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Fall-table copycats worth the craving
The five we're pushing everywhere this week — a warm game-day dip, pumpkin-season café treats, and the viral fall pasta, all cracked at home.
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Fast Food
Chick-fil-A, McDonald's, In-N-Out, Taco Bell
Casual Dining
Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse, Red Lobster, Cracker Barrel
Drinks
Starbucks PSL, Pink Drink, Frappes
Sauces & Dips
Chick-fil-A Sauce, Big Mac Sauce, Cane's Sauce
Baking
Cinnabon Rolls, Texas Roadhouse Rolls, Breadsticks
Desserts
Wendy's Frosty, McFlurry, Cinnabon
Recipes worth making twice
A handful of the copycats people come back to again and again.
Maggiano's Linguine alle Vongole (Clams in White Wine-Butter Sauce)
Viral TikTok Pasta Salad (The Secret Is Salad Supreme)
Viral TikTok Chilaquiles
Brookie Bars (Brownie + Cookie)
Viral TikTok Grillo's Pickle Dip — The 5-Minute Party Dip You Serve in the Jar
Garlic Noodles — the Viral TikTok Butter-Garlic Noodles
Better than the drive-through
Three good reasons to make it at home instead.
Spend a fraction
A restaurant bowl runs ~$12. Made at home it's a few dollars a serving — and you can feed the whole family for the price of one takeout order.
Make it yours
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