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The Untold Truth Of Sabra Shutterstock By Lauren David/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:24 pm EST Chances are if you’ve walked down the refrigerated aisle of pre-made dips at your local grocery store, you can easily spot different hummus brands. Sabra may not only be ubiquitous, but easy to spot with their catchy red-lined lids with transparent tops. Hummus is a common Middle Eastern spread made with cooked chickpeas, tahini (also known as sesame paste), lemon juice, garlic and spices....

This Costco Ham Typo Has Fans Laughing GSDesign/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 10:16 am EST If you think back to the days of pre-internet culture, you might recall that finding a typo within any sort of published content was something of a novelty. Nowadays, however, due to the sheer volume of content published on a daily — or even hourly – basis, typos are more frequent, as are misspellings and grammatical errors....

This TikTok Hack Will Make Your Silver Sparkle trainman111/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Jan. 21, 2022 5:48 pm EST Keeping your silverware spotless and shiny can be quite the task after even just a few months of scooping, stirring, slurping, and cutting. In fact, you may even begin to notice some unsightly spots and scratches from all the repeated use. But, don’t worry, social media may have the solution we have all been searching for to revive our dingy-looking flatware....

Thomas’ Is Giving Away 1,000 Bags Of Chocolatey Mini Croissants. Here’s What To Know Thomas’ By Felix Behr/Nov. 1, 2021 10:44 am EST Last year, Thomas’ debuted mini croissants. This year, they have followed up with Chocolatey Mini Croissants. “These prep-free and easy options are bolstering our on-the-go offerings and transforming breakfast and snack time, creating a delicious, mess-free option packed with possibilities,” Eduardo Zarate, Senior Director of Marketing for Thomas’, explained in a press release....

TikTok Is Defending A McDonald’s Employee Who Got In Trouble For Making Videos Orlando Arce/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Feb. 17, 2022 11:11 am EST You could say we love our fast food drive-thru TikTok videos. From the McDonald’s employee exposing a drive-thru fact about eavesdropping to the dancing Whataburger employee, there is always an abundance of content on the app that gives users insight into what it’s like to work at different chain restaurants....

Torta Recipe Stephanie Rapone/Mashed By Stephanie Rapone AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 20, 2021 8:48 am EST Some people have a tendency to fall for a style of sandwich and make that their preferred type of sandwich in all cases. It feels like just about everyone has their go-to order at the deli and a sandwich of choice they lean on for an easy at-home meal time and time again. Just about every style of cuisine has its own signature sandwich or favorite things to put between two slices of bread....

Trader Joe’s Copycat Chicken Salad Recipe Lindsay D. Mattison/Mashed By Lindsay D. Mattison/Updated: Sept. 13, 2021 10:19 am EST Any frequent shopper at Trader Joe’s knows three things: They have some of the best prepared foods around, they’re relatively inexpensive compared to other grocery stores, and pulling into the parking lot can raise your anxiety levels. This beloved shopping destination gets packed, especially during after-work hours and on the weekends. But, it’s worth it to nab the latest releases before they sell out, and you don’t even have to cook lunch or dinner when you get home....

Trader Joe’s Fans Are So Excited To Try Its New Heart-Shaped Pasta Image Republic/Shutterstock By Savanna Swain-Wilson/Jan. 27, 2022 11:08 am EST Love is in the air! Or at least, it’s in the aisles at your local Trader Joe’s. From raspberry-shortbread cookies to melt-in-your-mouth macarons and x & o gummies, the specialty store is stocked with plenty of adorable Valentine’s goodies sure to make fans swoon. Of course, if you don’t have much of a sweet tooth, it can feel like you’re missing out on all the Instagrammable, heart-shaped fun....

Twitter Can’t Believe How Hard Valerie Bertinelli Roasted Elon Musk s_bukley/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Nov. 15, 2021 1:34 pm EST Yesterday evening, Valerie Bertinelli apparently had enough. Elon Musk was making noise over Senator Bernie Sanders’ insistence that the extremely wealthy should pay more in taxes. “Elon, you have enough money to make every single person that works for you a millionaire and yet you just continue to be an ah*,” Bertinelli tweeted....

What Made Ace Of Cakes So Unique, According To Duff Goldman Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Nov. 20, 2021 3:07 pm EST You might remember the Food Network series “Ace of Cakes,” which ran from 2006 to 2011 (via IMDb). Hosted by chef Duff Goldman, “Ace of Cakes” gave us an inside look at the activities of Charm City Cakes in Baltimore. Each episode showed us the creation of otherworldly cakes like no one had ever seen before....

