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Home Fries Recipe Ksenia Prints/Mashed By Ksenia Prints/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 10:50 am EST The easiest home fries are cubed potatoes pan-fried to perfection, and topped with a zesty mixture of garlic, salt and parsley. According to food blogger and photographer Ksenia Prints of At the Immigrant’s Table, everything you need for the easiest side dish ever is probably waiting for you in your kitchen cupboards. Made up of simple ingredients and prepared in an easy, nothing-fancy-about-it sort of way, it’s amazing that home fries somehow end up tasting so yummy and luxurious....

How To Cook The Perfect Ham Every Single Time Bochkarev Photography/Shutterstock By Noelle Caliguri/Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 10:28 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When we envision a cheery Easter or Christmas feast, usually it involves a monstrous, rich ham — the ideal choice of meat when it comes to feeding large, ravenous crowds. It’s especially luscious when it’s marinating in a sweet brown sugar or pineapple glaze, and effortlessly falls off the bone....

Shop, work out, and repeat Kamil Macniak/Shutterstock Hy-Vee is a Des Moines, Iowa-based grocery store chain whose appropriately Midwestern slogan is “A helpful smile in every aisle.” The chain operates more than 240 stores in eight states, making it a familiar destination for grocery store shoppers in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Other than being known for smiles, Hy-Vee is a favored destination for its all-you-can-eat Chinese food buffet, its Thursday evening steak dinners, and an overall embrace of health and wellness, evidenced by its ample vitamin and supplement selection as well as complimentary health tools such as biometric screenings (via Eat This, Not That)....

In These 2 States Hot Dogs Are Legally Considered Sandwiches JeniFoto/Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/Nov. 24, 2021 12:19 pm EST Among the heated debates of the culinary world, everyone seems to have an opinion on whether or not a hot dog falls within the sandwich category. History has interpreted this age-old head-scratcher in numerous ways. Let’s first consult the dictionary, shall we? According to Merriam-Webster, a sandwich is defined as “two pieces of bread with something (such as meat, peanut butter, etc....

Instagram Is Swooning Over Ree Drummond’s Sweet Valentine’s Day Post Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images By Savanna Swain-Wilson/Feb. 15, 2022 1:03 am EST Some people might dream of a love story like the one Ree Drummond and her husband Ladd share. The Pioneer Woman met her future husband during a chance encounter at a bar. The two fell head over heels for each other, tying the knot in 1996 (via The Pioneer Woman blog)....

McDonald’s Employees Wish You’d Stop Doing This In The Drive-Thru Gargantiopa/Shutterstock By Rachel Pasche/Nov. 9, 2021 7:32 pm EST There’s something about McDonald’s that many of us just can’t resist. There are the crispy fries, delicious sandwiches and burgers, and dreamy ice cream concoctions (although we probably should be staying away from those, considering we’ve been warned time and again about how often those ice cream machines break), to name a few....

Most Popular Types Of Donuts, Ranked Worst To Best Shutterstock By Kori Ellis/Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 10:57 am EST When it comes to finding a delicious donut, the first half of the battle is to locate a quality donut shop. Thankfully, that shouldn’t be too difficult to do since there are a handful of very good donut chains, and seemingly every city has at least two or three yummy locally owned donut places....

Olive Garden May Have Sad News For Fans Of Its Never Ending Pasta Bowl Olive Garden By Molly Clark/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 12:24 pm EST If you’re looking for a night out that includes heaping portions of pasta and all-you-can-eat soup, salad, and breadsticks that will most certainly leave your tummy feeling full, there’s one eatery calling your name: Olive Garden. The Italian restaurant chain has been catering to hungry diners since 1982, offering menu favorites like lasagna, chicken parmigiana, and the cult-classic chicken alfredo (via Delish)....

Pumpkin Bread Recipe Sher Castellano/Mashed By Sher Castellano AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 16, 2021 9:00 am EST There are not many smells or tastes that are as evocative of a season than pumpkin spice. The mix of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and earthy pumpkin is a classic combination when the days are a little shorter and the nights a little colder. This pumpkin bread recipe from Sher Castellano will fill your home with that enticing aroma....

Pumpkin Spice Ramen Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/Sept. 1, 2021 10:41 am EST Fall (or even late summer) means one thing, flavor-wise: It’s pumpkin spice season! There is all manner of pumpkin spice products out there, ranging from the near-ubiquitous pumpkin spice latte (so familiar it’s even got its own acronym) to cookie dough to breadsticks. The one thing that nearly all of these products — with the notable exception of pumpkin spice Spam — have in common is that most of them tend to be on the sweet side....

