Most Common Fake Foods To Watch Out For Shutterstock By Gene Gerrard/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 9:43 am EST Journalist and author Larry Olmsted exposed rampant fraud in the food industry in his 2016 book, “Real Food/Fake Food.” In that book, Olmsted wrote, “I’m talking about a massive industry of bait and switch, where you get something other than promised.” Some of the most common foods we eat have either been intentionally mislabeled or adulterated....
Papa John’s Just Introduced This Pizza Crust Style Papa John’s By Aimee Lamoureux/Dec. 14, 2021 6:33 pm EST Pizza is the perfect meal to pick up on a busy day. A crowd-pleasing pie can be customized with a wide variety of toppings, from meat and veggies to your favorite cheese, so even the pickiest eaters can craft their own perfect pizza. But toppings are not the only way to personalize your ‘za....
Papa John’s Wants To Give You Free Pizza — Here’s How To Enter Ryzhkov Photography/Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 12:37 pm EST Pizza is a Super Bowl staple, and Americans eat plenty of pizza while watching football. In fact, more than 12.5 million pizzas are ordered for this year’s Super Bowl Sunday. With this much pizza on the menu, it’s no surprise that some chains are taking this time to run promotions and sweepstakes where customers can win free pizza....
Rustic Sourdough Bread Recipe Alexandra Shytsman/Mashed By Alexandra Shytsman/Updated: Sept. 20, 2021 8:23 am EST Learning to make sourdough bread from scratch is not easy, to be honest. Neither is it something that happens overnight. But, ultimately, it’s a process totally worth embarking on if you love and appreciate good-quality homemade bread. Let’s start at the beginning: what is sourdough bread? Sourdough is an ancient technique of making bread using wild yeast instead of commercial yeast....
Sam’s Club Just A Made A Huge Change To Its Rewards Program Sorbis/Shutterstock By Nick Desimone/Feb. 18, 2022 7:48 pm EST Sam’s Club, the warehouse chain owned by the Walmart corporation, is known for its competitive prices and membership perks. Sam’s Club sells bulk items at warehouse prices in direct competition with rival Costco. Sam’s Club first opened in 1983 and was named after Walmart founder Sam Walton. Though Sam’s Club reported $57....
Savory Mashed Butternut Squash Recipe Christina Musgrave/Mashed By Christina Musgrave AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 14, 2021 11:53 am EST Mashed potatoes are good, but let’s be honest: They’re kind of “been there, done that.” If you love a warm, mashed veggie (which is a real comfort food), but are looking to switch things up a bit, then we have just what the doctor ordered. This mashed butternut squash is like mashed potatoes, but it has that wonderful flavor of squash instead....
Skipping This Step Is Ruining Your French Fries Africa Studio/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Sept. 10, 2021 1:29 pm EST Imagine driving to your nearest McDonald’s and ordering a large portion of french fries — fresh off the fryer and generously salted. As soon as you lay your eyes on the deep golden-colored sticks of fried potatoes, you know that each french fry is going to be perfectly crispy on the outside and pillowy soft on the inside....
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwiches Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Sept. 23, 2021 10:53 am EST Through extra-slow braising in onion soup mix-infused beef broth, this recipe from registered dietician and recipe developer Kristen Carli of Camelback Nutrition & Wellness transforms a nice lean cut of pork loin into tender and flavorful pulled pork that’s perfect for sandwiches and that the whole family will love. “The texture of this dish is moist and tender,” Carli promises, and it requires a mere three ingredients and five minutes of prep....
Strawberry Cake Recipe Molly Allen/Mashed By Molly Allen/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 10:01 am EST We definitely know there’s a time and a place for a rich, delicious chocolate cake. And equally so, there’s always an occasion for a simple vanilla cake packed with flavor and topped with sprinkles. And, of course, there’s always room for Funfetti. But when you’re looking for something a little fruity, this strawberry cake may just, well, take the cake....
Sugar-Free Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/Sept. 27, 2021 10:31 am EST Banana bread is one of the most delicious treats in the world, and it’s pretty easy to understand why. Thanks to its dense, moist texture and wonderful banana flavor, banana bread is a breakfast staple that also works well as a snack and even a dessert. There are lots of ways to customize banana bread, and one of the best options is adding chocolate chips, which helps bring a rich, chocolate flavor that perfectly complements the banana flavor....
The In-N-Out Secret Menu Item Only Employees Get To Eat bonandbon/Shutterstock By Lauren David/Updated: Jan. 3, 2022 8:17 am EST Anyone who lives in or has visited California should be familiar with the iconic chain In-N-Out. Or if you live in one of the other six states — Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, and Texas — where the hamburger joint has locations, according to the official website. Known for its simple menu of hamburgers, fries, and milkshakes, all made with quality ingredients, In-N-Out has a big following of fans who are always eager to get their hands on an affordable and delicious burger....
