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This Tinfoil Hack Will Shrink Your Baking Dish HannaTor/Shutterstock By Adrianna MacPherson/Sept. 21, 2021 3:40 pm EST Unless you have an incredibly well-stocked kitchen that would make even Ina Garten jealous, there’s a good chance you’ve come across a recipe that you don’t quite have the right size pan or dish for. This may not make much of a difference when you’re crafting something like a casserole, but for baked goods, pan size actually does matter — it can be the difference between perfect, moist brownies and brownies baked in a too-large dish that come out looking like flattened pancakes....

This Viral TikTok Reveals The Least-Ordered Item At One McDonald’s Ksana Durand/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 5:37 pm EST Because it is a fast food restaurant, we assume items pretty much sell themselves at McDonald’s. But also because customers patronize McDonald’s for different reasons, it should come as no surprise that your favorite might be the least popular item on the menu. In recent viral TikTok, one McDonald’s worker revealed the least-ordered item at their McDonald’s was the hot tea, which they said was surprising, because their most popular item is iced tea....

TikTok Is Debating About This Whataburger Line During A Tropical Storm JustPixs/Shutterstock By Ralph Schwartz/Sept. 14, 2021 7:39 pm EST On the night of September 13, as a Category 1 hurricane was barreling toward Houston, was the Whataburger in nearby Deer Park, Texas a beacon of light and comfort — and, most importantly, hamburgers — in a storm? Or was the chain based in San Antonio, Texas unnecessarily risking employees’ safety by staying open even as a hurricane called Nicholas (which would get downgraded to a tropical storm) approached?...

Trader Joe’s Fans Are Psyched For Its Mini Heart-Shaped Cookies Kat’s Delivery/Facebook By Hannah Beach/Jan. 21, 2022 2:50 pm EST Similar to Aldi, Trader Joe’s has found its way into the hearts of many Americans. With smaller stores and lower prices, Trader Joe’s attracts shoppers tired of massive, winding stores and expensive name-brand goods. Even selling its own generic brands, the company has earned a cult following. In 2019 alone, TJ’s made nearly $14 billion in sales (via CNBC)....

Twitter Can’t Believe The Way Cardi B Cracks Eggs Lev Radin/Shutterstock By Holly Riddle/Dec. 2, 2021 3:49 pm EST Rapper, music artist, and all-around icon Cardi B is well-known across her social media platforms for her larger-than-life personality. Her cooking techniques in particular receive incredulous attention from the foodie community. Last year, Cardi B posted a video on Instagram that included her cracking an egg in what one might call a “unique” manner....

5-Ingredient Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bar Recipe Jessica Morone/Mashed By Jessica Morone AND Mashed Staff/Sept. 10, 2021 6:31 pm EST Having homemade treats around the house is a great idea for when a craving for sweets strikes. While it can be tempting to simply pick up a ready-made package of mass-produced cookies to satisfy your sweet tooth (did you know there’s a reason why some people have a bigger sweet tooth than others?...

Aldi Fans Are Freaking Out Over This Affordable Charcuterie Kit Instagram By Naomi Kennedy/Dec. 14, 2021 12:06 pm EST Food trends come and food trends go, but charcuterie boards look like they’re probably here to stay. Believe it or not, the expertly assembled arrangements of meats, cheeses, nuts, and spreads have actually been around since the 15th century (via Eat Cured Meat). However, it’s really only been in the last few years that charcuterie has truly been having its moment, and now, foodies are so obsessed with the concept that there are even Instagram accounts dedicated to the beautiful boards....

Aldi Predicts This Surprising Trend Will Rule Charcuterie Boards In 2022 Katheryn Moran/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Dec. 20, 2021 5:55 pm EST According to EatCuredMeat, traditional charcuterie dates back to the 15th century. But in a report shared with Mashed, the Aldi Charcuterie Board of Directors (CBoD) shared that, in the last year alone, this food item has skyrocketed in popularity by nearly 300%. In 2021, people have gotten especially creative in assembling their charcuterie boards....

Andrew Zimmern Went To Charlize Theron’s Party And We Have FOMO Steven Ferdman/Getty Images By Katie Lenhardt/Dec. 6, 2021 3:22 pm EST What did you do this weekend? Oh, you know, laundry, errands, played blackjack while doing shots from a luge, and gorged on decadent cake at Charlize’s holiday party. Said no one but Andrew Zimmern in his recent Instagram post featuring a stunning photo with his friend and apparent consummate party host, Charlize Theron....

Easy Sheet Pan Surf And Turf Recipe Tara Rylie/Mashed By Tara Rylie/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 10:02 am EST Surf and turf is a famous food pairing that combines the best of both land and sea to create an indulgent dish that just makes you feel fancy. “Surf” can be any type of seafood you’d like, including lobster, shrimp, or crab. Meanwhile, “turf” nearly always refers to steak. The dish became popular in the 1960s, though there is much debate over whether it was created on the East Coast or West Coast....

