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Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe Tara Rylie/Mashed By Tara Rylie/Updated: Sept. 15, 2021 10:58 am EST Calling all lemon lovers! This lemon meringue pie recipe is a dessert lover’s dream come true. It’s got a crunchy, sweet graham crust that pairs perfectly with its tart, melt-in-your-mouth lemon filling, and to top it all off, this pie has a pillow-y, marshmallow-like meringue that just seals the deal. The contrast of flavors and textures here is simply amazing, each one complementing the next....

Like Butter On Your Pop-Tart? Then You Won’t Want To Miss This Collab Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 9:08 am EST Most people eat their Pop-Tarts one of two ways: warm and toasted or room temperature while running out the door. But have you ever tried putting butter on your Pop-Tart? If you’re in the group of people who have (and even prefer their toaster pastries this decadent way), you can count yourself lucky....

Orville Redenbacher’s Popcorn Originally Had A Very Different Name JJava Designs/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/Jan. 7, 2022 11:54 am EST Once a brand name becomes established as a permanent fixture in the consumer lexicon, it’s hard to imagine it ever being called something else. Pepsi-Cola was originally called “Brad’s Drink,” named after its founder Caleb Bradham, before he rebranded to the moniker that persists today. Snapple was once known as Unadulterated Food Products, Inc....

Roasted Root Vegetable Soup Recipe Jaime Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/Dec. 1, 2021 10:29 am EST What’s better than a warm bowl of soup on a chilly winter day? Honestly, we don’t think there’s anything that is! When it comes to meals that we’d enjoy eating during the winter, soup is always at the forefront of our minds. The great part about this particular soup recipe is that it’s filled with a melody of veggies, and it’s a great way to get your picky eaters to eat them....

Sunny Anderson Would Never Let This Happen On A Halloween Show Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Nov. 3, 2021 5:04 pm EST What makes for a good Halloween or horror-film scare? The early days of cinema popularized certain undead beasts: Dracula, mummies, Frankenstein’s monster. In the 1970s and 80s, we had a run of blatantly evil psychopaths: Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger. Some demon or other possessing an innocent child is good for a classic scare, and the blog Birth....

Thai Peanut Sauce Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 20, 2021 8:37 am EST What takes just five minutes to whip up, requires no heating whatsoever, and can instantly upgrade all sorts of dishes? If you said Thai peanut sauce, you are absolutely correct. After all, that’s what we’re here to make today — it’s right there in the recipe title. And once you whip up this sauce (or actually, we should say whisked, not whipped) you’ll find yourself making and enjoying it over and over again, because it’s just that good....

This Is The Healthiest Way To Prepare Hot Wings Shutterstock By Rachel Pasche/Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 8:20 am EST Why is it that so many of the foods we enjoy eating the most are more often than not unhealthy? All we want is some comfort food that won’t make us feel terrible afterwards, is that too much to ask for? Fortunately, people are getting more and more creative with finding ways to “healthify” traditionally less-than-good-for-you foods, like protein mug cakes, pasta made from legumes, and pretty much all things cooked in the air-fryer....

Trader Joe’s Is Being Sued In California For This Scary Reason Corinna Haselmayer/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 2:50 pm EST Ah, Trader Joe’s — the grocery store we love to love, or in some cases, love to hate. It’s by far one of the most popular supermarket chains in the United States, coming in second place to 7-Eleven and beating out Aldi, Kroger, and Whole Foods in terms of shoppers who feel positively about the store (via YouGov)....

Valentine’s Day 2022: Where To Get The Best Food Freebies And Deals smspsy/Shutterstock By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 10:42 am EST Whether you’re single, you’re in a brand-new relationship, or you’ve been with your love for many years, there are many ways to spend Valentine’s Day — and plenty of deals to be had in the process. Valentine’s Day as the celebration of romance we know today began in Great Britain around the 17th century, according to the History Channel....

Veggie Omelet Recipe By Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 10:43 am EST It’s summer, and many of us have gardens overflowing with fresh vegetables. I’m always so hopeful and motivated in May, but come July I find myself completely overwhelmed by the amount of produce slowly being eaten by the backyard rabbits. Should I can it? No, I don’t even know what that means. Give it away? Sure, but there’s still a lot of basil to be eaten....

