Every year, an army of young girls descends on grocery store parking lots, community fairs, and your neighborhood to sell cookies. Unlike most people trying to hawk goods, there’s a chance you’ve actually walked toward them rather than steering away and avoiding eye contact. Why? Because Girl Scout cookies are amazing, that’s why. Thin Mints…
Girl Scout Cookies are maybe the most famous cookies in the United States. For that reason, Girl Scouts are one of the very few salespeople to come to your door that you might actually do business with. The cookies themselves are very good, if not always good for you. One of those Girl Scout offerings…
Thin Mints need no introduction. They’re the most popular Girl Scout cookie in America, and they’re an institution so large that all you need to do is say “Thin Mint” and people can practically taste them. With apologies to the many other excellent cookie options the girls sell, I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to…
Guacamole is a favorite snack dip or accompaniment to a Mexican-themed meal in my household. I like making guacamole from scratch, using fresh avocados, ground cumin, diced onion and jalapeno pepper, minced fresh garlic, and a squirt of fresh lime juice. I’m also not above buying ready-made guacamole dip from the grocery store if I’m…
This post contains affiliate links. In the 1960s, the Casa de Fritos restaurant at Disneyland in California started selling a snack food using surplus tortillas by cutting them up, frying them, and then adding seasoning. An executive from Frito-Lay took notice and worked out a deal to sell the chips regionally. Frito-Lay was overwhelmed by…
I grew up eating peanuts. They’re one of my favorite snack foods. I like other nuts, too — cashews are fun — but peanuts sit atop the nut hierarchy for me. Now, normally I eat peanuts in a can or jar, because they’re easier to eat and don’t make a mess, which suits me well…