This Is What Really Happens To Confiscated Airport Food Hryshchyshen Serhii/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Nov. 22, 2021 4:01 pm EST For those of us who take a plane every once in a while, it’s inevitable you’ll have food or drinks confiscated at the airport. Maybe you just have to dump out your water bottle. Maybe you have to hand over your jar of Reese’s peanut butter that you got at the Hershey’s store in NYC....
This McDonald’s Secret Menu McFlurry Is Perfect For Fall pancha.me/Shutterstock By Joe Nasta/Oct. 15, 2021 11:25 am EST Watch out Starbucks, McDonald’s is coming for your fall flavor gig! Wrap up in your favorite scarf and bundle up against the fall chill, and then head to McDonald’s to try the new secret McFlurry that has been making the rounds on social media. While the item isn’t explicitly available on the fast food chain’s menu, customers are considering it a secret menu hack with a flavor that is absolutely perfect for the chilly fall season....
This Russian Food Festival Is Dedicated To One Breakfast Staple Trofimchuk Vladimir/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Sept. 24, 2021 7:07 pm EST When you think of Russia, you may not immediately picture delectable breakfast foods. However, plenty of the country’s popular morning dishes can rival those of the best international cuisines you’ve tasted. One specialty is crunchy waffle tubes filled with Russian caramel, better known to some as dulce de leche (via Russia Beyond)....
TikTok Can’t Believe How Duolingo Just Completely Trolled Chick-Fil-A Jaimieandkyleshootstock/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Nov. 9, 2021 12:09 pm EST For some reason, fast food chains devote entire social media teams to insulting each other. We’re used to it by this point, but it’s still strange. Last week, however, the most savage and most successful attempt at connecting to a consumer base belonged to Duolingo, the language learning app. “I’ve never loved Duolingo so much,” @alexa....
What Are Prebiotic Foods And Why Should You Eat Them? Jane Vershinin/Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/Oct. 13, 2021 2:40 pm EST Not to be confused with probiotics, the term prebiotics is also becoming one of those increasingly buzzworthy words describing a category of foods revered for their inherent nutritive qualities. Unfortunately, most foods don’t come labeled with a giant prebiotic sticker indicating their supposed superpowers, which would make them easier to discern....
What Makes Valerie Bertinelli’s Family Onion Rings Recipe Unique Robin Marchant/Getty Images By Adrianna MacPherson/Sept. 29, 2021 11:31 am EST While many television fans may recognize Valerie Bertinelli from her various roles as a Golden Globe award-winning actress, foodies will likely know her from her various ventures in the culinary industry. As Food Network reports, Bertinelli is a cookbook author with several titles under her belt including “One Dish At A Time,” a title that references her long-running role on the series “One Day at a Time,” and the Food Network show she hosts, “Valerie’s Home Cooking....
Why Stephen Carter-Bailey Had To Quit The Keto Diet Instagram By Rachel Pasche/Oct. 12, 2021 1:58 pm EST The charming contestant from “The Great British Bake Off,” Stephen Carter-Bailey, has won over viewers everywhere with his stunning cakes and even sweeter disposition. He was a finalist on “The Great British Bake Off” in 2017 and won three-star bakers, plus a few of the ever-treasured Hollywood Handshakes. He’s gone on to win the “The Great New Year Bake Off” in 2019 and continues to make appearances at food festivals around the United Kingdom, per his website....
Why Tomatoes Were Once Considered Poisonous ShadeDesign/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Jan. 19, 2022 12:17 pm EST The poor tomato has really suffered a defamation of character in previous centuries. This red fruit has had a rather polarizing history — tomatoes have been mischaracterized, misaligned, mishandled, misunderstood, and the list goes on. Luckily, all those negative vibes haven’t impacted our current consumption of these nutrient-rich foods. In fact, Statista shares that people in the U....
12 Times You Should And Shouldn’t Send Back Your Steak Liliya Kandrashevich/Shutterstock By Alexandra Kesick/Feb. 16, 2022 2:50 pm EST When you order a steak, you expect a hot, delicious, juicy piece of meat. And sometimes, when it arrives, you get something … not right. Isn’t it supposed to have a bone? Why is there so much fat? Once you have a taste, you know something’s amiss, but don’t know how to describe it to the waiter....
17 Types Of Lettuce And What They Are Used For Natali Zakharova/Shutterstock By Emily Monaco/Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 11:06 am EST It’s a kitchen essential, and yet, lettuce rarely snags the starring role in any dish, whether it’s serving as a bright, verdant addition to a sandwich or providing the backbone to a salad. Indeed, The leafy greens often play second fiddle to more exciting fare, from dressings (creamy or zingy) to crisp, crunchy toppings ranging from bacon to croutons....
