March 13, 2013 I didn't eat my first Reuben sandwich until I was 27 years old. I guess I was a late bloomer with corn beef. My mom hated it so she never cooked it growing up. I was deprived of this delicious discovery until several years ago. Now, one of my favorite sandwiches is the Reuben. But where do you get one for a decent price that isn't at a sit down restaurant? Found it. It's at Arby's.
January 25, 2013 When you hear "go green", you automatically think of recycling, reusing or saving the environment. But, with the Duluth Public Library's Cabin Cabin Fever Reliever Series, it means, green smoothies! You're invited to this FREE event that will add vitamins, fiber and antioxidants to your diet.
January 23, 2013 Once the cold snap is over and we can return to skiing, skating, Polar Bear Plunging and other outdoor activities. After being out in the cold air warm yourself from the inside with piping hot, easy to make, flavored coffee from Taste of Home.
November 26, 2012 For lunch today I tried McDonald's new CBO Sandwich which stands for cheddar bacon onion. It was somewhat the more healthy option compared to the Angus Third Pounder. The crispy chicken is 630 calories, compared to the Angus beef which is 790 calories. Here's how the sandwich scored based on my criteria.
As the saying goes, nothing's more American than apple pie. But if a new list of the nation's top 10 favorite snack foods is any indication, it may soon be replaced by deliciously salty treats.
Food manufacturers and supermarkets like to advertise that their meals are healthy. But there can be only one “healthiest” meal, and British scientists have looked through 4,000 health claims in an effort to determine what that would be.
Have you ever binged on garlic? Probably not, and experts say there’s a good reason for that: scientists have found we tend to eat less of smellier foods.
It’s no secret that America goes through a lot of food. We don’t just eat it. We throw a big chunk of it right in the garbage.
Of course, we can all do our part to reduce this painful truth to a sad fact of life. Here’s some things to watch out for when you’re scraping what’s left of your dinner into the trash.
At first, the Shamrock Shake from McDonald’s sounds like a fun time. But despite what your mom told you growing up, not everything that’s green is good for you.
McDonald’s Shamrock Shake usually comes once a year around St. Patrick’s Day, but as the holiday passes, so does the elusive tasty beverage. Now you don’t have to be in March (or Irish) to enjoy one year round.
Parents must always be on the offensive to protect their children from the countless ways the world tries to steer them down the wrong path. But should parents be leery of the names of foods?
If you're like most Americans, your Thanksgiving dinner table will include at least a few basic items — turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and the like. But have you ever thought about why we eat those foods on Thanksgiving? Or, for that matter, why turkey is called “turkey”?
In order to answer these hard-hitting questions and maybe even give you some interesting small-talk for the table, here are the stories behind the traditional Thanksgiving foods.
