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The Biggest Mistake You’re Making When Freezing Chicken Stock Madeleine Steinbach/Shutterstock By Nick Desimone/Jan. 2, 2022 6:56 pm EST Making homemade chicken stock is a delicious and economical way to use up leftover chicken bones and veggie or herb scraps. Whether it’s stock or broth you’re after, making your own can be an incredibly convenient way to always have this ingredient on hand. Use it for meal prep or, as The Kitchn suggests, soups that rely on pantry staples....

The Ingredient In Sunny Anderson’s Classic Breakfast That Has Instagram Fighting Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Feb. 16, 2022 4:47 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Sunny Anderson recently posted a picture of her breakfast to Instagram, which is not in itself stop-the-presses kind of stuff. Insta food shots kind of go with the territory, what with her being a Food Network star. It was, of course, the kind of photo that most of us at-home cooks would struggle to reproduce –- fried eggs, after all, are surprisingly hard to get just right, and sausage placement can be tricky as well....

The Surprising Kitchen Item Martha Stewart Doesn’t Own Arnold Turner/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/Nov. 9, 2021 12:28 pm EST After decades in the public eye, Martha Stewart still manages to find ways to surprise her fans. There was, of course, the time when she not only did time in a federal prison for insider trading but managed to thrive while inside (via People). Then there has been her partnership with hip-hop marijuana aficionado Snoop Dogg, which has resulted in many hours of infectiously funny television programming, including the 2021 Halloween-related installment, Snoop And Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween....

The Surprising Reason $30,000 Worth Of Gnocchi Was Just Stolen Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Dec. 8, 2021 1:11 pm EST A restaurant in Brisbane, Australia called the Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers recently went through a difficult situation. As reported by The Daily Mail, somebody fled with the restaurant’s pasta stock that was valued at AU$30,000, which amounts to around $21,320 in U.S. dollars. The ill-fated incident reportedly took place on Sunday, December 5, when a delivery diver was moving the pasta from a van to the eatery....

The Surprisingly Small Reason 2021’s Heaviest Pumpkin In The US Was Disqualified James Groh/Twitter By Gillie Houston/Oct. 21, 2021 12:34 pm EST As one Wisconsin man recently learned the hard way, when it comes to competitive pumpkin growing, it’s not all about the size. A larger-than-life gourd became the buzz of the oversized pumpkin community this month when it was disqualified from competitions due to a small imperfection, WTMJ-TV reports....

The Tragic Death Of Subway Co-Founder And Billionaire Peter Buck McConnellHauser/YouTube By Felix Behr/Nov. 21, 2021 12:38 pm EST Dr. Peter Buck, the co-founder and initial investor in Subway, died on Thursday, November 18 at the age of 90. In a statement shared with CNN John Chidsey, the current CEO of Subway, said, “We are deeply saddened by the passing of one of Subway’s founders, Dr. Peter Buck. He was a shining example of a dedicated, hands-on leader, and an integral member of the Subway family....

The Untold Truth Of Mellow Mushroom Shutterstock By Holly Riddle/Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 10:12 am EST Mellow Mushroom, with its “higher order of pizza” mantra, has set itself apart as a unique outlier in a world of regional pizza chains that are all the same. The pizza is “southern” style, with not even an attempt at the more popular New York or Chicago styles. The marketing and branding sometimes appears cannabis-adjacent, but also sometimes leans fully into 4/20 culture, with a focus on all things high, munchies and edible....

This Is Probably Why Your Pie Crust Is Too Stiff Julie Vader/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Nov. 10, 2021 1:36 pm EST As much as your crew is going to primed to love everything you put out on the Thanksgiving table, we assume you’ll still want everything to be just right. That’s where our Thanksgiving tips and tricks come in. And where better to begin than with dessert, and, more specifically, homemade pie — one that begins with a homemade pie crust....

This Super-Sweet Dunkin’ Order Has Reddit Feeling Ill Bloomberg/Getty Images By Molly Clark/Dec. 7, 2021 8:29 pm EST Coffee shop chains such as Dunkin’ and Starbucks are known for their collections of extra sugary signature drinks. For example, Above Average Coffee took a look into the sugar content of Starbucks’ top drinks, finding the top two to be in a close tie for sweetest: The Java Chip Frappuccino Blended Beverage – in a Venti size – contains 80 grams of sugar, a fact confirmed via Starbucks’ website – and the Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino Blended Beverage – also in a Venti size – which contains 78 grams of sugar, confirmed via Starbucks’ site....

TikTok Has Nothing But Love For A Fed-Up Subway Employee Prachana Thong-on/Shutterstock By Justina Huddleston/Jan. 24, 2022 7:23 pm EST The U.S. is in the midst of a labor shortage, and it’s affecting the restaurant industry. Since the end of 2021, food workers have been quitting their jobs in droves, Business Insider reports. Many of these employees have left their jobs in spectacular fashion, posting videos of their exits on social media that sometimes go viral....