A McDonald’s Employee’s Behind-The-Scenes TikTok Has Viewers Divided Bloomberg/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Feb. 9, 2022 3:11 pm EST McDonald’s is a recurring name on social media platforms, where both workers and customers discuss the fast food chain in great detail. Some employees have taken to Reddit to share what it’s like to work at the drive-thru, while one particularly popular behind-the-scenes TikTok account shows how certain menu items are made. Other workers have gone online to share highly unusual orders: In November of 2021, for example, a McDonald’s worker said in a TikTok video that she and her colleagues had to fulfill an order for a whopping 6,400 items in only four hours....
Amazing Ways You Never Thought To Use Nuts Shutterstock By DB Kelly/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 5:29 pm EST Nuts are one of those amazing foods that are great on their own, and if you can eat these tasty little morsels by the handful, you’re not alone. Sure, you might know that it only takes a dash of almond milk to add a distinctive flavor to your morning coffee or a smoothie, but there are plenty of ways you never thought about using nuts....
Cacio E Pepe Recipe Ksenia Prints/Mashed By Ksenia Prints/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:06 pm EST It’s hard to imagine a simpler pasta dish than cacio e pepe. With four ingredients, a 15-minute total cooking time, and the barest of instructions, it’s almost offensive to call this a recipe. If pasta is a lazy weeknight meal, then cacio e pepe is easier than ordering on Uber Eats. So why would you bother with it?...
Christmas Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe Erin Johnson/Mashed By Erin Johnson AND Mashed Staff/Dec. 16, 2021 7:44 am EST If you are a bourbon fan, then there’s no doubt that you’ve tried an old fashioned — aka one of the best and most popular bourbon cocktails around. And if you haven’t? You are totally missing out. (But don’t worry, because we can change that!) People typically make an old fashioned with bitters and an orange peel, but this festive Christmas-inspired recipe adds a little bit of cranberry and rosemary that will give you major holiday vibes....
Classic Black And White Cookie Recipe Maren Epstein/Mashed By Maren Epstein AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 13, 2021 10:52 am EST While New York City is known as The Big Apple, there is no one food with which the city is synonymous, but rather a long list of such foods (none of them being apples). New York-style pizza, hot dogs, pastrami sandwiches, bagels, cheesecake … we could go on and on, but we won’t....
Controversial Things Everyone Just Ignores About Giada De Laurentiis Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images By Carina Finn/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 5:08 pm EST If you grew up during the Food Network boom of the ’90s and 2000s, then you are probably familiar with one of the network’s first breakout stars: Giada De Laurentiis. The expert on Italian homestyle cooking made simple launched her career with her first show, Everyday Italian, in April of 2003, and quickly became a household name....
Costco Had A Record-Breaking 2021 William James Herath/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Updated: Dec. 27, 2021 3:35 pm EST As the new calendar year dawned upon us in 2021, hopes were high for a less “tumultuous” time. As it turned out, that wasn’t the case but the world has continued to spin on amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the related and unrelated economic instability, political unrest, and general cultural dissension. But 2021 has, by no means, been a universal fail....
Cranberry Crumble Bars Recipe Jess Morone/Mashed By Jessica Morone AND Mashed Staff/Jan. 21, 2022 10:36 am EST Cranberries are an unsung hero among fruit. They bring flavor and color to any dish, and they are a good source of several vitamins and antioxidants (via Medical News Today). And yet, cranberries often find themselves relegated to the “holiday” section of recipe ingredients. Newsflash: cranberries are not just for Thanksgiving! Thanks to this delicious cranberry crumble bar recipe from recipe developer and food photographer Jess Morone, you can enjoy the tart flavor of cranberries all year long....
Delicious Cinnamon Muffin Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 20, 2021 8:12 am EST Once you make a batch of cinnamon muffins, you have a hard decision to make: Is this a breakfast food, a snack, or a dessert? Fortunately, chef, food writer, and registered dietician Kristen Carli of Camelback Nutrition & Wellness has a good way to help you sort things out, and it’s all about the pairing....
Ever Want To Choose The Ingredients On Chopped? Now’s Your Chance Ben Hider/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/Sept. 30, 2021 8:17 pm EST When it comes to the mystery baskets on Food Network’s hit competition series “Chopped,” there’s no telling what the contestants will find. Ostrich tenderloin, Anzac biscuits, cauliflower, and pork rinds are just one example of a mystery basket competitors have been tasked to cook with, which, believe it or not, is actually a fairly tame combination....
