Can I Eat the Beans I Use for Pie Weights?

They smell weird.

How Does Magic Shell Ice Cream Topping Work?

Is it indeed magical?

Shelf-Stable Chicken in Kool-Aid Sauce

This week’s mission: low-cal, assemble-it-yourself convenience food and wannabe Italian dinners.

What the Hell Is Ice Cream Soft Candy?

This week’s mission: Down-market candy gets a makeover, and a really bad idea for brand extension.

Snack Time for Lazarus

This week’s mission: superfood bars and stovetop comfort-food kits.

What If You Ruin the Turkey?

Should you try to cover it up, confess, go without, or just order pizza?

Country Breakfast Burrito and Hot Tamales Ice

This week’s mission: a burrito containing everything but pancakes, and a mint revamp of an old-school candy.

Oreo Dessert Pizza and Cereal Straws

This week’s mission: dessert pizza topped with Oreos and cereal straws for drinking milk.

A Little Something on the Side

Shake up tradition with these grilling accompaniments.

Chronicles from a Pig Party

Our associate food editor goes to the Southern Foodways Alliance conference to celebrate the year of the pig and other Southern delights.

Freeze-Dried Guanciale and Squid Ink Bar Codes

What we learned at Madrid Fusión.

Better than Popcorn

An assortment of Oscar-worthy recipes to go with the nominated films.

Kashi All Natural Frozen Entrées and Extra-Healthy Yogurts

This week’s mission: elegant frozen dinners and probiotic-boosted yogurts.

Hey, Mr. Postman

Where to shop for food gifts online.

10 Japanese Sweets

Venture beyond M&M’s.