Fikscue in Alameda serves up halal Texas-style BBQ with an Indonesian twist

Iconic Frozen Pizza Discontinued Forever, After More Than 60 Years

A familiar name in the frozen pizza aisle is disappearing for good. Conagra Brands has stopped making Celeste frozen pizzas, ending production of the longtime grocery staple also known as Mama Celeste. The company will sell its remaining inventory, but once those pizzas are gone, there will be no more products.

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Delicious Recipes

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Grandma Was Right About Potatoes and Onions

Sometimes the most memorable food begins with ingredients so ordinary that their transformation feels almost unfair. Southern Fried Taters and Onions take potatoes, sliced onion, garlic, oil, salt, and pepper and turn them into a skillet full of golden edges, tender centers, and deep savory flavor. As the potatoes cook, some pieces crisp against the hot pan while others remain soft enough to soak up the sweetness released by the onions. That mix of textures is what makes a simple recipe so hard to leave alone. Every serving contains a few crunchy bites, several buttery-soft slices, and caramelized onion tucked between them. No cream sauce, specialty cheese, or expensive meat is required to make the skillet smell like a proper country breakfast or old-fashioned family supper.

Kateable

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The Homemade Cough Syrup That Works Better Than Store-Bought Ones

Every fall I make a batch of this ginger lemon honey syrup and keep it in the fridge. It’s cozy, it takes 30 minutes, and honey is one of the few home remedies with real research behind it for cough. 😊

Greg Wilson, CFA

28 Foods Full of Microplastics: You Are Eating Plastic Without Knowing

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

Edmond Thorne

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12 Shot at FAMU Homecoming: 15-Year-Old Is Charged — Fatigue Meets Accountability

A homecoming celebration turned into a crime scene near Bragg Stadium. Six children were hit. The suspect is a teenager. The question now is whether Florida’s Black political class can finally say out loud what everyone in the neighborhood already knows.

Tallahassee, FL · 4d

Thomas Smith

Check Your Freezer: Ice Cream Recalled Due to Concerns Over Deadly Bacteria

Lidl shoppers should check their freezers after the retailer recalled one lot of gelato over possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The company's October 16 recall announcement, published by the FDA, says routine testing detected the bacteria in a laboratory sample. No illnesses had been reported when the notice was issued.

Washington, DC · 11d

Butter and Baggage

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The old-fashioned cream cheese pound cake everyone asks about

Butter alone can't give a pound cake this velvety crumb. Cream cheese is the difference, and it keeps every slice from falling apart. Butter and cream cheese are beaten together until fluffy, which gives the cake a dense, moist crumb without any baking soda or baking powder. It is rich but not overly sweet, so it needs no glaze. I like a slice plain with a cup of tea.

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Thomas Smith

KFC Just Made a Huge Change to Its Menu

Your usual KFC combo is about to come with a different set of drink choices. The fried chicken chain has announced plans to replace Pepsi with Coca-Cola products at its U.S. restaurants, ending a beverage relationship that stretches back roughly four decades.

Thomas Smith

1.5+ Million Lbs of Hot Dogs, Bacon and Deli Meat Recalled Nationwide -- Check Your Fridge

Kayem Foods Inc., a Massachusetts-based meat producer, is recalling approximately 1,584,361 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, according to an October 17 announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

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nickscookingclub

Remember the White Candy That Seemed to Appear in Every Grandma’s Christmas Tin?

Divinity is one of those old-fashioned candies that can instantly bring back a kitchen you haven’t stood in for years. Light, fluffy, and almost cloud-like, it’s nothing like dense fudge or chewy caramel. The outside sets with a delicate finish while the center stays soft and airy, with that unmistakable melt-away sweetness that made it a holiday candy-table favorite. It looks deceptively simple, but anyone who grew up watching a grandmother, aunt, or church-supper expert make a batch probably remembers there was a little technique involved. When it turns out right, those snowy spoonfuls look beautiful piled onto a platter—and somehow taste even better after you’ve spent years wondering why people stopped making them.

