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Roasted Carrot Soup Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 21, 2021 9:50 am EST Roasted carrot soup sounds fancy, right? While this looks very fancy and pretty in a bowl, it’s definitely not hard to make on your own. There are minimal ingredients involved, and the recipe is also dairy-free and can be made vegan to boot (just use veggie broth). This roasted carrot soup is courtesy of Susan Olayinka, the creator of The Flexible Fridge, an excellent resource for wholesome recipes....

Shark Tank’s Must Love Brand Is Honoring The Show In A Fun Way Foxys Forest Manufacture/Shutterstock By Amy Hamblen/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 1:49 pm EST Now in its 13th season, ABC’s “Shark Tank” continues to give entrepreneurs a chance to secure funding in order to make their biggest business dreams come true (via ABC). Of course, guests seeking some startup cash must get past the ever-intimidating Sharks first. According to an article on Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide, one recent episode saw an impressive pitch by Hannah Hong and Mollie Cha, best friends with a plant-based ice cream brand with a demanding, yet endearing name – Must Love....

The Eerie Connection These 3 American Beer Makers Share ccpixx photography/Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/Updated: Sept. 30, 2021 4:14 pm EST Beer has been a part of American culture for centuries. Beer is consumed at various gatherings — in bars, at home, you name it. And some cities produce and drink a whole lot more beer than others. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for instance, is nicknamed Brew City and for good reason. It’s even been considered the Beer Capital of the World, according to Beer History....

The NYC Cream Cheese Shortage Could Spell Bad News For Bagel Fans Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Dec. 9, 2021 8:08 am EST Along with bagels and lox or smoked salmon, cream cheese has long been the third part of the holy trinity that makes up a traditional New York breakfast. In a recent feature for Today, Al Roker focused on the origins of this unique combination, attributing it to Jewish American immigrants “mixing and sharing their food traditions,” establishing them in their new home of NYC....

The Reason Ruth’s Chris Steak House Switched From Dry-Aged To Wet-Aged Steaks Shutterstock By Michael La Corte AND Felix Behr/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 8:43 am EST A night out at Ruth’s Chris Steak House is always a lavish experience. From the white tablecloths to the sizzling platters, a meal at Ruth’s Chris is meant to be totally savored. The appetizers, sides, drinks, and desserts are all stellar, but the ‘belle of the ball’ – of course – is the restaurant’s rich, beefy, iconic steaks....

The Untold Truth Of Daisy’s Sour Cream Steve Cukrov/Shutterstock By Emily Monaco/Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 3:14 pm EST There’s so much you can do with a dollop of Daisy! The time-honored jingle of this all-American sour cream company is apt, as Daisy’s sour cream is a deliciously versatile treat, marrying just as well with savory as sweet ingredients. Sour cream is, as its name suggests, a cultured or acidified cream. Most sour cream, according to Real California Milk, is made by way of the former process: Lactic acid bacteria (aka Streptococcus lactis — don’t worry, it’s one of the good-for-you bacteria!...

The Viral Cracker Barrel Meme You Never Knew About Bloomberg/Getty Images By A. C. Grimes/Updated: Feb. 6, 2022 4:56 pm EST As much as people might adore Cracker Barrel’s hashbrown casserole and rocking chairs, the Southern charming chain of restaurant and gift stores has been rocked by scandals that left a foul taste in many people’s mouths. Some of those people might recall also having a foul feeling in their intestines when a Kalamazoo, Michigan Cracker Barrel was tied to a string of 11 salmonella cases that started in 2017 (via MLive)....

This Chef Has The Best Meatball Recipe, According To Alex Guarnaschelli Jamie Lamor Thompson/Shutterstock By Melissa Campana/Dec. 30, 2021 10:11 am EST Like a perfectly balanced dish, chef Alex Guarnaschelli has a blend of sweet and a little salty that keeps fans coming back for more. The Food Network star has been known to deliver the cold hard truth as a judge on “Chopped,” and is ready to go to the mattresses with an entire nation on her upcoming show, “Alex vs....

This Is Andrew Zimmern’s Trick For Juicy Turkey Steven Ferdman/Getty Images By Hannah Beach/Sept. 29, 2021 3:33 pm EST If you’ve seen “Christmas Vacation,” you remember the scene with the turkey dinner. That poor turkey spent hours in the oven, filling the house with its delicious aroma. Then, it all went wrong and the family was left with no choice but to eat the turkey, dried out and chewy. No one wants that....

This Is Scott Conant’s Go-To Ingredient When Cooking At Home Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/Sept. 27, 2021 2:31 pm EST You likely know Scott Conant from his long-time role on Food Network’s “Chopped,” where he sits at the judge’s table alongside a few other familiar faces from the culinary world like Alex Guarnaschelli and Aarón Sánchez. However, the 50-year-old’s lengthy tenure on the hit competition series is only one of his claims to fame....

