Food Faceoff

Homemade Fig Newtons

by Casey Barber April 4, 2011

“The satisfyingly old-school original Newtons took everyone right back to lunchboxes in the all-purpose room and after-school snack time (no word on whether said snack time also included friends who were as gleefully bossy as Ramona Quimby.)”

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Food Faceoff: Almond Milk

by Casey Barber March 14, 2011

“Densely creamy and rich on the tongue, homemade almond milk doesn’t taste like something you’re choking down just to reap the health benefits. This is something you could use in place of half and half.”

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Homemade Cheez-Its

by Casey Barber January 31, 2011

“We discovered that the perfect Cheez-It cracker has superior crunch, unmistakable cheese flavor that doesn’t devolve into pure saltiness, and just enough grease to leave a light sheen on your fingers.”

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Food Faceoff: Mashed Potatoes

by Casey Barber October 4, 2010

“I know I’m not the only one who feels her blood pressure rise every time she sees a commercial bemoaning the difficulty, the pain, of making mashed potatoes by hand. Maybe this is why I don’t watch the Food Network anymore.”

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Food Faceoff: Homemade vs. Boxed Brownies

by Casey Barber September 14, 2009

“I just don’t see why the prevailing school of thought is that it’s so much harder to pull together a dessert from scratch. So to disprove the haters, I decided to do a head-to-head test of my favorite homemade brownie recipe and what I consider to be a decent-tasting boxed mix, Cherrybrook Kitchen’s Fudge Brownie Mix with Chocolate Chips.”