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The Spooky Halloween Decoration You Can Make With Cheesecloth Sokor Space/Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/Oct. 26, 2021 6:36 am EST With Halloween just around the corner, plenty of people are scrambling to perfect the finishing touches on their costumes and home decorations. It can definitely be easy to go overboard with spending for this holiday, especially when faced with a limitless selection of eerie paraphernalia. However, unless you are investing in a set of recurring decorations that you will use for decades, something fun and budget-friendly will do the trick....

The Untold Truth Of Soul Food Marie Sonmez Photography/Shutterstock By Felicia Lee/Feb. 8, 2022 1:11 pm EST For hungry Americans, the words “soul food” conjure up big plates of comfort — think smothered pork chops, fried chicken, greens stewed with smokey ham, and, of course, cornbread. So deeply ingrained is soul food in the American culinary landscape that a typical coffee shop or diner or cafeteria menu would be unrecognizable without it....

This Bizarre Food Combination Is Being Celebrated At An Upcoming Denver Festival Foodio/Shutterstock By Cristine Struble/Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 5:01 pm EST Food festivals can be a time when foodies explore food trends, new foods, or rub elbows with their favorite celebrity chefs. Other events serve as celebrations for a given National Food Day, a harvest, or they can simply be an excuse to have a few more beverages. On October 16, a special food festival is coming to Denver and it might take an iron stomach to handle this food and beverage pairing....

This Employee Video Shows How KFC Pot Pies Are Really Made KFC By Kalea Martin/Updated: Feb. 6, 2022 4:59 pm EST Kentucky Fried Chicken may have been known for its buckets of fried chicken ever since opening its first franchise location in 1952. But since it began selling pot pies in 1995 (via the Los Angeles Times), they have arguably become just as much of a staple on the menu. Originally introduced as a limited edition item in a select part of the country, KFC’s pot pies didn’t sound destined to take off all that significantly (via Fast Food Menu Prices)....

Why The Word Pumpkin Doesn’t Really Mean Anything Daniel Knighton/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Oct. 20, 2021 10:16 am EST If it looks like a pumpkin and quacks like a pumpkin, it’s probably a very maltreated duck. Still, it is with a similar level of certainty that we can bandy the word pumpkin about. Because even though we know a pumpkin is a pumpkin is a pumpkin, it turns out most of us do not know what a pumpkin actually is....

Why Thomas Jefferson Wasn’t A Big Fan Of Thanksgiving Oksana Mizina/Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/Nov. 5, 2021 3:23 pm EST For most people, present-day Thanksgiving hopefully involves a day off work, time spent with family and friends, and a feast best described as abundant. However, as with many celebrations, its original rendition is a far stretch from what we know now. Being a typically American holiday, it would be natural to assume that the nation’s presidents have always been on board with the tradition....

You’re Not Imagining It. Restaurant Menus Have Been Getting Smaller Chaay_Tee/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Updated: Sept. 22, 2021 1:24 pm EST Cast your memory back, if you will, to the dark days of 2020 when “dining out” consisted of calling DoorDash or Grubhub and then paying exorbitant delivery fees — in some cases, only to find out that those “local” restaurants you were trying to support were really just Chuck E. Cheese or Applebee’s in disguise....

12 Popular Grape Jelly Brands Ranked Worst To Best RHJPhtotoandilustration/Shutterstock By Sophia Hart/Jan. 3, 2022 12:57 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Grape Jelly. The term might take you back to your middle school days when you opened up your lunchbox and found that your mom had made you a delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwich. While you might not eat as many PB&J sandwiches now, grape jelly itself is still satisfying with your morning toast, crackers, cheese, or to sweeten a drink....

A&W Root Beer Might Not Have This Crucial Ingredient B Ledger/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Sept. 27, 2021 2:40 pm EST Vanilla is a quintessential ingredient in our drinks and baked goods for adding and enhancing natural flavors, but a new lawsuit claims that A&W root beer doesn’t contain an ounce of the real thing (via Top Class Actions). This is problematic and upsetting to many, as the long-standing root beer producer claimed that their beverages are made with “aged vanilla” in their advertising....

Amanda Freitag Won’t Touch This Chopped Ingredient Rob Loud/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Oct. 7, 2021 1:00 pm EST Amanda Freitag may be a judge on the food competition show “Chopped,” eating dishes prepared with odd ingredients that would give most of us pause at the thought of eating, but Freitag is also super relatable. She was brutally honest when she admitted in an interview with Food Republic that she does not enjoy cooking at home after cooking in a restaurant, but tries to be super organized to make the process a little easier to digest....