Everything You Need To Know About The 2022 Lettuce Shortage Suwin/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Dec. 20, 2021 2:16 pm EST Back in 2020, it looked like a lettuce shortage could hit the United States at any point. According to Growing Produce, California lettuce growers faced hotter-than-average temperatures and crop diseases that led to a shortage of iceberg and romaine lettuce. These tight conditions bled into 2021. Mintec reported that lettuce saw a 67% increase in price from last year due to low supplies of the crop from California and Arizona....

Gordon Ramsay’s Donut Recipe Michelle Morey/Mashed By Michelle Morey AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 9:41 am EST Everyone’s favorite chef is at it again with his rich, decadent donut recipe filled with chocolate ganache. But Michelle Morey, the recipe developer behind Barefoot In The Pines, has come up with a way to make Gordon Ramsay’s filled donut even simpler so you can prepare it right at home. Morey uses a secret ingredient that couldn’t be easier: store-bought Nutella!...

Greek Salad Recipe Melissa Olivieri/Mashed By Melissa Olivieri AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 10:11 am EST Looking for the perfect accompaniment to, as chef and food writer Melissa Olivieri of The Olive Blogger says, “pizza, pasta of any kind, really any kind of chicken dish”? Then you’re in the right place when you’re thinking Greek salad. As Olivieri says: “It’s a great light side that goes with so many things....

How Kugel Has Evolved Since Its Creation Huckcafe/Instagram By Lauren Cahn/Nov. 23, 2021 4:04 pm EST When you’re invited to a festive holiday meal at a Jewish household, there’s a really good chance that kugel will be on the menu. While the reasons for this are many, they can ultimately be distilled down to two simple facts. First, kugel is uber-traditional for Jewish people; it has been around in some form or another since the tenets of modern Judaism were first being formulated, according to Chabad....

Instant Pot Snickerdoodle French Toast Casserole Recipe Mashed/MelissaOlivieri By Melissa Olivieri AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 13, 2021 10:20 am EST Snickerdoodles, despite, or perhaps because of, the silly name, may just be the quintessential American cookie. They might have been one of the first recipes you ever learned to bake as a kid, but they’re also the kind of cookie you’ll happily scarf down as an adult, as well. But you know what’s just as good, or maybe even better, than a fresh-baked snickerdoodle?...

Read This If You Recently Bought Birds Eye Broccoli Tots Birds Eye By Aimee Lamoureux/Nov. 29, 2021 10:00 pm EST Getting people to consume more broccoli is hard enough without the addition of physically hard objects, but people now have to look out for that problem. The food company Conagra Brands, Inc. has recently announced it will be voluntarily recalling some 12-ounce packages of Birds Eye Broccoli Tots due to potential contamination with inedible objects....

Sunny Anderson Talks Comfort Food, Live Cooking, And Changing Holiday Traditions - Exclusive Interview Jim Spellman/Getty Images By Steven John/Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 8:09 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For millions of people around the globe, chef Sunny Anderson has become a fixture of daily life. From her co-hosting gig on Food Network’s beloved show “The Kitchen” to her appearances on “Chopped,” her celebrated cookbook “Sunny’s Kitchen” and even back to her many years on the radio, people have long counted on Anderson to be around on an everyday basis....

Ted Allen’s Chopped Throwback Has Fans Emotional Jason Kempin/Getty By Justina Huddleston/Dec. 4, 2021 5:41 am EST Ted Allen may have gotten his start on television as the food expert on Bravo’s “Queer Eye For the Straight Guy,” but these days, he’s probably best-known for being the host of the Food Network competition show “Chopped.” “Chopped”’s first season aired in 2009 (via Metacritic), and the show has been filmed for 49 seasons (via IMDb)....

The Fall Aldi Item Shoppers Consider Their Favorite Might Surprise You Instagram By Owen Duff/Sept. 20, 2021 8:11 pm EST The final months of the calendar year are an important time for retail grocery. From seasonal produce to Halloween supplies to Thanksgiving essentials, the inventory for the fall season is vast. In fact, Forbes estimated in 2018 that the market for pumpkin-spice goods alone was worth at least $600 million. But the most hotly anticipated item at supermarket chain Aldi might surprise you....

The Real Reason Andrew Zimmern Loves Chinese Food So Much Steven Ferdman/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Sept. 29, 2021 10:01 am EST “The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live,” Confucius wrote. If you’ve ever watched Andrew Zimmern prepare a meal or introduce his social media followers to an ingredient or dish, you know the celebrity chef does so with great passion and knowledge. The Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Food” host speaks about dumplings from Shanghai as “one of life’s transformative food experiences,” (per AndrewZimmern....