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Reindeer Brownies Recipe Stephanie Rapone/Mashed By Stephanie Rapone AND Mashed Staff/Dec. 22, 2021 9:37 pm EST Decorating Christmas cookies can be fun, but it can also be a huge holiday hassle, particularly if you bite off more than you can chew with some elaborate project. That’s why the ultimate win is when you come across a recipe for something that is super easy to make but has that seasonally-appropriate look. And, as a bonus, it’s is also something that everyone is actually going to want to eat....

Snoop Dogg And Martha Stewart’s New Baking Competition Show Has A Spooky Twist NatalieVasilyeva/Shutterstock By Mirtle Pena-Calderon/Updated: Sept. 30, 2021 2:36 pm EST Everyone loves a good baking show — especially one with a spooktacular theme like “Halloween Baking Championship” where viewers can tune in for tons of unexpected tricks and great seasonal treats. And it seems another cooking duo is taking on the fall twist in a new show: renowned homemaker and TV personality Martha Stewart and rapper and businessman Snoop Dogg....

The Kid From The Popeyes Meme Is All Grown Up And Now A State Champ Jerseystar973/Twitter By Maria Scinto/Dec. 7, 2021 3:48 pm EST Does anyone remember Vine? Yes, kids, that’s the name of what we had in those long, long ago days before TikTok — long ago, in this case, meaning from 2012 to 2016 (via The New York Times). Vine, even more so than TikTok, was like YouTube for people with seriously short attention spans, since its videos lasted just 6 seconds....

The Real Reason Julia Child Became An AIDS Activist - Exclusive Brian Leatart. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics By David Klein/Dec. 3, 2021 11:30 am EST The just-released documentary “Julia” (see the trailer on YouTube) brilliantly captures the extraordinary life of Julia Child, detailing her numerous groundbreaking achievements in the culinary world. While the reverence that co-directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West exhibit towards their larger-than-life subject is undeniable, the film avoids being a hagiography....

The Reason Anthony Bourdain Loved To Tan, According To Chef James Graham Robin Marchant/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Sept. 28, 2021 12:47 pm EST One of the tidbits to emerge from Laurie Woolver’s book “Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography” is that Anthony Bourdain had an obsession with tanning. The New York Post quotes a theory offered by chef James Graham, “He would tan, I think largely to hide the pallor of heroin....

The Simple Meat Pairing Tip Aarón Sánchez Swears By Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Angela Gervasi/Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 1:26 pm EST Aarón Sánchez, who’s graced episodes of “Chopped,” and “MasterChef,” is no different than many cooks in the sense that he doesn’t stop learning. Staying curious, he told Insider, is a crucial habit in life. And he certainly encourages that curiosity among his audience too — like when he posted an Instagram video guiding home cooks in making guacamole with grasshoppers, a crispy Mexican delicacy....

The Untold Truth Of Starburst Jennifer Wallace/Shutterstock By Lindsay Parrill/Updated: Jan. 28, 2022 2:49 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Unexplainably juicy, fruity, chewy, and colorful, Starburst is one of the world’s most celebrated candy aisle confections. With devout fans, a compelling history, and heated social media debates about which flavor is best, it is so much more than a sugary sweet treat. You, like most people, may not be able to resist these little taffies, but have you ever stopped to consider how they came to be?...

The Untold Truth Of YouTuber Joshua Weissman YouTube By Kalea Martin/Oct. 13, 2021 2:35 pm EST Joshua Weissman started sharing his recipes to YouTube in early 2015, and since then, he’s become one of the platform’s most popular food channels. These days, he’s most known for “But Better,” a cooking series in which he makes homemade versions of popular food items. Weissman crafts everything from Oreo McFlurries to Olive Garden Breadsticks and tweaks the recipes to make them taste and look even better than the original....

There Is An Actual Reason Seeing Food Makes Your Mouth Water Prostock-studio/Shutterstock By Rachel Pasche/Dec. 7, 2021 11:28 am EST There’s a common thing that happens to all of us when we are preparing food — you know, how when you’re making a loaf of bread or a cake, or maybe a crockpot with a roast inside, and then your entire house smells just divine, and you suddenly find yourself salivating?...

This Beloved Cinnamon Toast Crunch Holiday Flavor Is Back In Stores Olga Popova/Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 11:26 am EST Now that the weather’s getting colder, it’s time to stay warm by cozying up with some hot chocolate and enjoying some holiday treats. So many brands have been releasing new seasonal items, but one thing that always gets us excited is when we see products we love return back to shelves....