Arby’s Just Called Out Lay’s New Vodka On Twitter Eastside Distilling By Katie Lenhardt/Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 1:14 pm EST Which came first, the potato or the fry? The question is being posed to meat and potato lovers everywhere as they watch Arby’s and Lay’s battle it out on Twitter over their new limited edition vodkas — yes, vodka. Some people hit the Arby’s drive-thru after a heavy night of drinking, while others head home and demolish a bag of Lay’s potato chips over the kitchen sink....

Can Mountain Dew Really Dissolve Bone? MDV Edwards/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Nov. 3, 2021 10:04 am EST When Mountain Dew’s maker PepsiCo faced a lawsuit in January 2012 over the claim that a man had found a dead mouse in his can, they resorted to an interesting defense. Fox News relayed the line of the argument: the mouse could not have been in the can, as it would have dissolved between the time of the canning and the claimed drinking date....

Chicken Risotto Recipe Ting Dalton/Mashed By Ting Dalton AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 7:59 am EST Risotto is one of those dishes that scares away so many casual cooks that it is often relegated to a restaurant-only treat. And in some ways of thinking about it, that’s with good cause. Risotto is, frankly speaking, very easy to mess up! But on the other hand, it’s also very easy to get it right....

Copycat McDonald’s Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 21, 2021 8:28 am EST If you’re craving a McDonald’s Pumpkin Spice Latte out of season or you’re just having a hard time maintaining the financial commitment to your habit (seriously, though, when did coffee get so expensive?), this is the recipe for you. Susan Olayinka of The Flexible Fridge has managed to recreate the original PSL to a t, blending spices, frothed milk, instant coffee, and the pumpkin purée that gives this cult fave coffee beverage its name....

Copycat PopTart Recipe Molly Allen/Mashed By Molly Allen/Updated: Sept. 15, 2021 9:11 am EST Chances are, at some point or another, you’ve had a hectic morning. Whether you have kids to get ready for school, or you’ve accidentally overslept, those frantic mornings definitely happen. And when they do, there’s no way breakfast is being made before you rush out the door. It’s not uncommon to reach for something quick like Pop-Tarts in the morning....

Dill Onion Dip Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Jan. 13, 2022 10:35 am EST Whether you’re having a party at your home, watching a big game, or simply hanging out with family, it’s always a good time for dill onion dip. There’s no doubt that this dip is a classic, and it pairs perfectly with a crunchy potato chip. If you want to keep things on the lighter side, you can serve this with veggies — trust us when we tell you that you simply cannot go wrong with different pairing ideas!...

Doing This Will Get Your Sam’s Club Membership Revoked Jarrett Homan/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Nov. 13, 2021 3:30 pm EST Countless Americans enjoy the benefits of a membership-based warehouse shopping experience. You pay a membership fee, you get great deals. Seems pretty simple, right? Well, yes and no. What big warehouse stores like Costco and Sam’s Club fail to mention is that you might not actually save that much. Oh, and they can revoke your membership at any time....

Here’s How To Know What Size Turkey You Need To Buy Oksana Mizina/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Oct. 14, 2021 4:34 pm EST Buying too big a turkey isn’t really that bad. Think of all the leftovers. You could make soup, chili, sandwiches, gyros — the list goes on and on. You might be eating turkey dishes for weeks, but that’s not always such a bad thing. On the other hand, you might buy a turkey that’s too small....

Here’s How You Can Cook Perfect Pork Every Single Time photohwan/Shutterstock By Samantha Maxwell/Jan. 15, 2022 1:35 pm EST For many, pork is an often-overlooked meat. You may eat it when you go out to a restaurant or when it’s served at a friend’s house, but cooking it at home? Think again. If you’ve only had bland, boring pork before, you may not enjoy the meat much. However, when pork is cooked well, it can easily be one of the most flavorful, widely available meats on the market....

Here’s Why Home Work Was Removed From Chip And Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Jan. 10, 2022 2:33 pm EST Entrepreneurial reality stars Chip and Joanna Gaines made even bigger waves in television when, last summer, they launched their own Magnolia Network in collaboration with streaming service discovery+ (via Parade). Joanna Gaines expressed satisfaction with the shows they were working on, calling them “inspiring” and the “opposite” of a guilt-inducing binge-watch....