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Why Ted Allen Thinks You Should Stop Paying Attention To Papa John Sam Aronov/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/Nov. 5, 2021 9:13 am EST “Chopped” host Ted Allen isn’t mincing words when it comes to the embattled founder of Papa John’s. But before we get into all of that, let’s learn more about Papa himself. John “Papa John” Schnatter, who founded the pizza giant, stepped down in 2018 first as CEO of the company, then as chairman of the board after it came to light that he had used a racial slur, per NPR....

Copycat McDonald’s Shamrock Shake Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 21, 2021 8:33 am EST Christmas has carols, cookies, trees, and more. Halloween has candy and costumes and tricks. Valentines Day has sweets and cards. But St. Patrick’s Day? It has Shamrock Shakes. And while you can bake cookies, buy candy, or send affectionate notes any time of year, holiday proximity not actually needed, you can only get a Shamrock Shake from McDonald’s in the days near St....

Crystal Light Mix Flavors Ranked Worst To Best christinarosepix/Shutterstock By Sophia Hart/Jan. 25, 2022 4:47 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When you want to cut the calories, the first two things you tend to look at are sweets and drinks. While we love a good Starbucks Mocha Cookie Crumble or frozen slushie from 7-Eleven, there’s no denying that those drinks are loaded with sugar and calories, and aren’t the healthiest for us....

Deep Fried Dill Pickles Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 5, 2021 12:01 pm EST Eating a well-balanced diet means that sometimes, a deep fried appetizer sounds amazing. By making it yourself, you can monitor the quality of the oil and breading to maximize the flavor. Recipe developer Susan Olayinka shares delicious recipes on her food blog The Flexible Fridge, ensuring that they are quick and “busy-life approved....

Dolly Parton’s Dream Dinner Guests Are An Eclectic Group Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Feb. 2, 2022 4:04 pm EST Dolly Parton isn’t a stranger to good cooking. According to “Today,” the star has a soft spot for Southern foods and loves whipping up old-fashioned potato salad, coleslaw, and a signature milk gravy. Parton also loves baking sweet desserts like coconut cake and banana pudding — in fact, she loves baking so much she recently partnered up with Duncan Hines to release a line of cake frostings and mixes....

Feedfeed Is Being Sued. Here’s Why PV productions/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Jan. 11, 2022 3:19 pm EST Last week, Rachel Gurjar and Sahara Henry-Bohoskey filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against Feedfeed, a digital media company that primarily crowdsources recipes from Instagram. According to The Washington Post, they claim that while working there, they suffered racist and sexist comments, had their advancement deliberately slowed, and were consistently underpaid. Among their allegations were that Jake Cohen, former editorial and test kitchen director, verbally abused them by mocking Gurjar’s non-native English, for example....

Food Network’s Candy Coated Christmas: Info We Know So Far New Africa/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 12:33 pm EST “And that’s a wrap,” as they say in Hollywood. Food Network’s first-ever scripted holiday movie has just finished production, according to a press release sent to Mashed. The movie, whose name offers a rather obvious spoiler alert as to precisely which holiday we’re talking about, will premiere later this year on Discovery+ under the title, “Candy Coated Christmas....

Gordon Ramsay’s Son Enjoying ‘Hot Chocolate Time’ Is Just Too Cute Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock By Caitlin Albers/Dec. 12, 2021 9:51 pm EST Gordon Ramsay is sharing more adorable pictures of his youngest child Oscar — and we can’t get enough. Young Oscar Ramsay happily enjoys his hot cocoa with a smirk worthy of his highly expressive celebrity chef father in this sweet pic that dad Gordon captions, “Hot chocolate time for @oscarjramsay,” (via Instagram)....

Herbed Salmon En Papillote With Grape Tomatoes Recipe By Jennifer En/Updated: Sept. 21, 2021 9:13 am EST Prep time: 10 minutes. Cook time: 25 to 30 minutes. Servings: 2. I totally get that sometimes cooking fish seems like such a luxury. Whether this feeling comes from the generally higher price tag on seafood compared to other proteins or the culinary acumen thought necessary to prepare fish properly, I can’t say for sure....

Here’s What’s In Arby’s New Southwest Chicken Avocado Wrap Shutterstock By Savanna Swain-Wilson/Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 4:15 pm EST If you think Arby’s is all big, beefy sandwiches and calorically dense, salty snacks like cheesy curly fries, you may want to double check their current menu. According to Chewboom, the 57-year-old sandwich giant just added a brand new Southwest Chicken Avocado Wrap to its menu, joining 13 other deli-style offerings as part of their Market Fresh lineup, which features a selection of the chain’s lighter options (via Arby’s)....