This Soup Inspired Lidia Bastianich’s Upcoming 2021 Cookbook Ben Gabbe/Getty Images By Emily Weaver/Sept. 16, 2021 1:02 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Lidia Bastianich spent much of 2020 and the pandemic revisiting one of her favorite recipes: rice and potato soup. In fact, the family-friendly dish inspired the theme of her forthcoming cookbook titled “Lidia’s a Pot, a Pan, and a Bowl: Simple Recipes for Perfect Meals,” which comes out this October....

Trader Joe’s Fans Are Divided On Its Returning Eggnog Greek Yogurt Instagram By Aimee Lamoureux/Nov. 15, 2021 5:18 pm EST This is the time of year when stores begin stocking their shelves with a wide variety of special, seasonal treats that can only be found around the holidays. And while we all love to add popular festive flavors, like pumpkin or peppermint, to everything from beverages to desserts, there is one traditional concoction that is almost certain to bring back winter memories as soon as you see it in a mug....

Twitter Has Mixed Feelings About The Botanist’s 2022 Super Bowl Commercial Facebook By Erich Barganier/Feb. 13, 2022 10:41 pm EST The Botanist tried to pull on fans’ heartstrings during this year’s Super Bowl. The gin brand’s game-day advertisement, available on YouTube, served as a reminder to viewers that bar owners are still struggling to keep their businesses afloat during the pandemic, and it urged gin fans to remain in solidarity with their favorite watering holes at this time....

What Doughnuts Really Look Like Around The World wideonet/Shutterstock By David Klein/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 1:21 pm EST Few foods are as ingrained in our national culinary fabric as doughnuts. Whether they’re enjoyed as a quick breakfast, an afternoon office snack (thank you, generous co-worker, for bringing in that Krispy Kreme haul!), or a sweet post-dinner treat, they manage to satisfy practically every time. Yet it’s not all perfect. Beyond being an admittedly unhealthy fried indulgence, the other doughnut downside (if you can even call it that) is the sheer variety of them out there....

Why Some People Think It’s Wrong To Put Ice In Wine by dejavu/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Nov. 12, 2021 11:36 am EST To add ice or to not add ice to your wine — that is the question, often followed up with a query as to whether those around you will whisper words of shame and shun you for doing so. We have to wonder, why are people opposed to putting ice cubes in their wine?...

17 Movie Theater Snacks, Ranked Worst To Best Zoran Zeremski/Shutterstock By Crawford Smith/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 2:08 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. You might expect the movie theater business to be all about the films, but most theaters actually make their money from selling food. That won’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s watched most of a paycheck vanish while buying snacks for their family, but it underscores how important food is to the overall movie experience....

24% Said This Was The Best Flavor Of Starburst Jennifer Wallace/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Jan. 7, 2022 7:49 am EST There are two types of candy-eaters in this world: those who like chocolate, and those who like fruity flavors. If you’re in the latter camp, there’s a good chance you’ve eaten Starbursts on at least one occasion. “Starburst fruit chews deliver a burst of curiosity in an unimaginative world,” the brand says on its website....

3-Ingredient Copycat Frosty Recipe Lindsay D. Mattison/Mashed By Lindsay D. Mattison/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 11:51 am EST Wendy’s Frosty is nothing short of iconic. According to Wendy’s original Frosty guy, Fred Kappus, the drink was born in the 1960s, when it was inspired by a frozen treat at a racetrack in Cleveland, Ohio. The sign at the track read “SECRET FORMULA, FROSTED MALTED,” but the secret was pretty easy to figure out: They mixed together vanilla and chocolate to create a smooth, malty flavor....

Andrew Rea Tells Us How Binging With Babish Got Started - Exclusive Interview Binging With Babish By Molly Allen/Sept. 22, 2021 2:11 pm EST It all started with the burger cookoff from “Parks and Recreation.” And from there, several years and hundreds of episodes later, “Binging With Babish” creator Andrew Rea has continued mastering his craft while growing a brand. When the self-taught chef debuted his first YouTube video in 2016, he never could have imagined where it would take him....

Andrew Zimmern Just Threw Shade At Salt Bae Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Dec. 22, 2021 11:35 am EST In a recent post to his Substack community, Andrew Zimmern threw some serious shade at Salt Bae. “Spilled Milk” is Zimmern’s freshly launched newsletter where he dishes on all things food and travel. And on December 2021, the celebrity chef definitely “spilled” his thoughts about a certain restauranter and Instagram star. He begins his post, which is titled, “Oh, The Places You Might Go,” with, “More spilled milk…....