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Disneyland Lunar New Year Foods, Ranked Worst To Best Adam Dunlop-Farkas/Mashed By David Klein/Jan. 27, 2022 7:35 pm EST Disneyland is starting 2022 off with a bang as the resort’s annual Lunar New Year celebration returns to California Adventure. The festivities, which kicked off January 21 and run through February 13, offer plenty of family friendly fun, including Mulan’s New Year Procession, live entertainment, and character appearances from the likes of Mouse House power couple Mickey and Minnie, last dragon pal Raya, and Tigger (it is the Year of the Tiger, after all), and, of course, plenty of food....

Does Each M&M’s Color Have A Different Taste? Regine Poirier/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/Feb. 15, 2022 6:38 pm EST M&M’s attract our gaze with those brightly-colored shells of reds, greens, blues, oranges, and yellows. They appear as if each one should indicate unique flavors of candy-coated goodness, but alas, sometimes our eyes deceive us. Just based on how many times M&M’s has switched up their colors — replacing violet with tan and later replacing tan with blue, and so on — you would think that it mattered and that taste was a primary factor influencing these decisions....

Frankie Celenza Always Keeps These Ingredients In His Kitchen Facebook By Molly Clark/Oct. 25, 2021 6:04 pm EST Getting personal in the kitchen and sharing inexpensive yet tasty meals hasn’t been a struggle for Frankie Celenza. The chef has worked his way up from appearing in YouTube cooking segments to being a bonafide, Emmy Award-winning television celebrity on his show “Struggle Meals,” appearing on Tastemade. “Struggle Meals” caters to cooks on a budget, featuring recipes that are satisfying yet bargain-priced (via Celenza’s website)....

Geoffrey Zakarian’s Pomegranate Hack Has Nothing To Do With Food Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Nov. 10, 2021 12:59 pm EST Celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian, is an inspiring man that has done really well for himself over the years. According to the Associated Press, the cook is very self-aware and knows that making it big in the restaurant industry is a tough task. “You cannot enter this business without having those (failures),” he explained during an interview....

Hardee’s And Carl’s Jr.’s New Menu Is Perfect For Bacon Lovers DronG/Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/Jan. 26, 2022 10:14 am EST Although bacon is delicious on its own as a side for breakfast, there are plenty of ways to use this popular and tasty meat. There are so many amazing ways to use bacon, whether it’s in a dip, jam, or even a cookie. But if you’re a bacon purist and want to enjoy it all on its own, take a look at this viral twisted bacon trend on TikTok that promises an extra-crispy bite....

Healthy Drinkable Yogurt Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Sept. 1, 2021 10:38 am EST Yogurt has been around for thousands of years, perhaps ever since Neolithic peoples discovered that you didn’t necessarily have to throw out the milk once it got all thick and chunky (via BC Dairy). But what about yogurt now? There are so many different varieties to choose from when you wander through the dairy aisle....

How Baking It’s Judges Help Make The Show So Unique YouTube/Peacock By Molly Clark/Dec. 2, 2021 3:25 pm EST The season’s newest holiday baking competition TV show, “Baking It,” premieres today on Peacock. The six-episode show, hosted by Maya Rudolph and Andy Samberg and produced with the help of Amy Poehler, takes place in a log cabin, where eight teams comprised of siblings, parent and child teams, and spouses, compete for a $50,000 prize (via YouTube), and, of course, bragging rights....

Instagram Is Drooling Over Geoffrey Zakarian’s Gnocchi Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Feb. 9, 2022 2:18 pm EST Celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian has a simple food philosophy: he told Reuters in a 2014 interview that he prefers to use the “best ingredients” and make minor modifications to them instead of using elaborate tools in the kitchen. Basically, he simply lets what he cooks speak for itself, adding that it’s impossible to “hide behind simple” because you cannot rely on things like “a lot of sauces and foams” while cooking a stripped-down meal....

Jimmy Kimmel’s Turkey Almost Caused A Thanksgiving Disaster Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Nov. 29, 2021 2:15 pm EST Though many might know him from being the host of his self-named talk show, Jimmy Kimmel is also a pretty passionate foodie. Earlier this year, the television personality dished his tips for the best home-cooked pizza, stating that the power is all in the sauce. Despite Kimmel being able to perfectly craft a great pizza, his turkey cooking technique might need some work....

Martha Stewart Is Refusing To Reveal This About Her Love Life Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock By Melissa Campana/Dec. 6, 2021 12:09 pm EST Sharing secrets and spilling tea is what has made Martha Stewart the phenom she is today. Or, rather, sharing secrets about what to do once you’ve spilled actual tea on your best white linen tablecloth. Stewart has been teaching life hacks and starting (or bucking) trends since before TikTok was even a glimmer in the internet’s eye — before the internet, really — and she’s never been afraid to share her expertise and experience with a grateful, massive audience....

