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Trader Joe’s Top Selling Pasta May Surprise You Leka Sergeeva/Shutterstock By Lucy Maddox/Oct. 14, 2021 4:12 pm EST When it comes to the ultimate comfort food, pasta is hard to beat. Cheap, versatile, and convenient, this Italian staple has an incredibly long shelf life, and one box of pasta usually only sets you back a dollar or so. But the best part about pasta? The infinite variety of sauces. Whether you want to snack on a bowl of pasta salad, tuck into a plate of lasagna, or chow down on some good ol’ mac n’ cheese, every pasta dish sits just as well in your stomach....

We Tried Ben & Jerry’s New Ice Cream Flavor: Here’s What You Need To Know T.S. Lowry/Mashed By T.S. Lowry/Sept. 22, 2021 4:55 pm EST Ben & Jerry’s is known for its out-of-the-box ice cream flavors –– from Chocolate Therapy to The Tonight Dough, this ice cream company gets wild with its names in all the right ways. This is why ice cream aficionados (who doesn’t like some form of ice cream?...

What A Recent Study Revealed About Plastics In Fast Food Kues/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Oct. 27, 2021 6:39 pm EST You may have heard some talk in recent years about the dangers that a group of chemicals known as phthalates may pose to humans. Phthalates are found in myriad consumer products, from vinyl flooring to soaps, and they are sometimes called “plasticizers” because they’re often used to make plastics more durable, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....

What Bobby Flay ‘Isn’t Good At’ When It Comes To His Cookbooks Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Dec. 7, 2021 4:06 pm EST Oh, Bobby Flay, what aren’t you good at? This OG celebrity chef and (highly paid) longtime Food Network star is filled with culinary knowledge, from how to keep dishes warm on Thanksgiving to making the perfect cheeseburger. Flay has always shared his food knowledge on various media platforms, including countless Food Network series, more than a dozen cookbooks (via The Kitchn), and a hearty number of Instagram posts....

What You Need To Know About Ruby Tuesday’s Happy Hour Jory Acosta/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Sept. 2, 2021 1:21 pm EST Ruby Tuesday is a widely respected brand that has many locations across the country. The company was created by entrepreneur Sandy Beall, who wished to provide dishes that were “handcrafted, fresh, and full of flavor” to his customers. A description on the company’s site reads, “He wanted a place that was casual and comfortable but that looked great, too....

Why Aldi Shoppers Say You Should Always Check Your Receipt Eric Glenn/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 2:03 pm EST Caveat emptor. Aldi shoppers should take the exhortation of “let the buyer beware” seriously, especially when it comes to their receipts. You might be paying more than you’re supposed to. Earlier today, one victim of ill fate brought this message to the Aldi subreddit. They had gone to Aldi because they saw that certain candies and the wood wick candles were around 80% off....

Why Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Is So Expensive - Exclusive Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams By Jorie Mark/Updated: Dec. 7, 2021 12:08 pm EST Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams cost $12 a pint (as seen on the official website). For the same price, that’s a lot of McDonald’s ice cream cones! Of course, you can’t expect to find flavors like Skillet Cinnamon Roll or Sweet Cream Biscuits & Peach Jam at the Golden Arches … for those gourmet offerings, you’d have to hit one of the 60+ Jeni’s Scoop Shops located throughout the U....

12 Hot Chicken Chain Restaurants Ranked Worst To Best Monica Schipper/Getty Images By John Moffatt/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 1:25 pm EST As cheesesteak is to Philadelphia and crab cakes are to Maryland, hot chicken is to Nashville: a local specialty that’s become a nationwide favorite. For the uninitiated, we’re talking about chicken that, at some point during the frying process, is coated in a cayenne pepper paste, then served on white bread with a pickle....

24% Want This Discontinued Burger King Item To Make A Comeback agencies/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Sept. 18, 2021 6:26 pm EST After a year of various chicken sandwiches duking it out for fast food supremacy, it’s easy to feel nostalgic for a time when chains would take a chance on riskier foods. Burger King, for example, had to really stand out in order to shine beyond McDonald’s industry-wide shadow. So, we thought we would take a trip down memory lane and find out which discontinued Burger King item people miss the most....

Best Fast Food Value Meals For Your Money Shutterstock By Korey Denton/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 12:43 pm EST If there’s one thing that just about everyone can agree on, it’s that there’s really nothing quite as convenient as grabbing a meal from your favorite fast food restaurant when you’re in a rush. If you just have no time or perhaps aren’t feeling your best, or are bogged down by work or family issues, then running to a drive-thru is sometimes all that you can manage....

