A Weekly Stipend of Beer for Life, Starbucks Olive-infused Coffees Works Wonders as a Laxative, A Cake Decorator at Costco Took Things a it Too Literally, and a Lot More!
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Welcome Monday with open arms and renewed energy after a busy weekend prepping and enjoying Easter. And, despite a potentially busy day ahead, don’t forget to relax and unwind during break time. A great companion to your break time would be a hot mug of coffee or tea and some random food info bits to get your brain going once the caffeine kicks in.
Add a skip to your step or a smile to your day with TexasRealFood’s weekly random food news bits from here, there, and everywhere.
Candies from the Past Paint an Interesting Picture of Days Gone By
Candies and other confections can mostly be attributed to a sweet and innocent time for the childhoods of many. But back in the early 1900s, you could find candies with wrappers heavily suggesting racial stereotypes or maybe cigarette candies that teach children how to get into the deadly habit of smoking. That’s some pretty heavy stuff nowadays but back then it was the norm for kids at a young age to be exposed to the harsh realities of the time.
This is an interesting look into how history paints realities differently, read here to know more and get to see examples of the controversial candies from the past.
The Mother of All Cheese Bread in Our Opinion is This Inside-out Grilled Cheese Croissant
The cheese bread is one of those breakfast staples that we’re glad to have. A welcome side to our favorite bacon and eggs, croissants take this breakfast food item to another level. Given the different tastes of people, find out for yourself if you agree or agree to disagree with us here at TexasRealFood.
As you’re about to look for local bakeries that sell awesome croissants for your next kitchen experiment, read here to know more and pick up a few things that will make your mornings extra special.
A Cake Decorator at Costco Lands an Epic Fail as the Customer is Left Bewildered
As a happily married man to a wonderful wife, I’ve had the occasional mishap of messing up custom cakes for family gatherings. But one Costco customer was totally blindsided by what he would get from the in-house cake decorator. Armed with specific notes, the customer expected to get something plain but got something entirely different that has the internet laughing.
Read here to know more about this custom cake mishap from Costco.
The Parmesan Espresso Martini is Something You Didn’t Know You Had to Try
Thinking about it, the combination of flavors from the parmesan cheese, and the bitterness of coffee hints towards classic dessert items like mascarpone for tiramisu. Despite getting mixed reactions from supposed online flavor gurus and experts of everything they’re interested in, the Parmesan Espresso Martini just begs to be tried.
An interesting take on the mix of different flavors, read here to find out more about the controversial Parmesan Espresso Martini.
A Vancouver Brewery is Offering 100 New Lucky Members a Free Weekly Bottle of Beer….Forever
Shaketown Brewing Co. in Vancouver offers memberships to their brewery at $350 but, recently, they’ve stepped up their game to bring in 100 new members that get to enjoy a free bottle of beer every week forever. Given such a bold step in their strategy to bring in more members, their current success with local craft beer lovers has the owners excited.
See here to find out about How Shaketown Brewing Co. is raking in new members with such an incredible offer.
Interesting Infused Brews from Starbucks Trigger the Call of Nature for Lovers of the Cafe Chain
Starbucks has introduced their new line of olive oil-infused espressos that just so happens to also trigger some unwanted movements in the bowels of some. Given that coffee is already known to trigger bowel movements for some people, we imagine how infusing it with olive oil might have some rather explosive results.
Read here to find out about how olive oil-infused espressos might be more than your average daily picker-upper.
Getting Rid of All Those Unwanted Easter Candies is as Easy as, Say, Putting Them in Your Mouth…All of Them
Easter has yet again come and gone but, for some, there’s a pile of unwanted candies that haven’t been given out or were just the unwanted ones from the pile. Rather than throwing them away, here are some great ways to handle your Easter sweets surplus.
To know more about how to get rid of that pile of sweets, read here to find out.
Gordon Ramsay Shells Out $250K in Investments to Lucky Food Entrepreneurs
Gordon Ramsay’s Food Starts, to be aired on Fox, will present the interesting stories of different food entrepreneurs from different walks of life and have them prove themselves to the food media mogul. The winner will be given a generous investment and a business partnership with Gordon Ramsay.
Check out how Gordon Ramsay plans to help food entrepreneurs with his latest show on Fox.
A Rush of Food Ecstasy Comes with Every Bite of This Bacon Salad Recipe
Who knew that one could marry bacon and salads? Well, some culinary geniuses came up with a recipe and they’re telling everyone to try it. Now before you even think about putting some fancy salad dressing on those strips of bacon, it is much more simple than you’re actually making it to be.
To find out more about how to make this simple yet sinful salad, check it out here.
