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Instagram Is Losing It Over Alex Guarnaschelli’s Relatable Mom Moment Bryan Bedder/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Sept. 11, 2021 12:10 pm EST Alex Guarnaschelli isn’t just a celebrity chef and judge on Food Network’s “Chopped.” The accomplished culinary expert is also a mom who doesn’t mind sharing those oh-so relatable maternal moments on Instagram. During the pandemic, Guarnaschelli posted photos of her daughter Ava that had us all nodding our heads. We love when she posted a picture of her daughter and captioned it, “Ava with teenage vibes, her father and a rutabaga,” and if you are a parent of a teen (or have ever been a teen yourself, really), you just get it....

Instant Pot Baked Potato Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 15, 2021 9:36 am EST Ever wish you could enjoy the soft deliciousness of a healthy baked potato without the time investment needed to bake one in the oven — for what feels like forever? Registered dietician Kristen Carli has your back with her Instant Pot baked potato trick, which she says produces results that “taste exactly the same as it would if you were to cook in another method....

Jeff Mauro’s Puzzling SpaceX Instagram Post Has Fans Talking Brian Ach/Getty Images By Lucia Capretti/Updated: Sept. 16, 2021 5:36 pm EST Regardless of their branch of expertise, we often look to media personalities for news and current information. It’s important to keep in mind that they can be just as clueless as the next person when it comes to what is really happening in the world. Jeff Mauro is a familiar face on Food Network, and the website lists him as the winner of Season 7 of “Food Network Star,” as well as a host for “Sandwich King” and “The Kitchen....

Philadelphia Roll: What You Should Know Before Ordering Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 4:33 pm EST The Philadelphia roll is sort of like the California roll, in that people may mistakenly associate the roll with the place. Though in this case, the roll was both named and not named after Philadelphia, depending on which story you believe. Despite its name, the California roll actually originated in Canada. Similarly, people may recognize that the Philadelphia roll is named after the cream cheese, and think the cream cheese comes from the city....

The Essential Pasta Rule Gordon Ramsay Ignores Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Sept. 17, 2021 10:22 am EST There are few pasta cooking tips as divisive as the one which advises you to add oil to pasta water. Smithsonian Magazine quotes Lidia Bastianich as handing down something which — to our ears — sounds like a cooking commandment when she says: “Do not — I repeat, do not — add oil to your pasta cooking water!...

The Secret To Perfectly Cooked Bacon, According To Pitmaster Diva Q - Exclusive Traeger Grills By Molly Allen/Dec. 2, 2021 12:19 pm EST Danielle Bennett, also known as “Diva Q,” got her start in the barbecue world by judging a food competition. She was immediately hooked on barbecue, leading her to learn the ins and outs of the practice and eventually perfect her craft. Now, Bennett is a Pitmaster, a Traeger Grills pro, and she shares her clever ideas and recipes for great food straight off the grill on her Instagram page and through her cookbook....

The Snack Selena Gomez Can’t Live Without DFree/Shutterstock By Rachel Pasche/Sept. 14, 2021 2:59 pm EST We all have our own Achilles heel when it comes to junk food, whether you can’t not buy Oreos when you go to the grocery store, find yourself pining over potato chips (any other Cheddar & Sour Cream Ruffles fans out there?), or stocking up on movie theater butter popcorn, we all have that one mouthwatering morsel that we absolutely love....

The Untold Truth Of Hattie B’s Josiah True/Shutterstock By Carly Caramanna/Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 10:50 am EST You know we like our chicken fried … and a nice cold beer on a Friday night. Well, you know the rest. Fried chicken is the epitome of comfort food. It’s not healthy by any means, but when done well — with a nice crispy exterior and juicy, meaty interior — we swear we hear angels singing, or maybe it’s the chickens clucking....

This Taco Bell Birthday ‘Cake’ Is Turning Heads KULLAPONG PARCHERAT/Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 8:25 am EST Twitter user Eytan Haddad is clearly a Taco Bell superfan. In a recent Twitter post that has gone viral, he shares a photo of a special treat made from TB goods, saying, “Shoutout to my family for the perfect birthday cake.” This perfect “cake” is actually a layered collection of Taco Bell favorites, topped with burning candles representing the number 31....

This TikToker Says They Found Feathers In Their Wingstop Order Facebook By Chase Shustack/Feb. 13, 2022 12:12 pm EST Crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and drenched in sauce is the model of perfection in which we expect all of our chicken wings to be. If we order a plate of lemon pepper wings from a big chain restaurant or extra hot wings from our local pizza joint, we anticipate full flavor and dirty fingers....

