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TikTok Finds This Simple Microwave Popcorn Hack Totally Mind-Blowing July Ko/Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Oct. 30, 2021 8:52 pm EST Whether you love popcorn as a low-calorie whole-grain snack or appreciate these bites as a vehicle for rich and creamy goodness, people all over enjoy it. But even if all popcorn lovers can agree it’s great, there is a debate about the best way to make popcorn. Whether microwave or stove-top, it’s always a goal to have more perfectly popped kernels and fewer unpopped ones....

TikTok Is Upset With Starbucks After The ‘Recycle’ Is Revealed To Be A Trash Bin iMoStudio/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Feb. 16, 2022 12:42 pm EST “The illusion of choice,” one commenter wrote on a TikTok video unveiling Starbucks’ recycling practices. The video, which was mistakenly tagged to Subway, shows a person holding a plastic cup from Starbucks. “Cleaning the earth 1 step at a time” hangs over the screen as they approach the bin that’s divided between trash and recycling....

Trader Joe’s Fans Think These Holiday Chocolates Taste Like Thin Mints Instagram By Nancy Mock/Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 8:49 am EST What favorite Trader Joe’s holiday treat are you most excited for this year? Topping our list are the Candy Cane Chocolate Almonds, the Peppermint Meringues, Vegan Mint Chip Bon Bons, and, of course, Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s cookies. You may have picked up on a theme here: An unabashed love for the mint-infused goodies that Trader Joe’s brings us for this festive season — we just can’t resist them!...

What Is Lardo And What Does It Taste Like? Alessio Orru/Shutterstock By Melissa Richter/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 12:10 pm EST If you are on the hunt for a rich and decadent delicacy that you can add to your go-to list of gourmet ingredients, consider adding “Lardo” to your repertoire. Sometimes referred to as nature’s porky answer to butter, lardo is also known as “pig butter,” “prosciutto bianco,” or “salo” (via The Guardian)....

Whatever Happened To Munchery? Instagram By Molly Clark/Oct. 11, 2021 2:22 pm EST Munchery, founded in San Francisco in 2011, in its original concept was a to-your-door meal delivery service that offered dishes prepared by actual chefs in ghost kitchens. Upon receiving meals, all customers had to do was heat them up and enjoy, and then, if they so choose, go online and leave a review of the chef or meal for other customers to see (via Failory)....

Why Pepper Might Not Be The Best Seasoning For Green Salads Masa44/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Nov. 11, 2021 1:51 pm EST Ah, the wide, wonderful world of salads. Where would we be without these healthy, refreshing mixes of greens, herbs, veggies, and cheeses? Salads make a delicious accompaniment to almost any meal, bringing crunch, moisture, and lightness. They are incredibly versatile and come in an almost staggering array of variations, from the crouton-bedecked Caesar salad to the incredibly fresh cucumber-tomato salad to the light lentil-spinach salad....

43% Agree These Are The 2 Best Halloween Treats That Aren’t Candy JeniFoto/Shutterstock By Nancy Mock/Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 3:41 pm EST When it comes to trick-or-treating on Halloween, it’s hard to think about anything other than candy. Fun-size versions of favorite candy bars, little packages of candy corn, spooky candies you only see this time of year, the list goes on. But what about Halloween treats that fall outside the candy realm?...

Burger King Has Good News For Fans Of Its Italian Chicken Sandwich vitahima/Shutterstock By Katherine Mclaughlin/Nov. 6, 2021 8:59 am EST If you’ve never heard of Burger King — and that’d probably be pretty rare considering how popular the fast food chain is, but let’s imagine — it’d be a pretty safe guess to claim the restaurant is known for its burgers. And, of course, you’d be right. However, Burger King has also rolled out some non-beef options over the years that have been extremely well-received by fans....

Chick-Fil-A Copycat Coleslaw Recipe Carina Finn/Mashed By Carina Finn/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 10:07 am EST In 2015, controversial fried chicken chain Chick-fil-A made yet another contentious move: They removed coleslaw from their menu. The unusually sweet side dish had gained a cult following, and when they removed it from the menus of almost all of their restaurants, fans were saddened. Sure, you could (and still can) get the classic coleslaw at the Dwarf House restaurants in the Atlanta area, but not everyone can get to Georgia for their sweet and salty shredded cabbage fix....

Cowboys Breakfast Skillet Recipe Petar Marshall/Mashed By Petar Marshall AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 9:41 am EST As the saying always goes, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” And while cereal, a few frozen waffles, or perhaps a package of your favorite flavor of Pop-Tarts can certainly do the trick in a pinch, nothing truly compares to a hearty homemade breakfast. With a base of ground sausage, red potatoes, peppers, and onions, this cowboy breakfast skillet recipe from recipe developer and food photographer Petar Marshall has everything you need to jumpstart your day....

