You Should Be Baking With Milk Powder. Here’s Why Narsil/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Nov. 19, 2021 11:29 am EST A lot can go wrong when you’re baking a seemingly simple dessert. A batch of cookies, for example, might bake unevenly if not rotated during the baking process (via All Recipes). If you use cold eggs, the wrong kind of flour, or unsoftened butter, the texture of the cookies might turn out all wrong....
12 Cap’n Crunch Flavors, Ranked Worst To Best calimedia/Shutterstock By Alex Darus/Sept. 23, 2021 2:47 pm EST Cap’n Crunch cereal has been a sugary staple on grocery store shelves since it first debuted in 1963. Contrary to popular belief, the cereal’s iconic mascot, full name Horatio Q. Crunch, was an icon before the cereal was even invented (via Mr. Breakfast). Using his friendly and familiar image, the goal of Cap’n Crunch was simple — to combat the problem of eating breakfast that was too soggy, and thus unappealing, to children....
A Chef And Bartender’s Best Tips For Cooking & Drinking At Home - Exclusive David M. Benett/Getty Images By Steven John/Nov. 9, 2021 12:35 pm EST A recent evening in New York City brought together renowned young chef Rōze Traore, Courvoisier Global Brand Educator and experienced mixologist Zahra Bates, and a handful of diners lucky enough to enjoy some world-class food and beverages. Dwelling on the menu and drinks served that night, which was a part of the “Welcome to Our Kitchen” series of events Courvoisier is sponsoring, will only lead to envy, so we’ll let that part lie (via Uptown Magazine)....
Aldi Shoppers Are Loving These Cinnamon-Flavored Sweet Crepes Instagram By Amanda Tarlton/Nov. 10, 2021 9:02 pm EST The holidays bring more than presents, family, and Christmas cheer — they also bring desserts galore. Sweet treats are around every corner this time of year, whether it’s a fancy box of truffles you received as a gift, a traditional Yule log cake served on Christmas Eve, or homemade chocolate-covered pretzels you made with your family....
All You’ll Want For Christmas Is This Mariah Carey Cake From Milk Bar Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Nov. 30, 2021 7:56 pm EST Christmas tree up? Check. Lights on the house? Check. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” blasting from the stereo? Check. It’s officially the Christmas season with all these essentials marked off the list, but there’s a new treat in town that will definitely guarantee you a spot on the “nice” list....
Baked Sweet Dumpling Squash Recipe Jaime Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 27, 2021 9:29 am EST If you are looking for something that is fall-inspired and healthy, but you’re over the overshared recipes involving pumpkin, then this may be right up your alley. This recipe uses a sweet dumpling squash which is pretty unique, and it’s also worth mentioning that it’s really healthy. That’s what we call a win-win, friends....
Chipotle Employees Reveal The Most Annoying Things Customers Do Studio Barcelona/Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Oct. 26, 2021 1:08 pm EST No matter where you dine, there are often unspoken rules of how guests should act. Of course, there are always some customers who don’t follow these understood guidelines, and on Reddit, Chipotle employees are speaking out about some of their biggest pet peeves. It all started when a Chipotle employee posted a thread on Reddit asking, “What’s something that’s considered common sense at Chipotle that customers … just don’t get?...
Easy Donut Breakfast Burger Recipe By Lauren Schumacker/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 10:28 am EST You’ve likely seen them all over your Instagram feed, that weird concoction of breakfast sandwich, donut, and sloppy cheeseburger. Behold, the donut breakfast burger, piled high with bacon and a freshly, drippy fried egg. This infinitely Instagram-worthy concoction is, to be quite honest, likely the least healthy sandwich to grace the brunch menu of your favorite weekend place, but tastes pretty delightful....
Easy Pineapple Souffle Recipe Jessica Morone/Mashed By Jessica Morone AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 17, 2021 10:22 am EST If there’s one word that strikes fear into the heart of the beginner or even intermediate-level cook, that word might be “soufflé.” This is a notoriously difficult dish, primarily due to its propensity to collapse when you take it out of the oven. Well, such is the case with a classic soufflé, which, as Master Class reported, is based on beaten egg whites that grow in size while cooked, thus providing the soufflé with its distinctive puffy texture....
Gordon Ramsay Is Turning Heads With This Picture-Perfect Beef Wellington Post DFree/Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 1:50 pm EST We will stop writing about Gordon Ramsay’s beef Wellington when he stops creating mouthwatering videos of savory, flaky, tender, steak-filled delights. You already knew that beef Wellington was a Chef Ramsay specialty, but he just keeps proving it over and over, like with this recent Instagram post that has us drooling on our keyboards....