What Duff Goldman Looks For In A Cake When He Judges Competitions Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Aug. 31, 2021 6:10 pm EST Celebrity pastry chef Duff Goldman has been in the culinary industry long enough to know what makes a good baker. His initial keys to success are as simple as basic preparation. For one, it’s important to make sure that your kitchen is clean and your supplies are ready before you begin a baking project, he told Insider; after all, you don’t want to navigate a chaotic setup while trying to decode a new recipe....

Why KFC’s Plant-Based Nuggets Aren’t Actually Vegan we_bubble168/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Feb. 8, 2022 3:53 pm EST Amid increased demand for meat alternatives, many fast-food restaurants have been trying out their own versions of plant-based fan favorites. Perhaps best known is Burger King’s Impossible Whopper, identical to the regular Whopper other than its soy leghemoglobin patty. Since the introduction of the Impossible Whopper, other plant-based foods have hit the market. White Castle and Carl’s Jr....

Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe Mikayla/Mashed By Mikayla Marin/Updated: Sept. 15, 2021 10:16 am EST Chicken cordon bleu is one of those classic dishes we all know and love, but maybe save for that meal out, when a professional can take care of our stuffing, rolling, and frying. Well, we have some good news for cordon bleu lovers, our rendition is still that classic version with no shortcuts, but is easy to make, incredibly delicious, and looks pretty enough to have come out of a restaurant kitchen....

Do Fast Food Restaurants Actually Have Timers In The Drive-Thru? junpinzon/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Sept. 14, 2021 1:17 pm EST One of the best and most convenient discoveries in the fast food world? The drive-thru, of course! According to Food Beast, the first ever drive-thru was started in 1947 by Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri. Fast food giant McDonald’s was actually much later to the game. It only started operating drive-thrus in 1975!...

Duff Goldman Revealed The Favorite Cake He’s Ever Made Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Khyati Dand/Nov. 22, 2021 11:12 am EST If you look at Charm City Bakes Instagram page, you will know that there’s nothing, absolutely nothing that the “Ace of Cakes” host Duff Goldman and his team of pastry wizards can’t make. A three-tiered cake is easy-peasy for the pastry chef when both Goldman and his Baltimore-based bakery are famous for creating realistic cakes fashioned after the likes of burgers, fries, and a soft drink (via Instagram)....

Homemade Spaetzle Recipe Keith Kamikawa/Mashed By Keith Kamikawa AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 20, 2021 8:32 am EST Fresh noodles are at the heart of recipes from around the world. You’re probably familiar with some of the many types of Italian, Chinese, and Japanese noodles. Spaetzle, which are a type of German egg noodle, deserve just as much love. Homemade spaetzle is a short noodle with a wavy shape. The noodles come from southwestern Germany and are served throughout the country as well as in Hungary, Austria, and parts of France and Italy, according to MasterClass....

Hungry Howie’s Steve Jackson On The Origin Of The Pizza Wars - Exclusive Instagram By Hanna Claeson/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 10:46 am EST Watch out. The pizza wars have a new power player. ZDNet hypothesizes that pizza vending machines might change the contours of the battlefield for good. Who doesn’t want 10-inch Italian style thin crust pizza ready and offered up to you — contactless — in under five minutes?...

Instagram Can’t Get Enough Of Molly Yeh’s Halloween Costume Amanda Edwards/Getty Images By Joe Nasta/Oct. 18, 2021 1:46 pm EST Molly Yeh just shared a snap of her in the best Halloween costume and her fans on Instagram just can’t get enough of it. Yeh, for those of you who don’t know, is a food blogger, cookbook author, and star of the Food Network show “Girl Meets Farm.” The show shares her spin on comfort food from the farm she lives on with her family in North Dakota....

Instagram Is Impressed By Martha Stewart’s ‘Bowl Breads’ lev radin/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Jan. 27, 2022 11:02 am EST People love bread bowls, the hollowed-out loaves offered a zero-waste option, and are quite filling after soaking up soup or other creative meal contents. But bowl breads are a thing, too, and per Taste of Home, they aren’t difficult to make. The outlet shares that you just need to bake a round bread loaf, cut off the top, and then hollow it out....

Instagram Is In Love With Duff Goldman’s Towering Tiki Cake Paul Archuleta/Getty By Erich Barganier/Feb. 8, 2022 8:12 am EST Duff Goldman is known for creating show-stopping cakes and he has done so countless times over the course of his career. These confectionary masterpieces have awed and impressed folks who have laid eyes on them. According to Food Network, the master baker has whipped up cakes in the shape of teeth, mechanical engines, stacks of cash, and more....