A severely lopsided FFW menu this week! No SIDES, BEVS or DESSERTS! But a bumper crop of MAINS and EVENTS… Check out the new Value War menu items from KFC, Subway, Whataburger and Jack In The Box… And find the cheapest Big Arch in the US…Read More →
We recently headlined a post ‘Contradiction In Terms?’. The issue was a manufacturer trying to make an unhealthy UPF product appear healthier… Today we feature another such example: PepsiCo is trying to make its new Jerky Sticks appear healthier…Read More →
Vineagar Pie is a true American Classic, with roots in the Great Depression. And as such, it’s a classic lesson in ‘make-do-with-wjhat-you-have’. But – cultural and historical baggage aside – it’s a lovey, gooey, indulgent dessert whch defies newstalginization…Read More →
While writing a recent recipe post, I was put in mind of Ritz Cracker Apple Pie – a Depression Era favourite my Mom used to make when I was very little. And it reminded me of another. Born of hard times, Flapper Pie seems elegant by today’s standards…Read More →
FLASH! Thieves hijacked a shipment of Nestlé Kit Kat candy bars headed from a plant in Central Italy to Poland over the weekend. The take amounted to more than 12 tonnes of the legendary chocolate-wafer confection… No sign of the stolen sweets as of this post…Read More →
No Novelties or Events on the Fast Food Week ‘menu’ this time. But lots of other stuff – particularly in the MAINS category! Seven major players represented in all! New stuff from Chick-Fil-A, Taco Bell, McDonald’s and KFC among others…Read More →
By the time I was in elementary school, I always knew when the family food budget was getting thin – usually toward the end of the month. The frequency of ‘economical’ suppers would increase. And that meant an increase in the frequency of ground beef mains…Read More →
There are many ‘recipes’ (food prep concepts) that walk a razor-thin line between new and retro. The Soup Kingdom is home to many of them. Today’s Taco Soup recipe suggestion is technically newstalgic, in spite of having a significant history…Read More →