Simple Sopapilla Recipe Jessica Formicola/Mashed By Jessica Formicola AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 16, 2021 8:15 am EST While Mexican food is known for many delicious main dishes, many of us would be hard-put to name more than a few Mexican desserts, and even the ones we can think of may not as Mexican as we thought. Flan is originally from Spain while churros, believe it or not, may have come from China....
Slow Cooker Mozzarella-Stuffed Meatball Recipe By Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 11:31 am EST There’s absolutely nothing like a comforting Italian meal. Rich sauce, gooey cheese, and hearty meatballs can turn any day into an occasion to celebrate. The only problem is that these kinds of masterpieces tend to take some time. I remember going to my grandmother’s on Sundays and watching her spend all day in the kitchen, making all of her Italian dishes from scratch....
The Burger King Meal You Are Based On Your Zodiac Sign sarayut_sy/Shutterstock By Alexandra Kesick/Jan. 25, 2022 2:23 pm EST We know you love your astrology and your burgers, so why not both? We’re taking a look at what Burger King meal your sign is based on. Although BK already has a wide variety of options on the menu, they always add new menu items every year. Some of the most recent items include their addition of the Ch’King and the spicy ghost pepper chicken nuggets....
The Great British Bake Off Had A Rough Start, According To Sue Perkins Dave M. Benett/Getty Images By Molly Clark/Jan. 30, 2022 8:26 am EST After 12 seasons, “The Great British Bake Off” has come a long way since its beginnings. including how contestants, hosts, and judges live while the show is taping. When the show first premiered, it aired on BBC – the show now airs on Channel 4 – and featured judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry plus comedian co-hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc....
The Horrific Horse Riding Accident Guy Fieri Experienced As A Kid Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Lauren David/Nov. 18, 2021 3:19 pm EST Guy Fieri, a chef and TV personality, may be most famous for his popular TV show on the Food Network, “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,” where he drives a hot rod and visits diner-style restaurants all around the country. He chats up the owners and the kitchen staff while sampling the standout dishes....
The One Ingredient Buddy Valastro Won’t Touch DFree/Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Oct. 22, 2021 3:28 pm EST Buddy Valastro might be known as the “Cake Boss,” but he’s certainly the king of all things sweet. Valastro has conquered his dream of become a household name, as well as becoming the winner of Buddy vs. Duff in the latest season despite recovering from a gruesome hand injury he sustained last year. He even launched a brand new digital brand, Buddy V’s Cake Slice, that allows fans all across America to order a fresh slice of cake made in New Jersey to be delivered right to their home within 30 minutes....
The Problem Shoppers Are Having With Aldi’s Bagels Vladislav Noseek/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Nov. 1, 2021 2:30 pm EST Like pizza, bagels can bring out strong feelings in people — especially New Yorkers. When you buy from a store, you lower your expectations slightly… but, as one member of the Aldi subreddit discovered, maybe you should lower them a little more. Per The Conversation, grocery store Aldi focuses on targeting on a subsection of the food-shopping market....
The Real Reason Chicken Wings Are Common At Pizzerias Joshua Resnick/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Dec. 23, 2021 12:19 am EST Whether you’re visiting your hometown pizzeria or a major pizza chain, you almost always see these on the menu: chicken wings, those crispy, juicy hunks of chicken tossed in a variety of flavorful sauces. You may have even enjoyed something like buffalo chicken pizza, a dish that combines the heat of buffalo sauce with the richness of a cheese pizza....
The Truth About The World’s Largest Cheeto Shutterstock By Jorie Mark/Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 3:17 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. You never know what you’re going to get when you rip into a bag of Cheetos. Unlike cheese balls — all exactly the same marble-in-diameter size — your typical purchase of Cheetos may yield crunchy bites of shelf-stable cheesy goodness that are as tiny as a TicTac, as fat as a grape, or as long and skinny as a toothpick....
These Foods May Help You Live Longer wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Jan. 25, 2022 2:24 pm EST Are people really living longer these days? While the average human life span may be significantly longer now than it was in ancient times, or even a hundred years ago, BBC Future points out that average and median are very different things. The drastic increase in the average life span is due in large part to the fact that so many more of us now survive our childhoods thanks to the miracle of vaccination....
This Ice Cream Legend’s Taste Buds Were Insured For $1 Million virtu studio/Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/Nov. 3, 2021 4:47 pm EST When it comes to making ice cream, there is endless room for creativity. And then, of course, there’s the pleasure of eating it. Indulging in ice cream is a form of bliss like no other. It’s fun, it’s sweet, it’s exciting, and it hits the spot no matter the time of year....
