chicken offerings are also on the way, such as Crispy Chicken Nuggets […]
On Superbowl Sunday, President Biden Called Out Snack Companies for “Shrinkflation”
President Joe Biden has a message for snack companies: Knock it off with “shrinkflation.” Just ahead of kickoff on Superbowl Sunday, Biden posted on X (formally known as Twitter), sharing a video aimed at snack companies, saying that they are shrinking the size of their products without also reducing costs to consumers. It’s a practice […]
It’s National Sticky Bun Day! Here’s How to Bake Great Buns.
National Sticky Bun Day is observed annually on February 21. Originally known as “schnecken” and still considered to be a Philadelphia specialty, it is believed that the sticky buns origin in the U.S. began in the 18th century when the German settlers brought baking tradition with them when they began settling near Pennsylvania. Famous cousins […]
Choco Tacos will be BACK this Summer!
Fans across the nation were crushed when Klondike discontinued their iconic Choco Taco in 2022. But there is reason to celebrate now that Taco Bell and Salt & Straw ice cream have partnered up to bring back Klondike’s Choco Taco, less than two years after the frozen treat was banished from store shelves. As Fox Business […]
Do You Know the Muffin Day?
February 20 is National Muffin Day, and today you might find yourself wondering (as you wipe tell-tale crumbs from the corners of your mouth), whose idea it was to put so much baked goodness in such a small, conveniently personalized package, and where do they come from? According to Mochas & Javas, a coffee and […]
It’s National Cherry Pie Day!
Some pie lovers will be eating their favorite pie on February 20 during National Cherry Pie Day. Whether they eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a slice at every meal depends on just how much they love cherry pie! February is also National Cherry Month, most likely courtesy of our first President George Washington’s […]
Red Lobster Is Giving Away 150 Endless Lobster Experiences
There are some two-word combos that are guaranteed to deliver instant happiness. You know, things like “lottery winner” and “paid vacation.” We’d add “endless lobster” to that list, and as Food & Wine reports, Red Lobster will be delivering on that double-word phrase later this month by giving away a limited number of Endless Lobster experiences. The […]