Easy No-Bake Cheesecake Recipe Ksenia Prints/Mashed By Ksenia Prints/Updated: Sept. 15, 2021 9:09 am EST There are those days when you want a dessert, but you just don’t feel like firing up the oven. Or mixing a complicated batter. Or you’ve run out of eggs. For all those times, there’s no-bake cheesecake. Endlessly customizable with a variety of toppings, our classic no-bake cheesecake is a blank, rich, and creamy canvas. Scented lightly with the zest and juice of a lemon, and made up of easy-to-find, everyday ingredients, it’s a lazy cook’s dream....

Exclusive Food Tour Of Disney’s Art-Themed Food Festival Carly Caramanna/Mashed By Carly Caramanna/Jan. 24, 2022 3:10 pm EST To some, Disney parks are all cotton candy, characters, and coasters. But, to the foodie, the parks are home to some of the best food festivals in the country. Walt Disney World in Central Florida has played host to such grand-scale events since the 1990s. Their largest, the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, may take all the glory in its over 20 years in operation, but we can’t stop gushing about some of the park’s newer festivals....

French Meringue Cookies Recipe Eric Ngo/Mashed By Eric Ngo AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 4, 2021 10:20 am EST Leave it to the French to manage to create a sweet treat that, at its core, consists of just two ingredients, but is complicated to make and is complex in flavor. And we don’t mean that in the pejorative sense! Seriously, leave it to the French — they have a rich and wonderful culinary culture, especially when it comes to baked goods....

Halloween Oreo Spiders Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 19, 2021 8:20 am EST Halloween only comes around once a year, so you need to make sure you get in your fair share of tricks and treats before the season is over. It is a rite of passage, you know! If you’re looking for a chocolatey snack for a spooky party or gathering, then these Halloween Oreo spiders are perfect for you....

Here’s What Happened To Anthony Bourdain’s Favorite Kitchen Knife Tinseltown/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Jan. 1, 2022 2:20 pm EST Anthony Bourdain’s go-to kitchen gadget, per CNN Underscored, was a knife. Specifically, he touted the virtues of the Global G-2 Chef’s Knife. The Daily Meal explained that the late Bourdain extolled its usefulness for both pros and novices. But he was also quite fond of his custom chef’s knife made by Bob Kramer, according to the Robb Report....

Homemade Pad See Ew Recipe Tara Rylie/Mashed By Tara Rylie AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 10:37 am EST There’s nothing better than ordering take-out Thai or Chinese food, curling up on the couch in baggy sweatpants, and eating your heart out while you binge-watch the best Netflix shows. We know this because we love the ease and comfort of take-out nights, too! But what if we told you, you could create some of your restaurant favorites at home in just under an hour?...

How All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Landed Someone In The Hospital wiratho/Shutterstock By Justina Huddleston/Jan. 18, 2022 4:10 pm EST All-you-can-eat sushi is an appealing concept. After all, fresh fish can be pricey, meaning you don’t always end up eating your fill at a sushi restaurant. Plus, the deal allows you to try a variety of items, stuffing your face with as many of your favorite sushi rolls as you can handle for a flat fee....

IKEA Is Throwing A Festival In Honor Of This Scandinavian Christmas Feast julian71b/Twitter By Maria Scinto/Nov. 23, 2021 3:34 pm EST Back in pre-pandemic times, one of our favorite things about IKEA was the food festivals they’d throw multiple times per year. They welcomed in spring with an annual Påskbord (via PR Newswire), “Påsk” being the Swedish word for Easter. A few months later, it was time for the seafood-heavy Midsummer Smörgåsbord (per PR Newswire)....

In Giada De Laurentiis’ Career, One Recipe Stands Above The Rest Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Joe Nasta/Sept. 17, 2021 11:16 am EST As one of the biggest household names in the culinary world, Giada De Laurentiis is well known for her many authentic and approachable Italian dishes, but we’d have to say that one in particular stands out. Her Emmy-winning television show “Everyday Italian” and bestselling cookbooks “Giada’s Family Dinners” and “Everyday Pasta” focus on making delicious Italian food accessible for everyone (via Food Network)....

Instagram Is Loving Gordon Ramsay’s 8-Minute Chicken Mojo DFree/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Feb. 8, 2022 10:09 am EST Considering Gordon Ramsay has several top-notch restaurants under his name and was one of only two chefs with the most number of Michelin stars in 2008, you might think that Ramsay’s recipes may be too fancy for the average Joe to replicate (via Fine Dining Lovers). In September 2019 however, Ramsay launched a show on his YouTube channel that proved otherwise....