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Retro Happy Meal Toys - © 2019 McDonalds

McD’s Happy Meal Celebrating 40 Years This Week!

2019-11-04
By: Maggie
On: November 4, 2019
In: Comfort Food, Food News, Food Tips

The iconic McDonald’s Happy Meal celebrates 40 years on the menu this week with a special promotion on Thursday and the promise of some changes designed to make the kid-friendly treat more parent-friendly. Watch for the announcement of new, healthier Happy Meal options in 2020…Read More →

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Basic Cheese Sauce Can Fill Many Tasty Roles

2019-11-03
By: Maggie
On: November 3, 2019
In: Comfort Food, Food Tips, Sauces 101

I was at the hair dresser’s getting my ‘once in a while’ colour touchup not long ago and the operator at the next station over – everyone there knows I’m a Chef – asked me if I had a secret for making Scalloped Potatoes that aren’t runny. I said, I’ve never made runny Scalloped Potatoes in my life!Read More →

New Chicken Sandwich - 2019 Popeye's

Fast Food Week: Quick Service Resto And Snacks News

2019-11-02
By: Maggie
On: November 2, 2019
In: Comfort Food, Food News, Food Tips

Tomorrow is National Sandwich Day. Stack up a Dagwood or stretch out a Sub in honour of everybody’s fave carry-out food! Meanwhile take note that Wendy’s, Little Caesar’s, Domino’s and Panera Bread all have new specials up this week, and Popeye’s viral Chicken Sammy is back ‘for good’…Read More →

Lays Classic - © Lays

How To Safely Dispose Of Leftover Hallowe’en Treats

2019-11-01
By: Maggie
On: November 1, 2019
In: Comfort Food, Food News, Food Tips

Sounds ominous, doesn’t it? ‘Safely Dispose’? But, if you’re like me, your first impulse would be to just pig out on the leftover goodies for the next few days until they (and the gnawing temptation they represent) are gone. But I have good news! There’s a ‘healthy’ alternative…Read More →

Bagelrito - © 2019 Einstein Bros.

Will ‘Bagelrito’ Revolutionize Fast Food Breakfast Menus?

2019-10-31
By: Maggie
On: October 31, 2019
In: Comfort Food, Food News, Food Tips

I thought I’d seen it all, when it came to Tex Mex Breakfast mashups. But now, Einstein Bros. Bagels has come up with something they call the Bagelrito, stretching the concept envelope even further. And I think I like their idea even more than my own ‘Monster Burrito’ treatment…Read More →

Stuffing Chips - © Michael Moss - Salt Sugar Fat Book

Dr. Obvious: Fatter Kids Closer To Junk Food

2019-10-30
By: Maggie
On: October 30, 2019
In: Comfort Food, Food News, Foodie Life Lessons

Another ground-breaking study has just been released on how proximity to junk food sources effects weight issues among young people. Seems that, the closer to a junk food source they live, the fatter they are. We needed an expensive university-based study to figure this out?Read More →

Fat Burrito - © Fast Bastard - Kingston

Burrito Roulette: Random Leftovers In A Flour Tortilla

2019-10-28
By: Maggie
On: October 28, 2019
In: Comfort Food, Food Tips

I was going to call this post ‘Burrito Madness’, but that just didn’t have the funky, ad-hoc, devil-may-care ‘feel’ I wanted to convey… Then the phrase ‘Burrito Roulette’ popped into my mind, and knew instantly I had the perfect term to describe the experience – and a great new way to start the day! Read More →

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A Breakthrough In Growing ‘Real’ Meat In The Lab?

2019-10-27
By: Maggie
On: October 27, 2019
In: Comfort Food, Food News

We’ve been in undated lately with news from the Plant-based Meat Substitute industry about developments in their technology and the incredible popularity of their products. But what’s been going on in the competing, Lab Grown Meat sector. Inquiring Carnivores want to know…Read More →

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