This Is The First African Food Hall In The World Andrew Toth/Getty Images By Nancy Mock/Jan. 10, 2022 5:37 pm EST Food halls of various sizes and iterations exist across the U.S. and around the world, like Seattle’s famous Pike Place to Paris’ oldest food market, the Marché des Enfants Rouges (according to The Recipe). Although they often wind up being compared to simple food courts, these dining halls elevate choices and experiences way beyond the homogenous, unexciting, fast food offerings found in shopping malls....

TikTok Is Shocked At Someone Allegedly Finding A Tooth In A Subway Sandwich Prachana Thong-on/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 5:38 pm EST Subway is no stranger to controversies that might scare away the average customer. In recent months, the international sandwich chain has gone viral on social media for everything from the gross way employees clean knives to a questionable hiring practice taking place in some locations. In addition to these incidents, Subway has also been accused of being less than forthcoming about its food....

Twitter Is Cracking Up Over Burger King’s One Word Dig At McPlant Burgers McDonald’s By Molly Clark/Oct. 18, 2021 5:46 pm EST Host of the YouTube channel “Max Vs Food,” Max Stanford is serious about McDonald’s McPlant burgers, a new plant-based burger available in a trial run at some locations in the U.K., according to the official website. Stanford is so serious, in fact, that he recently set a world record for scarfing down 23 of the vegan sandwiches in just one hour....

We Tried Goose Island’s Proprietor’s Bourbon County Stout. Here’s How It Went Sarah Gardner/Mashed By David Klein/Dec. 1, 2021 3:16 pm EST Beer is not immune from the shopping insanity that is Black Friday. Per American Craft Beer, famed Chicago-based brewery Goose Island traditionally unveils its ever-growing roster of Bourbon County Stout brews on the shopping day of all shopping days, and this year was no exception. Beyond the standard flagship barrel-aged stout, seven additional variants were released in 2021, including the latest entry in the Proprietor’s series....

Why The Song In Uber Eats’ Super Bowl 2022 Commercial Sounds So Familiar Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Feb. 11, 2022 9:54 am EST The pandemic has been rough for a lot of businesses, but certainly not all. For one, the fast food business has been booming. In turn, so have food delivery apps, which have trended upward right along with fast food restaurants, by putting “all” the fast food menus at your disposal, then going to the restaurant to pick up your selection, then delivering it to you....

Why Workers At This Kroger-Owned Supermarket Chain Went On Strike Michael Ciaglo/Getty By Cristine Struble/Jan. 13, 2022 2:14 pm EST While customers may now be focused on grocery stores’ empty shelves, some supermarket chains have a bigger problem than a low selection in the cereal aisle. One of these is the Kroger-owned grocery chain, King Soopers, where workers at dozens of Colorado locations are currently on a three-week strike, Reuters reports....

12 Barbecue Chain Restaurants Ranked From Worst To Best Marie Sonmez Photography/Shutterstock By Caitlin Lamb/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:28 pm EST Smoky, decadent, messy barbecue may be an American summer food staple today. But this popular cuisine actually has its roots in the Caribbean, where meats were cooked over an open pit or grill, and covered in a variety of spices and basting sauces. Since making its way north, barbecue has largely found its home in the American South, with places like Memphis, Kansas City, Texas, and St....

15-Minute Fall Gnocchi Recipe Sher Castellano/Mashed By Sher Castellano AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 10, 2021 11:51 am EST Sher Castellano must be a mind reader, because how else would she have known that our love for Trader Joe’s cauliflower gnocchi knows no bounds? Indeed, we’ve been dreaming about ways to combine it with autumn vegetables like kale and sweet potatoes. If you’ve been looking for the perfect easy fall dish, you’re in luck, too....

16 Strange Fast Food Desserts You’ve Never Tried Gargantiopa/Shutterstock By Caitlin Lamb/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:26 pm EST Fast food restaurants may be better known for their burgers and fries than they are for their sugary treats. But because most of our taste buds enjoy something sweet to go along with our greasy, salty drive-thru favorites, most chains offer at least a couple of dessert options for patrons. While ice cream treats, cookies, and other simple pre-made desserts are a popular choice among most fast food restaurants in the U....

5-Ingredient Copycat Taco Bell Bean Burrito Recipe Lindsay D. Mattison/Mashed By Lindsay D. Mattison/Updated: Sept. 13, 2021 11:59 am EST When you’re in the mood for Tex-Mex that’s cheap, delicious, and quick, Taco Bell is the way to go. Although they have a few wallet-busters on their menu, most of their burritos are pretty affordable. Take the vegetarian-friendly bean burrito, for example. It’s nothing fancy — a simple combination of refried beans, red sauce, cheddar cheese, and onions, all wrapped up in a flour tortilla — but it absolutely satisfies the taste buds for its $1....