Martha Stewart’s Favorite Christmas Present Took 5 People To Deliver Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/Dec. 28, 2021 5:52 am EST Almost a full year ago, Westport, Connecticut-based high-end furniture consignment business, Furniture on Consignment II, posted to its Facebook page a photo of its proprietor, Jim Klinko, with none other than former Westport resident and domestic doyenne herself Martha Stewart. “You never know who will show up at Furniture on Consignment II!...

Never Put This Type Of Sauce In Your Instant Pot Dorota Se/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Sept. 16, 2021 8:10 pm EST What would we do without the Instant Pot? This all-in-one pressure cooker and slow cooker simmers our soups, braises our stews, cooks our rice, and yogurts our milk — all without demanding too much attention or time (via Delish). Who can remember, really, a time before this magical device became popular in the U....

Non-Alcoholic Christmas Punch Recipe Jaime Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 30, 2021 2:34 pm EST Who said that you need to have alcohol to have a good time? When the holidays roll around, there are plenty of parties and family get-togethers that happen. Just thinking about the holidays, especially Christmas, makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. While there are plenty of different beverages for adults to enjoy during the holiday months, it’s nice to have a non-alcoholic drink that the whole family can enjoy together....

Old-Fashioned Orange Slice Cake Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 21, 2021 8:24 am EST What’s old is new again, haven’t you heard? With that in mind, you will definitely want to bake up this old-fashioned orange slice cake, which recipe creator and registered dietician Kristen Carli tells Mashed her grandma loves. But what exactly is orange slice cake? “It’s an old-fashioned fruit cake with orange slice candies,” Carli explained, adding, “It’s very similar to fruitcake in that it has texture and little bites of sweetness, but overall, it is not a super-sweet cake....

People Can’t Believe The Massive Size Of This Lemon Grown In Australia Igor Zh/Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/Aug. 31, 2021 10:46 am EST Australia certainly sets itself apart from the rest of the world, thanks to its distant location and the diverse range of plants and animals that call it home. Not only are there unique species you’d never see without going to the land down under, but their size can be out of proportion with regular norms....

Starbucks Reddit Wishes You’d Stop Asking For This Bagel Request Sorbis/Shutterstock By Kalea Martin/Sept. 29, 2021 2:21 pm EST If you’ve ever ordered a pastry or breakfast item from Starbucks, you know that the barista always asks if you’d like it warmed up. As for a bagel, they’ll certainly toast it for you, but they won’t offer to spread the cream cheese. That’s apparently like asking the McDonald’s cashier to squeeze a ketchup pack onto your Big Mac....

Study Reveals Americans’ Favorite Store For Online Grocery Shopping TanaCh/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Feb. 15, 2022 2:28 pm EST However, this is a highly polarizing topic and not everyone is convinced that online grocery shopping is ideal — per Rensselaer News, a study that was published earlier this month revealed that 90% of shoppers “who use online delivery services would likely revert back to their original way of shopping.” The article was shared in a Reddit thread which prompted some people to explain why online grocery shopping beats the traditional method....

The Biker Group You Never Knew Chick-Fil-A’s Dan Cathy Joined Paras Griffin/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 4:28 pm EST If you got your motorcycle club stereotype from movies and TV — everything from 1953’s “The Wild One” to this century’s FX series “Sons of Anarchy,” then you need to set that aside. When you find out that Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy is a member of a biker club, as it says in his bio on the chicken chain’s website, we don’t want you to get the wrong picture....

The Great British Baking Show: Holidays Season 4: Release Date, Episodes, And More - What We Know So Far YouTube By Boshika Gupta/Nov. 23, 2021 12:27 pm EST As one of the most popular food shows on TV and Netflix, “The Great British Baking Show” has been a favorite among its fans for a long time. Per Insider, millions of viewers in the U.K. and beyond enjoy watching the series that brings together talented home bakers as they compete in an array of difficult challenges....

The Truth About Neomie Eliezer From Holiday Baking Championship Season 8 Facebook By Joe Nasta/Nov. 1, 2021 1:18 pm EST Although it seems like we just turned the corner from fall, it is indeed almost time for the most wonderful time of the year — the holidays. If the extra chill in the air wasn’t sign enough, there’s also the return of Food Network’s “Holiday Baking Championship,” a celebrated staple of the season....