The Real Reason Patagonia Has A Food Line Instagram By Taylor Huang/Nov. 16, 2021 10:32 am EST What if we told you that you could buy a winter jacket as well as food and drink for your Thanksgiving table all from the same vendor? You actually can on the website of the famous outdoor clothing company, Patagonia, and its own food line, Patagonia Provisions. It sells everything from cider, wine, and sake to salmon....
The Reason Grocery Stores Don’t Sell Fresh Olives Yeti studio/Shutterstock By Justine Lee/Nov. 24, 2021 11:23 am EST Fruits, vegetables, meat, bread. With what we buy at the grocery store, it’s safe to assume that the fresher equals better for many aspects, but most importantly, flavor. But every rule has at least one exception; and in the context of grocery store items, olives are one very big exception. The reason shoppers only see olives in the form of oils or marinated in jars is because olives in their natural state are chemically predisposed to taste really bad....
The Relatable Reason Ree Drummond Doesn’t Like Skiing Bryan Bedder/Getty Images By Cristine Struble/Dec. 13, 2021 12:12 pm EST While there might be a Candy Coated Christmas this holiday season, Ree Drummond may not want to ski her way to that sweet ending. In a recent Instagram post, the Pioneer Woman had a litany of reasons why skiing might not be the priority during her current Vail vacation. Although Alex Drummond Scott encouraged people to entice her mother to ski in their “happy place” on Instagram, her mother has a different outlook on that winter adventure....
The Untold Truth Of Jackie Sorkin From Candified: Home For The Holidays Cory Osborne/Hulu By Clara Zervigon/Dec. 18, 2021 4:21 pm EST “Candified: Home for the Holidays” is a celebration of the season of joy — and of sugar! Led by none other than the Candy Queen herself, Jackie Sorkin, a team of experts attempt to build a fully-functioning holiday home out of candy. The show is a mad dash to the finish line, at times stressful, though with a constant undercurrent of holiday joy....
Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s Ice Cream Has Shoppers Freaking Out Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Nov. 11, 2021 3:46 pm EST With the holiday season officially upon us, it’s time to start looking forward to — and buying — the myriad of seasonal treats offered by local stores, chains, and restaurants. If you’re a pumpkin spice person, the autumnal flavor is pretty much everywhere by now; and plenty of other limited-time-only, holiday-themed snacks and desserts are popping up all over the place, from a staggering array of Advent calendars at budget supermarket chain Aldi to a gingerbread take on Keebler’s classic Fudge Stripes to green bean casserole bites at Trader Joe’s....
Valerie Bertinelli Is ‘In Love’ With Her Kitchen Makeover Michael Mattes/Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Updated: Oct. 3, 2021 7:11 am EST “Valerie’s Home Cooking” shows us both the dinner parties we always wanted to join and the home cooking setups that we always wished we had in our own homes. As host Valerie Bertinelli shares her easy-to-follow yet indulgent recipes, home viewers follow along to create their own versions of dishes like cedar plank salmon with grilled cherry tomatoes, brown butter sauteed spinach with lemon, and Prosecco with raspberry cassis ice cubes (via Food Network)....
Why TikTok Is Making Fun Of Rachael Ray’s ‘Bedroom Kitchen’ Gregg Deguire/Getty By Molly Clark/Nov. 23, 2021 5:18 pm EST No doubt that fans of Rachael Ray have been tuning into the A&E Facebook Watch show “Rachael Ray’s Italian Dream Home” to follow the renovation of Ray and husband John Cusimano’s villa in Tuscany. The couple bought the home in a run-down, uninhabitable state and refurbished it into a glorious Italian retreat (per “The Rachael Ray Show”)....
Why Were Butterfinger BB’s Discontinued? Instagram By Naomi Kennedy/Aug. 29, 2021 9:31 pm EST The return of Dunkaroos, 3D Doritos, and Trix Yogurt has us reminiscing about some of our other favorite pre-Y2K snacks, including Butterfinger BB’s. Initially released in 1992, this treat promised the same crispity, crunchety, and peanut-buttery experience as a full-sized Butterfinger all packed into tiny, chocolate-coated balls (via The Daily Meal). And as it turns out, BB’s were actually some people’s preferred method of indulging in the sweet....
You’ve Been Pronouncing Quinoa Wrong This Entire Time Subbotina Anna/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Nov. 2, 2021 12:45 pm EST Quinoa seems to have gained popularity during the early 2010s, trendy for being gluten-free, a “complete protein,” and a superfood, according to HuffPost. Although it is treated as a whole grain, quinoa is technically a seed, per the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Quinoa looks like the sesame seeds you find on your hamburger buns, but it can come in a multitude of colors....