What These Celebrity Chefs Looked Like Before The Fame Charley Gallay/Getty Images By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 9:31 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. They might be living lives of glitz and glamour, but at the end of the day celebrity chefs are people just like everyone else. While these celebrity chefs tend to be meticulously groomed and spiffily dressed for their television appearances, there was a time when they — like most people in the world — had to get ready without the assistance of makeup artists and hairdressers....

What You Might Not Know About Food Delivery App Gopuff igor moskalenko/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 3:09 pm EST If you are a college student, you are most likely familiar with the popular food delivery app Gopuff. The app was created by Rafael Ilishayev and Yakir Gola, who were sophomores at Drexel University at the time, according to the company’s About Us page. Designed specifically for the busy lifestyle of college students, the app delivers everything from snacks to cleaning supplies....

What You Need To Know About Marijuana Edibles Kazyaka Konrad/Shutterstock By Ralph Schwartz/Nov. 23, 2021 8:03 pm EST The war on drugs may be a lost cause, but a cannabis revolution is sweeping the U.S. After Colorado and Washington state legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, 16 other states and the District of Columbia have followed their lead, according to U.S. News & World Report. Seventeen states that don’t allow the sale of recreational marijuana allow THC (marijuana’s active ingredient) for medical purposes, per ProCon....

Why Red Lobster Is Partnering With A National Charity For The First Time Ever P Maxwell Photography/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Jan. 24, 2022 4:22 pm EST Red Lobster has always made efforts to align itself with important social causes. For example, in September 2021, the affordable seafood chain partnered with the World Wildlife Foundation in an effort to source its food in ways that are “traceable, sustainable, and responsible,” according to former Red Lobster CEO Kim Lopdrup (via WWF Seafood Sustainability)....

Why Twitter Is Claiming Duff Goldman Was ‘Robbed’ In The Buddy Vs. Duff Finale Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Molly Harris/Sept. 7, 2021 12:27 am EST It’s no secret that there is a major rivalry between Duff Goldman and Buddy Valastro on their Food Network show, “Buddy vs. Duff.” And the fans backing both of the incredibly talented bakers are just as divided down rival lines. However, the Season 3 finale of the show prompted some fans of Goldman to question the legitimacy of the whole system after he lost (via FoodSided)....

Why Twitter Is Trolling Facebook With New Coke References Defodi Images/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Oct. 28, 2021 8:59 pm EST First there was FaceMash, the sophomoric website created by an actual sophomore, then-Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg (via The Washington Post). FaceMash was Zuckerberg’s regrettable idea in 2003 to post two Harvard women’s photos side-by-side, to give other students a chance to rank them. While that concept for a social network fortunately died a quick death, Zuckerberg was developing something else from his Cambridge dorm room — a little website called Facebook....

10 Best Substitutes For Campari WATCH_MEDIA_HOUSE/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Jan. 7, 2022 4:06 pm EST Unless your drink of choice on any given night is a Negroni, or you have a particular fondness for apéritifs before a hearty meal, you might not think of Campari as a liqueur that is essential to your home bar. So, when a new cocktail that you want to try calls for an ounce or two of the stuff, chances are you’ll be put off from making it....

29% Think This Discontinued Alcoholic Drink Needs To Make A Comeback taveesak srisomthavil/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 4:52 pm EST When it comes to food fads, booze seems more or less impervious. There are only so many riffs on the basic theme of beer/wine/hard liquor, after all. Even the latest craze for “malternatives” is nothing new — what is hard seltzer, after all, but a lower-carb version of the good old wine cooler so beloved of 80s sorority girls?...

Corn Polenta With Baked Eggs Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 6, 2021 9:05 am EST This here is a dish that doesn’t know exactly what it wants to be, and we mean that in the best possible way: This corn polenta with baked eggs will be as welcome on the dinner table as it will on the breakfast table, and that’s not to mention the brunch or lunch table, either....

Costco Shoppers Are Buying These Festive Nutcrackers By The Case Dan Kosmayer/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Dec. 21, 2021 3:23 pm EST Nutcrackers have been around since at least the 4th century B.C. when even the most rudimentary version of the tool — originally made from iron — was invented with the purpose of making it easier to, of course, crack nuts, according to The Nutcracker Museum. However, these days, the trinkets are probably much better known as festive Christmas décor more than a kitchen utensil when, around the holidays, many people decorate their homes by displaying their collection....