Dianna Carney

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Itty Bitty 2 lb Shih Tzu Puppy Searching For Home After Being Born Locally

Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE), a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, would like you to meet Pinch Pudding, a joyful young puppy who is in need of a place to call home. According to the rescue, “Born locally, the PUDDING litter are more than ready to share their famous pudding recipes with a lucky family. Grab a spoon and bring your appetite!” She is now living safely with a loving foster family while she awaits what comes next.

Massachusetts · 22d

Kateable

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Feel a Sore Throat Coming On? Drink This Tea First

That first scratchy tickle in the back of my throat is my cue to put the kettle on. This is the warm tea I make, with thyme, ginger, lemon, and honey. 😊. I can’t promise this tea will stop a sore throat in its tracks, but a hot drink does help. In one study, a hot fruit drink gave people subjective relief from common cold symptoms, and honey has good evidence for soothing cough, which often comes with a sore throat. Thyme is a traditional herb for the throat, and ginger is warming and comforting.

Maria’s Mixing Bowl

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Creamy Deviled Eggs: A Must-Try Recipe

Creamy Deviled Eggs are always creamy, super tasty, and include a secret ingredient that takes them over the top!. Deviled eggs aren't just the perfect appetizer; they're also a great side dish. Let’s face it, deviled eggs are a perfect food. Breakfast, lunch, snack, sides, appetizer… You just can’t go wrong with these babies. We normally have a batch of these in the fridge almost every week. Yes, we love them!

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Tanner Callais

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What I Wish I Knew About Staying on the Ship During a Port of Call

Book a cruise and you’re no doubt thinking about exploring exotic ports of call. But there’s a small — and seemingly growing — number of people that do the exact opposite. They elect to simply stay on the ship and have a dramatically different day than most passengers.

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intentionalhospitality

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I Add One Unique Ingredient to My Tuna Salad, and It Tastes Lighter and Less Fishy

Cucumber tuna salad is what I make when I want something fresh and filling without cooking a thing. Crisp mini cucumbers, canned tuna, dill, and a quick Dijon mayo dressing come together in 10 minutes. The tuna gives it enough heft to count as a real meal.

The Comfort Kitchen

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This Macaroni Salad Knows Why It Disappears First

Macaroni salad can be forgettable when it is merely cold pasta covered in dressing, but this version earns attention with a careful balance of sweet, tangy, creamy, and crunchy. Tender macaroni provides the familiar base, while crisp vegetables interrupt the softness and bring freshness to every scoop. The dressing coats the pasta generously without flattening the other flavors, delivering the nostalgic deli-counter quality people expect while tasting far more personal than something purchased by the pound. A touch of sweetness softens the tang and makes the salad especially friendly beside smoky barbecue, salty meats, and spicy dishes. After chilling, the ingredients settle together and the dressing moves into the pasta, creating the creamy consistency that makes people take a much larger spoonful than they originally intended.

Greg Wilson, CFA

29 Things You Should Stop Buying After Turning 60

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

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ChefManiac

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The Pork Chops I Make When Everyone’s Tired of Pork Chops

Pork chops have a reputation problem. Cook them the same old way and they can feel like the dinner you make because they were on sale—not because anyone was excited about them. Brown sugar changes that equation fast. As the chops cook, that sweetness mingles with the savory seasoning and pan juices, creating a glossy coating with caramelized edges that makes an ordinary package of pork look considerably more interesting. You get juicy meat, sweet-and-salty flavor, and those sticky browned bits around the edges that somehow disappear before the rest of the plate does.

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intentionalhospitality

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The 4-Ingredient Banana Bread I Make Every Time Bananas Get Too Ripe

When the bananas on my counter are past the point anyone wants to eat them, this is what I make. Banana bread using a cake mix takes four ingredients, one bowl, and about 15 minutes of prep, and one batch gives you two loaves.