Mary Berry Just Received This Prestigious Honor Jeff Spicer/Getty By Gillie Houston/Oct. 21, 2021 4:19 pm EST Beloved television personality, author, and culinary expert Mary Berry has a new addition to her recognizable name: Dame. In a ceremony that took place on Wednesday at Windsor Castle, the Prince of Wales awarded the celebrated chef and baker with the title of Dame Commander, reports BBC. Berry, who attended the ceremony with her husband, Paul Hunnings, received the prestigious title in recognition of both her contributions to the culinary world and her charity work....

National Bacon Day 2021: Where To Find The Best Food Freebies And Deals Cavan-Images/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 8:11 am EST “Are you sick and tired of celebrating the same old winter holidays?” the National Bacon Day website asks by way of introduction. Or, more to the point, “do you just flat out love bacon?” What Danya Goodman and her friend Meff Leonard, who were college kids in 1997 when they came up with the idea for National Bacon Day, are getting at is that if the answer to either of those questions is “yes,” then it turns out that there is a made-up holiday just for you (via WNEM News)....

National Cheeseburger Day 2021: Where To Get The Best Food Freebies And Deals ltummy/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 4:30 pm EST National Cheeseburger Day is almost upon us! According to National Day Calendar, September 18 is the big day, so it’s time to get in gear if you’ve yet to decide on how you will celebrate this momentous occasion. While National Today says we’ve just missed National Double Cheeseburger Day on September 15,,the upcoming holiday this weekend makes no stipulations as to size, so you can celebrate with a single, a double, or a triple burger as you see fit....

Popular Milk Brands Ranked From Worst To Best Tonelson Productions/Shutterstock By Anne Taylor/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 11:17 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Milk is nothing less than a mealtime stalwart. And, while you may be skeptical, the BBC reports that people all around the world have consumed milk for millennia. This nutrient-rich food naturally comes complete with vitamins, minerals, protein, and fat. Culturally speaking, milk is a staple in quite a few American homes....

Secrets Coffee Chains Don’t Want You To Know Stephane De Sakutin/Getty Images By Jessica A. Scott AND Lindsay D. Mattison/Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 11:59 pm EST Can’t start your day without a jolt of caffeine from your favorite coffee shop? You’re not alone! Americans (and Europeans, and just about everyone else in the world) love coffee, and a lot of people pay a lot of money for it every year. Whether you get coffee every morning or just treat yourself a few times a week (or a few times a day…), patronizing coffee chains is pretty much one of America’s favorite pastimes....

The Big Problem With Martha Stewart’s New Pasta Dish, According To An Italian Chef Jerod Harris/Getty Images By Khyati Dand/Sept. 12, 2021 1:33 pm EST When you skim through the internet looking for last-minute dinner inspiration, a Martha Stewart recipe will likely emerge as the answer. It might have to do with Martha’s credibility as a domestic goddess, meticulously built over decades of publishing her own magazine, blog, writing over 90 cookbooks, and hosting successful television shows (via Biography)....

The First Zero-Carb Beer Is Coming In 2022. Here’s What We Know Keith Homan/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Sept. 18, 2021 10:19 am EST If you’re following a diet that requires you to watch your calories, the first thing to get thrown out of the refrigerator and into the bin is probably the beer (even before you get to the sugar). If you are beer savvy, though, chances are that you have simply decided to swap your usual pint for a lighter version....

The One Grocery Store Item Valerie Bertinelli Can’t Live Without s_bukley/Shutterstock By Lucy Maddox/Sept. 9, 2021 12:56 pm EST Valerie Bertelleni launched her career as a child actress, starring in hit sitcoms like “One Day at a Time” and “Hot in Cleveland,” before transitioning into the world of celebrity cooking. Bertinelli didn’t get her start on the Food Network until 2015, when she was 55, and it was almost by accident....

The Pizza Tyler Florence Called ‘So Good It Should Be Illegal’ Rich Fury/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Nov. 1, 2021 1:59 pm EST Tyler Florence may have been born and raised in South Carolina, but the celebrity chef’s love for food extends beyond those Southern boundaries. Per Charleston Magazine, Florence shared that he found his calling when he was working at a French eatery known as the Fishmarket. Florence said, “I fell in love with the craft of cooking, which had nothing to do with Southern food....

The Untold Truth Of Limoncello Sean Gallup/Getty Images By Ben Fisher/Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 12:28 pm EST Limoncello traces its roots to Italy, but no one is exactly 100 percent sure where in the boot-shaped country the syrupy sweet and citrusy beverage comes from. To hear the Italian Association of Wine/Liqueur Producers tell it though, the beverage can be traced back to the island of Capri, just off of the coast of Naples (via My Recipes)....