Here’s How To Score Free Little Caesars Crazy Bread This Month Instagram By Lucy Maddox/Dec. 8, 2021 12:46 pm EST If you’re in a time crunch, a hot slice of pizza from Little Caesars is the way to go. This fast food giant was launched on an extraordinary leap of faith, when former minor league baseball player Mike Ilitch and his wife, Marian, poured the entirety of their savings into opening their first restaurant in Garden City, Michigan (via Mental Floss)....
How A Restaurant Closure Led To The Creation Of Stubb’s BBQ Sauce TonelsonProductions/Shutterstock By Lauren David/Dec. 14, 2021 2:03 pm EST You know the saying: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. C.B. Stubblefield, the man behind Stubb’s Bar-B-Q Sauce, learned this lesson the hard way. According to Southern Living, Stubblefield (or Stubb, as his friends called him) was inspired to open a barbecue restaurant after serving in the army during the Korean War, but the business was doomed to fail....
How Dollar Tree Fans Really Feel About Its Just Announced Price Hike dennizn/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Nov. 23, 2021 8:53 pm EST Dollar Tree may need to change its name to $1.25 Tree. Per MarketWatch, the retailer where all items for sale are just $1 is raising its prices to $1.25, a 25% increase. We know how much you – or at least half of you – love to buy your discounted candy at the wallet-friendly chain, followed closely by your soda and noodles, as indicated by a Mashed survey....
How Much Money Do Pastry Chefs Typically Make? Studio Romantic/Shutterstock By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/Feb. 15, 2022 4:18 pm EST So you think being a pastry chef sounds like a sweet and satisfying career? You’re right! Pastry chefs get to flex their culinary creativity and artistry, often in exciting and glamorous settings like high-end restaurants, hotels, or resorts. They also enjoy the satisfaction of making people very, very happy — because who doesn’t love dessert?...
Instagram Can’t Get Enough Of Florence Pugh’s Cooking David M. Benett/Getty By Molly Clark/Jan. 31, 2022 4:20 pm EST You may know Oscar-nominated actress Florence Pugh from her roles in “Black Widow,” “Midsommar,” and “Little Women” (via IMDb), but she takes on a more relatable role in a series of cooking tutorial stories she posts to her Instagram. The series, which she calls “Cooking with Flo,” has been on hiatus for what Pugh simply calls “life,” but she returned this week with a video preparing ‘courgetti’ — aka zucchini noodles with prawns....
Reddit Is Cracking Up Over This Bizarre Starbucks Review Brenda Rocha - Blossom/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Dec. 22, 2021 3:20 pm EST When you pull up to Starbucks on your morning commute or while traveling, you’re likely in a bit of rush and the last thing you want to do is spend 10 minutes (or much more) waiting in line for indecisive customers ahead of you who can’t figure out what they want for breakfast — or waiting for your fancy caramel macchiato to be prepared....
Reddit Is Torn Over This Bride’s Edible Confetti Request Natalia Kabliuk/Shutterstock By Rachel Pasche/Nov. 17, 2021 2:12 pm EST Brides and grooms can make some wild requests for their wedding. From cakes that are a bit over-the-top to decorations that are just plain unrealistic, all sorts of bizarre things have been done in the name of that special day for a couple. One caterer recently took to Reddit to ask for advice in pulling apart raspberries in an effective and efficient way that didn’t totally render the berries mushed but also moved along quickly....
Spring Baking Championship Season 8: Release Date, Contestants, And More - What We Know So Far Food Network By Lauren Cahn/Jan. 19, 2022 3:45 pm EST By this time last year, the seventh season of Food Network’s “Spring Baking Championship” had already been announced by Discovery+. This was sweet news for fans of the franchise, which is part of Food Network’s larger “Baking Championship” collection of programming (via Casting Crane) and began with “Holiday Baking Championship” in 2014....
TGI Fridays New Double Meals Combine These Popular Menu Items steved_np3/Shutterstock By Ralph Schwartz/Oct. 13, 2021 1:36 pm EST TGI Fridays’ slogan, emblazoned on its Twitter profile page, is meant to evoke happiness: “In here, it’s always Friday.” During the COVID-19 pandemic, every day has felt more like Friday the 13th for the casual-dining chain. Let’s face it: TGI Fridays has been in a businessperson’s horror show for several years now, as its customer base, middle-class America, continues to shrink (via Eater)....
The Best Restaurant Chain In Every State Shutterstock By Kori Ellis/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 11:23 am EST Finding a restaurant chain in the United States doesn’t take much effort. As of 2020, restaurant chains have more than 88,000 locations across the country. If you’re in a big city, it’s difficult to throw a rock without hitting at least one of these restaurants. While quantity of options is never an issue, the quality of the food can certainly be lacking at some of these establishments....
