You Might Be Overpaying For Your Wendy’s Chicken Nuggets Wendy’s By Julia Mullaney/Jan. 5, 2022 12:09 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Wendy’s has been in the fast-food game since 1969, when founder Dave Thomas opened the first location in Columbus, Ohio. According to the Wendy’s website, Thomas also created a “pick-up window” in 1970, which essentially led to the drive-thru idea we know and love today....
13 Popular Canned Tomato Soups, Ranked From Worst To Best calimedia/Shutterstock By Kristen Carli/Dec. 13, 2021 6:23 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We don’t know how to explain it, but sometimes tomato soup just hits the spot. While you can’t beat homemade tomato soup, we totally get it — sometimes it is just so much easier to reach for a can of the premade stuff rather than making your own from scratch....
Andrew Zimmern’s Tip For Perfectly Grilled Steak Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images By Lauren Rothman/Updated: Oct. 19, 2021 4:18 pm EST Who doesn’t love a good steak? From a tender T-bone to sliced skirt, to lesser-known cuts such as flat iron and rump cap, there is just something irresistible about a well-seasoned, well-cooked, juicy steak. As delicious as steak has the potential to be, cooking it can also be a process full of potential pitfalls — from undercooking to overcooking, to not letting the meat rest, and so many more....
Can Restaurants Pay To Be Featured On Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives? Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Oct. 11, 2021 2:57 pm EST Being part of Guy Fieri’s popular show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” is no joke. For Fieri and his team, it’s important to understand what the food culture is like in a particular town before they pick a place. As the chef told Deadline, “We put blood, sweat, and tears into making these shows happen, and finding the best places … we spend two to three months evaluating the city, and looking at the food scene....
Easy Beef Stroganoff Recipe Angela Latimer/Mashed By Angela Latimer AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 11:31 am EST Beef stroganoff may sound like a difficult recipe to make, but this recipe for beef stroganoff from Angela Latimer makes it a lot easier. Latimer’s blog Bake It with Love is chock-full of savory and sweet recipes of elevated home cooking that are often inspired by her husband, who, as she writes, “does both the prep work and the dishes!...
Easy Lemon Cream Cheese Cookie Recipe Laura Sampson/Mashed By Laura Sampson AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 11:55 am EST When you imagine your perfect cookie, what does it look like? Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside? Sweet but balanced in flavor? If that description is ticking all of your dream cookie boxes, then this easy lemon cream cheese cookie is the recipe for you. This easy lemon cream cheese cookie recipe from Laura Sampson of Little House Big Alaska is a riff on a simple sugar cookie with two important additions: lemon (both juice and zest) and cream cheese....
Employee’s Attempt To ‘Expose’ Chick-Fil-A On TikTok Is An Utter Fail Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 5:42 pm EST Perhaps hoping to get in on the viral exposé trend, a Chick-fil-A worker decided to reveal the truth about the chicken consumed by customers who order the chicken soup. They uploaded a video to TikTok that exclaimed, “And y’all be eating this” while showing … chicken. This did not elicit the response they probably desired....
Everything We Know About Haribo’s 2021 Halloween Candy Lineup Haribo/Facebook By Lisa Curran Matte/Sept. 20, 2021 3:33 pm EST Halloween may be weeks away, but there’s no need to deprive yourself of creepy, crawly candy during the countdown to Trick-or-Treat. Haribo, a Germany-based candy company and creator of the original gummy bear, has just rolled out its annual roster of Halloween-themed candies (via All Recipes). This year’s array of limited-edition gummies includes Scaremix (via Chew Boom), a spooky take on Haribo’s traditional Starmix assortment, which features Goldbears, Twin Snakes, Happy Cola, Happy Cherries, and Gummy Rings, but with a scary twist — think Boo Bears instead of Goldbears and Dracula’s Rings instead of Gummy Rings with mouthwatering flavors like Watermelon, Blood Orange, Black Cherry, Blue Berry....
Here’s How Rachael Ray Really Feels About Jacques Pépin Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Lauren David/Dec. 10, 2021 3:19 pm EST Rachael Ray is no stranger to hosting reality food TV shows — she has five different programs under her belt. She got her start behind the screen with 30 Minute Meals, but Food Network quickly realized that her friendly personality was a golden ticket to attracting and maintaining fans. Since then, she’s also been the star of “$40 A Day,” “Inside Dish,” and “Rachael Ray’s Tasty Travels....
HoneyBaked Ham Split Pea Soup Recipe Carlos Leo/Mashed By Carlos Leo AND Mashed Staff/Dec. 8, 2021 12:01 pm EST Pea soup has been around for a good long time –- since the days of the ancient Romans, according to the website The Romans in Britain. While the Roman recipe doesn’t appear to have contained any meat, we know that ham played a part in the famous French-Canadian Habitant pea soup that The World says dates back some 400 years....