This Is The Longest Your Leftovers Should Be In The Freezer Dovzhykov Andriy/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Oct. 7, 2021 1:47 pm EST What’s the best part of preparing gigantic meals? Duh, all the leftovers. It really doesn’t get much better than getting to reenjoy the mashed potatoes, the veggies, the chili, and all that good stuff. Unfortunately, you can only keep leftovers for so long before they start to change colors or consistencies or … smells....
This MasterChef Dinner Presentation Has Reddit Confused Gareth Cattermole/Getty By Lauren Cahn/Oct. 20, 2021 4:11 pm EST The “MasterChef” franchise never ceases to delight viewers who love a good, high-pressure, high-stakes cooking competition among chefs who are already at the top of their game, and that includes the UK’s “MasterChef: The Professionals.” Hosted and judged by celebrity chefs Gregg Wallace, Monica Galetti, and Marcus Waring, “MasterChef: The Professionals” pits credentialed professional chefs against one another to identify the best of the best....
Trisha Yearwood’s Favorite Dessert Is Made Up Of This Unusual Combination Debby Wong/Shutterstock By Kalea Martin/Sept. 28, 2021 4:38 pm EST If you love the combination of sweet and salty flavors, you have something in common with Trisha Yearwood. The country-singer-turned-celebrity-chef told Today that her favorite kind of brownie is one that has ingredients you wouldn’t expect to see in a dessert at all: bacon and potato chips. Chocolate peanut butter and salted caramel may be the most well-known sweet and salty combos, but according to Yearwood, brownies with bacon and potato chips are even better....
Twitter Thinks GBBO ‘Robbed’ This Fan-Favorite Baker British Bake Off/Twitter By Hanna Claeson/Nov. 18, 2021 4:16 pm EST Spoiler Alert! The Great British Bake Off has its finalists. Crystelle, Chigs, and Giusseppe are all safe … (drum roll, please) until next week. Jürgen was denied the opportunity to compete in the show’s finale after overbaking a biscuit (sigh). Digital Spy will fill you in on the details. But it’s not Jürgen’s goodbye from the iconic baking show that has Twitter in a frenzy....
What Adele’s Kitchen Really Looks Like Tinseltown/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Dec. 8, 2021 12:17 pm EST From the clean white surfaces to stormy blue accents, Adele’s Beverly Hills home makes it clear that the “Easy on Me” singer brought a little touch of London with her across the pond. In 2021, despite buying two houses in Kensington, London, to create one large mansion of her dreams, the English singer relocated her family to the United States, which she now calls home (via HITC)....
What Is Pavlova And What Does It Taste Like? Liliya Kandrashevich/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Dec. 9, 2021 1:39 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A surprising number of foods are of the name of an actual person. Sometimes they get their name from the person who invented the dish, as in the case of the Earl of Sandwich who was, allegedly, the first to eat meat in between two slices of bread (per STYLIST)....
You Should Never Clean Up A Food Spill With A Sponge. Here’s Why Yuliasis/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Sept. 30, 2021 2:29 pm EST Most of us probably keep a sponge or two in the kitchen. They are great for washing dishes, scrubbing stubborn grease spots, and some of us probably use them to wipe down our surfaces and keep our tables and counters free of spills. While sponges are no doubt a useful kitchen tool, they shouldn’t be used for everything....
10 Burrito Styles Ranked From Best To Worst Agave Photo Studio/Shutterstock By Pauli Poisuo/Nov. 8, 2021 3:40 pm EST Would you like a burrito? Of course you would. Everyone likes a burrito. The more you think about it, the more you realize that it’s almost unfair how ingenious the dish is. You take a tortilla, you fill it with your favorite ingredients, you wrap the whole thing up, and voilá! Your immediate future will be full of happiness, with no immediate concerns beyond, perhaps, accidentally biting into tin foil, or dropping some guacamole down your shirt....
3-Ingredient Banana Bread Recipe Lindsay D. Mattison/Mashed By Lindsay D. Mattison/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 10:08 am EST If you ask us, the primary reason bananas exist is to make banana bread. Who would want to eat a plain-old banana when you can wait until they’re too brown and mushy to eat in your oatmeal? That’s their time to shine, when they almost magically transform into a light, fluffy, and super-moist bread that’s perfect for an on-the-go breakfast, a quick-and-easy snack, or a light dessert....