TikTok Can’t Believe This Massive KFC Drink Size Nixx Photography/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Dec. 8, 2021 3:12 pm EST When you think of America, you don’t think of one tiny nation, you think of a massive union. Perhaps the size of our great nation has influenced us in how we handle most things, since everything in America is, well, pretty big! We have SUVs, McMansions, Walmarts, Costcos, stadiums, televisions, big hearts — the list can go on....

Trader Joe’s Fans Are Divided On This Spiced Pumpkin Goat Cheese Instagram By Lauren Rothman/Oct. 20, 2021 2:58 pm EST Ah, pumpkin spice, that harbinger of fall that seems to have proliferated over the years, invading everything from Twinkies to Pringles to hummus. A mix of warming spices that typically includes cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves, pumpkin spice has actually been around for hundreds of years. References to the blend, which was used to flavor pumpkin pie, appeared in cookbooks as early as 1798 (via Food & Wine)....

What Anne Burrell’s Food Network Deal Means For Worst Cooks In America John Lamparski/Getty By Erich Barganier/Nov. 23, 2021 3:49 pm EST Anne Burrell has accumulated a ton of accolades over the years. According to Food Network, the chef has worked in top restaurants across the United States and has appeared on “Worst Cooks in America” and “Secrets of a Restaurant Chef.” The chef now has secured another lucrative deal with Food Network, signing on to work with the company for several more years and securing additional seasons of “Worst Cooks in America” (via The Wrap)....

When You Eat Popcorn Every Day, This Is What Happens Shutterstock By Audrey Michels/Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 11:47 am EST Popcorn is a healthy and versatile snack, but it’s much more than that. According to History, archeologists have found evidence of popcorn being made and eaten in thousand-year-old Peruvian tombs, and it’s been around in the United States since the 1800s. If you think of popcorn as simply a lower-calorie alternative to other crunchy snacks like chips, you might be surprised to learn that those perfectly puffed kernels actually contain more iron than either spinach or eggs (via Popped Fresh)....

Why A Couple Sued Burger King For Less Than $20 Fierman Much/Shutterstock By Julia Mullaney/Dec. 1, 2021 10:40 am EST Plenty of fast-food chains have been built into empires over the years. And while these companies rake in billions of dollars annually, it doesn’t mean that they don’t occasionally face consumer obstacles. It’s not uncommon for major corporations to get hit with lawsuits, and fast-food restaurants are no exception. In 1994, the famed hot coffee lawsuit involving McDonald’s saw hundreds of thousands awarded to a plaintiff who received third-degree burns from the food giant’s coffee, according to Vox....

Why Martha Stewart’s Post About A Soda Machine Has Instagram Arguing Christopher Polk/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/Dec. 21, 2021 1:02 pm EST In 1999, linguistics professor Deborah Tannen published a book called “The Argument Culture,” exploring the adversarial nature of American discourse (via Penguin Random House). Of course, that was long before the advent of social media, which has become something of a soapbox for anyone with an opinion — on literally anything....

Why Mountain Dew Probably Wouldn’t Exist Without The Great Depression MDV Edwards/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Oct. 9, 2021 1:35 pm EST The bold, sweet lemon-lime taste of Mountain Dew is unmistakable. From its citrus flavor to its neon green hue, the drink is instantly recognizable, which is exactly how its fans like it. But when it was first invented in 1940 in eastern Tennessee, it didn’t have the same signature color, or the public appeal, that it enjoys now....

Why The FDA Just Changed Its Definition Of French Dressing Billy F Blume Jr/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Jan. 15, 2022 4:13 pm EST The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declared that they will revoke the standard of identity for French dressing, effectively deregulating it. As The Wall Street Journal explains, this means that the FDA will no longer enforce a strict standard of what French dressing is, or the ingredients that it can contain....

Why These New South African Burger King Menu Items Are Such A Big Deal Sunshine Seeds/Shutterstock By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Sept. 22, 2021 9:37 am EST Fast food chains across the globe have discovered a rare opportunity: making more money by doing something environmentally responsible. In the United States, Burger King, Dunkin, and KFC all introduced vegan meat alternatives to their menus in 2019 (via Forbes). Fast food chains are trying to cash in on a wave that’s appeared on the internet over the past several years....

Why You Shouldn’t Put Olive Oil In Pasta Water, According To Alex Guarnaschelli Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 9:25 am EST Alex Guarnaschelli is taking on a pasta cooking topic that keeps many of us awake at night. The “Chopped” judge took to TikTok to answer a follower’s question. And depending on your pasta cooking preferences, you might not like her answer. The question in the spotlight concerns whether you should add olive oil to boiling pasta water....