IHOP’s 2021 Holiday Menu Features 2 New Pancake Flavors IHOP By Aimee Lamoureux/Nov. 1, 2021 12:33 pm EST With Halloween over and the cold weather beginning to set in, it is time for many people to start thinking about their plans for the holidays. It is always an exciting time of year, but now, there is one more thing to look forward to this holiday season. IHOP has just announced they will be launching a brand new 2021 Holiday Menu to help celebrate the season....
Ina Garten’s Perfect Weeknight Pasta Dinner Is Super Simple Andy Kropa/Getty Images By Justine Lee/Dec. 30, 2021 11:37 am EST For anyone who’s ever felt drowned in a weeknight cooking rut, Ina Garten’s cooking approach of stocking up on good ingredients and not taking anything too seriously may be a lifeline. The former White House nuclear budget analyst who left it all behind to build her iconic “Barefoot Contessa” empire may have retired from a traditional office job, but after a full day of cooking professionally, Garten still has to go home and cook dinner like everyone else (via Insider....
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe Laura Sampson/Mashed By Laura Sampson AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 11:51 am EST Alaskan Laura Sampson’s mission when it comes to making oatmeal raisin cookies is simple — to create a recipe that yields a cookie that snaps when broken. Sampson, who blogs at Little House Big Alaska, told Mashed about this goal: “I have always loved a crispy oatmeal cookie.” This is what sets her recipe apart from the many others out there, with the passionate cookie creator saying, “Most oatmeal raisin cookies seem to be puffy and fluffy....
Padma Lakshmi’s Heartwarming Journey To Becoming A Dog Person Rich Fury/Getty Images By Khyati Dand/Oct. 23, 2021 2:56 pm EST Statistics say that 84.9 million households in America, that is, 67% of the entire population, are home to at least one pet (via spots.com). Of that, at least 63.4 million homes have a dog in their family. Regardless of the statistics, having a pet at home is tough, especially when it comes to dogs....
Papa John’s Just Announced 3 New Menu Items Created For Bacon Lovers Dutchmen Photography/Shutterstock By Owen Duff/Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 4:32 pm EST Is there any kind of food that doesn’t taste better with bacon? The U.S. restaurant industry doesn’t seem to think so. According to a 2018 study conducted by Datassential (via CNBC), 68.1% of fast-food restaurant menus feature bacon in some capacity. Papa John’s understands the importance of bacon, too, which is why it just released the BaconMania Trio — a set of three new (super decadent), bacon-topped menu items....
Paul Hollywood’s ’90s Throwback Is Giving Fans Baldwin Vibes David M. Benett/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Jan. 16, 2022 10:55 pm EST Paul Hollywood has the keyboards of his Instagram followers clicking and clacking with his latest post and when you see it, we think you will understand why. Hollywood definitely made a name for himself as a judge on “The Great British Baking Show.” The British reality baking competition show launched in 2010, and according to Yahoo!...
Perdue Has Good News For Fans Of Its Thanksgiving Dinner-Inspired Nuggets Instagram By Lucy Maddox/Sept. 22, 2021 2:59 pm EST Who doesn’t love Thanksgiving? Many of us have fond memories of the day when gigantic floats fill the streets of New York and football games take over TV screens. There truly isn’t anything better than a holiday dedicated to stuffing our faces and celebrating everything we’re thankful for, while also being surrounded by family, friends, and loved ones....
Roasted Carrot Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:03 pm EST Carrots fall into a category with things like socks, hand towels, and lip balm. We pretty much take them for granted, but were they suddenly to disappear from our lives, we’d miss them sorely. So let’s give the humble carrot its due respect because this is one root vegetable that deserves more than relegation to a salad component or oft-ignored player on the crudités platter....
Shake Shack Has A Whole Menu For Dogs New Africa/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 11:25 am EST Eating at your favorite restaurant should be a dog-friendly experience whenever possible. After all, why should your beloved pet be left out of the equation? Thankfully, some brands have taken note and have made it possible for pets to dine at their restaurants. According to Eating Well, Dairy Queen offers something called a “pup cup” that’s basically a bit of vanilla soft serve in a cup....
The Best Cooking Advice Giada De Laurentiis Has Ever Received Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 10:24 am EST Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis is someone who has managed to hold her own in a highly competitive industry and has earned a whole lot of respect for herself. She dons many hats, as per her official website: She’s a mom, a culinary artist, a restaurateur, a writer, and more....
