No one thinks that frosting—or the cake it decorates—is a health food. But few people see frosting for what it is: essentially a mix of sugar and butter (if you…
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“If only Mom’s apple pie was this good,” says the LongHorn Steakhouse online menu. It’s referring to the Caramel Apple Goldrush, a “fresh baked pie crust packed with sweet, juicy…
It’s like having dessert for breakfast. At IHOP, an order of five Original Buttermilk Pancakes adds 750 calories’ worth of (mostly) white flour to your IHIPs. And that’s without the…
If you’ve never heard of a Tennessee Whiskey Cake, maybe you’ve never been to T.G.I. Friday’s. The “warm toffee cake topped with glazed pecans and vanilla ice cream” is “served…
“Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in Our Original Cheesecake with Layers of Delicious Fudge Cake and Caramel.” There’s nothing like finishing your Cheesecake Factory meal with a Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate…
“Bow-Tie Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Tomato, Pancetta, Peas and Caramelized Onions in a Roasted Garlic-Parmesan Cream Sauce” doesn’t sound excessive. Sure, the Farfalle with Chicken and Roasted Garlic has a cream…
“Trust us. Just try it,” says the California Pizza Kitchen menu. CPK must figure that customers need a bit of tempting, because its Butter Cake doesn’t sound as indulgent as…
Shrimp scampi, pepperoni pizza, mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce, veal parmigiana, spaghetti and meatballs. Those are some of the “Italian” foods you’d be hard-pressed to find in Italy, according to Fodors.com.…