We Tried The KFC Beyond Fried Chicken Nuggets So You Don’t Have To Sarah Gardner/Mashed By David Klein/Jan. 17, 2022 3:59 pm EST If we’ve learned anything from KFC over the last couple of decades, it’s the fact that the fast food behemoth is unafraid to shake up what makes the brand iconic. Consider the wide array of celebrity spokespeople who have channeled the company’s goateed, white suit-clad founder and face of the franchise, Colonel Harland Sanders....

Whataburger Employee’s Pay Observation Has TikTok Furious Facebook By Chase Shustack/Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 10:39 am EST In this day and age, the topic of fast food employee wages is a hot button issue. There are some people — including those in this USA Today story — who believe that the position of flipping burgers and making sandwiches isn’t a job worth paying above minimum wage for. Others — such as the writer of this op-ed in Newsweek — believe those behind the counters and grills deserve to earn higher wages that will support both them and their families....

When You Should Really Be Salting Your Roasted Vegetables JeniFoto/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/Oct. 15, 2021 12:03 pm EST Does the timing of when you add salt to a dish really make a difference? While perhaps most people agree that timing does matter in regards to using any spice or seasoning, opinions vary on the specifics. Those in the salt-first crowd contend that seasoning your food from the start is the way to go, whereas others argue that salt can be incorporated throughout or even toward the end of the cooking process....

15-Minute Frittata Recipe Catherine Brookes/Mashed By Catherine Brookes AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 17, 2021 8:11 am EST When it comes to great breakfast foods, a classic frittata has to be at the top of our list. We love this dish because it’s filled with fresh veggies, eggs, and usually cheese. A frittata is also relatively healthy yet filling at the same time. Most of the time, frittatas can take a long time to make, but with this awesome recipe, you simply need to set aside about 15 minutes, which is pretty sweet if you ask us....

36% Said This Was Their Favorite Sauce To Put On Pasta Plateresca/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Feb. 15, 2022 9:50 pm EST What do you think of when you hear the word pasta? Although most of us tend to picture a plate of spaghetti or penne sauced with something Italian(ish) in nature, Dream Kitchen tells us that orzo, spaetzle, and even pierogies are all considered to be pasta, as well. (Ramen noodles and egg noodles, on the other hand, are not....

5-Ingredient Cheesecake Recipe Molly Allen/Mashed By Molly Allen/Updated: Sept. 16, 2021 9:23 am EST More often than not, baking a cheesecake comes with a cautionary tale. Is it going to crack in the middle? Will the whole cheesecake sink? It seems like there’s so many variables of what could go wrong that many people decide to ditch the dessert altogether. Because of that, cheesecake seems to be one of those desserts you indulge in when you’re out at a restaurant....

7 Crown Royal Flavors Ranked Worst To Best Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images By David Klein/Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 3:57 pm EST Flavored booze can be a hit-or-miss proposition. The cheap stuff usually whiffs big time, dominated by an off-putting chemical taste and aroma that gives off the impression that your liquor was created in a lab rather than a distillery. Like medicine, it is best to down this swill as quickly as possible so all that nastiness doesn’t linger....

An Unexpected Duo Made Its Way Through A Kansas McDonald’s Drive-Thru Gargantiopa/Shutterstock By Melissa Campana/Jan. 31, 2022 10:31 am EST Fast food drive-thru employees’ shifts can get pretty monotonous. They take an order, prepare the order, serve it, and repeat. One McDonald’s franchise reported that it serves up to 260 cars per hour, which equates to over 2,000 drive-thru interactions in an eight-hour shift. The orders probably include Big Macs, fries, Chicken McNuggets, and the occasional milkshake, making for a repetitive day....

Cat Cora Just Killed It On Fox’s ‘The Real Dirty Dancing’ Paul Archuleta/Getty By Molly Clark/Feb. 4, 2022 12:18 pm EST Celebrity chef Cat Cora is best known for her skills in the kitchen. But it’s her newfound skills on the dance floor that had her in the spotlight on February 1. Cora was cast on “The Real Dirty Dancing,” a new TV show airing on Fox that looks to recreate the setting, characters, and, of course, dance moves from the classic ’80s film “Dirty Dancing....

Chain Restaurants You’re About To See Everywhere In 2022 Barre Kelley/Shutterstock By Alexandra Cass/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 10:39 am EST If there’s one thing most of us can admit about the past few years, it’s that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we eat, as noted by U.S. News & World Report. And, for a lot of people, that’s meant eating out a whole lot more. Maybe not dining in at restaurants per se, but the data shows that drive-thrus have seen a major boost in the past two years, and digital sales within the food service industry have skyrocketed across the board, according to CNN....