I know someone, and by ‘someone’ I don’t mean me, who used to love eating sweeteners from little packets (think Equal and Splenda) as a kid. Forget lollipops, who needed those when he could tear into a packet of sweetener. That’s all fine and good (well, not really), but there’s an easier way to get a whole lot of sweetness, fast.

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I have a friend who loves to add a few shakes of crushed chili to seemingly every dish he orders at restaurants. I can’t recall what all of those dishes are, but pasta is definitely on the long list. I think it’s a bit strange (he probably wouldn’t be my friend if he doesn’t have some quirks), but mostly endearing. I’ve noticed Nick Stellino also loves crushed chili. Am I the only one who has an urge to poke his belly whenever I watch his cooking shows?