Chocolate Cheerios Not Groundbreaking

This week’s mission: Can an austere-but-fun breakfast cereal stay balanced after it goes chocolate?

Tropical Snack Mix

With dried mango and pineapple.

Honey-Mustard Snack Mix

Bagel chips, pretzels, and sesame sticks in a honey-mustard glaze.

Spicy Cereal and Nut Mix

A spicy, salty, buttery treat loaded with nuts and cereal.

Venial Vegetable Trickery

This week’s mission: a snack mix with Cheerios, and frozen vegetables with health claims.

Gourmet Trail Mix

Gorp grows up with unsweetened coconut and crystallized ginger.

Which Kiss Is Best?

This week’s mission: three holiday renditions of the Hershey’s standard.

Crazy Pretzel Sandwich

This week’s mission: off-kilter but refreshing soft drinks and a zesty hodgepodge of a pretzel snack.

Instant Milk Shakes Ride Again

This week’s mission: kiddie fruit snacks by the makers of an energy bar and instant shake-and-drink milk shakes.

Time for School Lunch

Meals for making your mark on the blacktop.

Fancy Tonic Water Not Worth the Fancy Price

This week’s mission: fancy-pants imported tonic water and chips made from slow-baked fruit.

What to Eat at the Ballpark

Chowhound picks for the best food and drink at games across the country.

Know Your Peppers

CHOW’s visual guide to chile peppers.

Cold-Weather Comfort Food Menu

Stick-to-your-ribs recipes for harsh winter days.

How to Start Your Own Dive Bar

Be the boss, bouncer, and favorite bartender.