Quiche Recipe Mark Beahm/Mashed By Mark Beahm AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 10:03 am EST A quiche is one of the most versatile brunch dishes out there, yet quiches don’t always get the attention they deserve. You can put all of your favorite ingredients into a quiche — bacon, greens, chicken, you name it — or you can simply use the leftover ingredients you don’t want to go to waste....

Reddit Is Divided On This Oddly Satisfying Cookie Frosting Video Jennifer Gauld/Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/Sept. 10, 2021 12:04 pm EST Thanks to today’s technology, falling into a rabbit hole of ASMR and soothing cooking videos on platforms like TikTok has never been easier. Watching someone perfectly crack an egg? Delightful. Baking, specifically decorating, is another vast source of oddly satisfying content that’s begun to gain traction on the app. However, users on other social media platforms like Reddit are finding some of these TikToks more nauseating than gratifying....

Smashed Cucumber Salad Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 25, 2021 8:24 am EST Who doesn’t love a simple side dish that packs plenty of flavor with minimal ingredients? This tasty smashed cucumber salad recipe by Susan Olayinka is the perfect example of a straightforward preparation. Olayinka is a Mashed recipe developer and food blogger at The Flexible Fridge, and her goal is to make quick, stress-free meals that are family-friendly....

The Bizarre Reason Taco Bell Was Once Sued For $2.18 KULLAPONG PARCHERAT/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Nov. 3, 2021 4:01 pm EST In 2018, the popular fast food chain Taco Bell became entangled in a years-long lawsuit with a married couple from New Jersey, and it all started over a Taco Bell’s Chalupa Cravings Boxes. That year, Taco Bell had been promoting the combo meal through a series of “Librarian” TV commercials, hoping to entice people to come in and give the deal a try, and got the attention of Nelson Estrella-Rojas and his wife, Joann Estrella....

The Cocktails The Emily In Paris Characters Would Really Drink, According To Ashley Park Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images By Lucy Maddox/Sept. 2, 2021 7:37 pm EST The American comedy-drama “Emily in Paris” premiered on Netflix in October 2020, and the world hasn’t been the same since. Created by Darren Star, the genius behind the hit show “Sex and the City,” “Emily in Paris” centers around Emily Cooper, played by Lily Collins, a Chicago native in her mid-20s who moves to Paris to provide an American perspective to Savior, an esteemed but traditional French marketing firm....

The One Item Your Pantry Should Always Have, According To Alton Brown Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images By Molly Harris/Sept. 29, 2021 11:56 am EST It seems like no matter who you are, there are always some ingredients you’ll tend to gravitate toward and want to keep on hand at home. Whether it is always having an array of flours to work with, an extra block of tofu, or fun seasoning blends, a well-stocked pantry suited to your tastes is one that’s always ready to cook....

The Problem Trader Joe’s Fans Have With Its Advent Calendars Instagram By Kate Hagan Gallup/Nov. 1, 2021 10:19 am EST You already know we love the unique items at Trader Joe’s, but that doesn’t mean we admire the large retailer without some occasional constructive criticism. In this case, fans are taking issue with the Trader Joe’s line of advent calendars. First the good things, though. TJ’s annually releases 99-cent advent calendars filled with milk chocolate, and they are already showing up in stores....

The Real Reason Eggshells Are Sometimes Spotted Ewa-Saks/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Dec. 15, 2021 2:17 pm EST Eggs are a hearty staple of many of our favorite breakfast dishes, from a loaded, cheesy omelet to a plate of scrambled eggs with a side of toast. However, they aren’t just a breakfast food. They are a central ingredient in many dishes, from sweet pastries like cakes to delicious main courses such as Shakshuka....

The Surprising Ingredient Your Gingerbread Cookies Are Missing haveseen/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Dec. 10, 2021 12:45 pm EST After Halloween and Thanksgiving and all the candy and pumpkin pie eating that they bring, everyone’s in a bit of a … sugar coma. This is why when Christmas comes around and brings with it another month of candies, cakes, and cookies, it can be a welcome change to swap the sugar for a bit of heat and spice....

The Truth About Team Sleigh What? From Holiday Wars: Season 3 Food Network By Amanda Tarlton/Nov. 21, 2021 10:49 am EST If you’re a fan of binge-watching cooking competitions on a quiet Friday night, you know that the holiday season brings some of the best and most festive culinary shows back to your TV. One of the most popular among Food Network fans? “Holiday Wars,” which returned on Sunday, November 7 for Season 3....