BJ’s Restaurant Has Good News For Pizookie Fans Michael Vi/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Updated: Sept. 7, 2021 3:11 pm EST In non-pumpkin spice news, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse has announced a new fall-themed Pizookie, the Sweet Apple Cinnamon Pizookie. According to Chewboom, the Pizookie features a heated cinnamon cookie topped with cinnamon apples and caramel bits, along with two tasty scoops of vanilla ice cream and a drizzling of caramel sauce. While the new dessert item is available daily at each of the fast food chain’s locations, you may want to check it out on a Tuesday as it will be eligible for the $3 Pizookie Daily Brewhouse Special at that time....

Counterfeit Wine Is A Bigger Problem In Ireland Than You Thought Bloomberg/Getty Images By Neala Broderick/Sept. 27, 2021 1:40 pm EST We see counterfeit jewelry, counterfeit bags, and even counterfeit money fooling folks all over the world, but there’s one item that many wouldn’t rush to authenticate: wine. As it turns out, fraudulent wine is a multibillion-dollar problem in the world, per Forbes, which means some market shelves may not even be stocked with authentic wine....

Cowboy Cookie Recipe Stephanie Rapone/Mashed By Stephanie Rapone AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 8:29 am EST If you’re looking for a quick, easy and absolutely delicious cookie recipe, look no further than recipe developer Stephanie Rapone’s cowboy cookie creation. Prep time takes just 15 minutes while baking time requires just 12 minutes. In no time at all, you’ll have two dozen cookies ready to nosh on in no time at all....

Domino’s Wings: What To Know Before Ordering Facebook By Naomi Kennedy/Jan. 29, 2022 6:36 am EST Has any food had a better glow-up than the chicken wing? Formerly seen by many as a throwaway part of the bird, chicken wings found new meaning in the 1960s as a delicious, hot sauce-coated finger food (via USA Today). The mind behind their re-purposing is still debated. However, one thing that’s for sure is that whoever whipped up that first batch of hot wings certainly did a favor for Americans, who, according to C Store Decisions, were expected to chow down on a whopping 1....

Easy Wine Slushie Recipe Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/Sept. 7, 2021 9:44 am EST Wine slushies have been officially making the rounds at summertime festivals, fairs, whimsical wine tastings, and backyard barbecues since 1984. That’s when this sweet, icy, delicious mash-up of the convenience-store staple (Slurpees!) and good ole wine was first introduced at the New York State Fair, according to Syracuse.com. The only thing that we can’t figure out is why it took so long, considering that the origin story for frozen margaritas dates back to 1971, according to Smithsonian Magazine, a time when frozen daiquiris, which were invented in the 1930s, could already have been considered “old-school....

Everything You Need To Know About Dragon Fruit Jantanee Boonkhaw/Shutterstock By Nancy Mock/Updated: Nov. 26, 2021 5:12 pm EST There’s no doubt that dragon fruit will catch your eye when you see it on display at the grocery store or sliced up in a smoothie bowl. It can look a little intimidating if you’ve never tried one before, but don’t let that stop you! This fruit is stunning inside and out, and a delicious and unique addition to recipes or to eat fresh....

Filming This Scene Almost Killed Gordon Ramsay David M. Benett/Getty By Molly Clark/Nov. 17, 2021 6:08 am EST Gordon Ramsay may be famous for dropping a bleeped-out expletive or two on “Hell’s Kitchen.” But when he fell off a 280-foot cliff in Iceland, any expletives that might have come out would have been literally dropping with him and probably would have been heard loud and clear. The troubling accident occurred in 2008 during the filming of “The ‘F’ Word,” Ramsay’s show about hopeful chefs cooking for a group of 50 diners who serve as the final critics as to the quality of the meal (via Mirror)....

Germany Has Vending Machines For A Very Specific Food graphbottles/Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/Dec. 29, 2021 1:35 pm EST When hunger suddenly strikes while you’re out and about in a public place, the best possible thing that could happen is to stumble upon an array of yummy food options. Vending machines offer a variety of tasty snacks, thirst-quenching drinks, indulgent candies, and in some cases, wholesome meals at a relatively low price....

How A Dunkin’ Napkin Resulted In The Arrest Of An Alleged Thief pancha.me/Shutterstock By Katy Canada/Feb. 17, 2022 10:52 am EST A receipt from the Dunkin’ drive-thru is usually the sign of a good morning, but for one man, it led to being charged with a crime. Police in New Berlin, Pennsylvania are investigating a man for vehicle theft after finding a Dunkin’ napkin hanging in the door of a stolen car, NorthCentalPA....

Instagram Is Raining Hearts On The Pioneer Woman’s 25th Anniversary Post Monica Schipper/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/Sept. 21, 2021 7:24 pm EST Well, it has certainly been quite the year for the Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond. She lost 48 pounds on her recent health journey, for one, and her daughter, Alex, got married in an exquisitely planned event shown on the Food Network’s “Ranch Wedding” special. Of course, 2021 also presented challenges for the professional cook, whose husband, Ladd, and nephew were involved in a scary truck accident and have since recovered....