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The Comfort Kitchen

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This Pineapple Dump Cake Has a Cheesecake Surprise

Pineapple dump cake already combines juicy fruit with a buttery golden topping, but adding a cheesecake-style layer makes the familiar dessert richer and much more interesting. The pineapple provides tropical sweetness and enough acidity to cut through the creamy center, while the cake topping develops crisp patches above the soft filling. Because the ingredients are layered rather than carefully mixed and shaped, every scoop reveals a slightly different balance of fruit, cream cheese, and buttery cake. Some portions carry extra golden topping, while others reach the soft cheesecake pockets underneath. The dessert looks rustic rather than overly polished, which is useful when the goal is generous flavor without spending the afternoon decorating a cake or rolling pastry.

nickscookingclub

Cabbage and Potatoes Still Know How to Feed a Family Without Emptying the Grocery Budget

Some of the most comforting meals come from ingredients that never needed to be fancy. This Irish-inspired bacon, cabbage, and potato soup brings together humble staples in one steaming pot, with smoky, salty bacon giving the broth the kind of flavor that makes simple vegetables taste like something you planned all day. The potatoes turn tender and hearty, cabbage softens into the savory broth, and those little pieces of bacon keep every spoonful interesting. It’s warm, rustic food built around ingredients generations of home cooks have relied on when dinner needed to stretch. Nothing here is trying to impress you with a long shopping list. It’s simply the sort of bubbling soup that fills the kitchen with a good smell and makes a loaf of bread on the counter suddenly feel like part of dinner.

nickscookingclub

Three Ingredients Shouldn’t Turn Into Fudge This Creamy, but Somehow They Do

Fudge has a reputation for candy thermometers, careful timing, and recipes that can go wrong if you look away at the wrong moment. This three-ingredient version skips most of that drama. With just a few simple ingredients and no oven required, it sets into rich, smooth squares with that dense, melt-in-your-mouth texture people expect from homemade fudge. There’s no long baking session and no complicated ingredient list hiding behind the word “easy.” Just creamy chocolate sweetness that can be sliced into little pieces once it’s chilled and firm. It’s the kind of recipe that makes you wonder why homemade candy ever needed to become an all-day kitchen project.

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nickscookingclub

Five Minutes Is Apparently All This Fudge Needs

Homemade fudge sounds like the kind of candy that requires thermometers, precise timing, and a family secret guarded for several generations. This five-minute version refuses to cooperate with that reputation. It delivers rich chocolate flavor, a smooth texture, and the satisfying density of traditional fudge without turning the kitchen into a confectionery laboratory. The mixture comes together quickly on the stove, leaving the chilling time to handle most of the actual work. Once set, it cuts into neat little squares that look perfectly at home in a holiday candy tin or piled on a dessert tray. The chocolate is deep enough to satisfy a serious craving, while the small portions keep the richness manageable—at least until someone reaches for another piece. It is the kind of recipe that makes you wonder why fudge ever felt intimidating in the first place.

Greg Wilson, CFA

19 Cleaning Hacks Professionals Wish You Didn’t Know

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

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Eat Like No One Else

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Honeycrisp or Fuji? 7 Things to Know Before You Buy

Honeycrisp and Fuji are two commonly found apple varieties. If you want to decide which is better for you to buy, here are 7 things to know. Honeycrisp or Fuji? Let's do a comparison between the two and answer the questions:

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Greg Wilson, CFA

30 Once Popular Boomer Items That Millennials Won’t Buy Anymore

This article was originally published on ChaChingQueen.com, a site my wife and I own. AI was used for light editing, formatting, and readability. But a human (me!) wrote and edited this.

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nickscookingclub

This Is the Cherry Dessert I’d Make When Company Is Coming in 20 Minutes

Some desserts need hours of careful baking, cooling, and decorating. This cherry angel food cake lush is what you make when the clock says you don’t have that kind of time. Soft, airy pieces of angel food cake meet cool, creamy layers and juicy cherries for a dessert that tastes far more put-together than its 20-minute prep suggests. The cake soaks up just enough of that sweet cherry goodness while still keeping its light, fluffy texture, and the creamy filling gives every spoonful that old-fashioned potluck-dessert richness. It’s bright, soft, fruity, and wonderfully messy in the way the best chilled desserts tend to be. Put it in a pretty serving dish and nobody needs to know how little time you actually spent in the kitchen.

Thomas Smith