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Easy Chicken Pot Pie Recipe Laura Sampson/Mashed By Laura Sampson AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 17, 2021 11:20 am EST When the blustery wind blows and temperatures begin to fall, this incredible easy chicken pot pie is the perfect dish to fill your tummy and warm you up. Recipe developer Laura Sampson, a mom of three who lives in Alaska and blogs at Little Home Big Alaska, loves to take recipes for old-fashioned foods like chicken pot pie and breathe new life into them with shortcuts, substitutions, and hacks that make them easier for people to fix today....

Easy Grilled Salmon Recipe Maren Epstein/Mashed By Maren Epstein AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 15, 2021 11:41 am EST This grilled salmon recipe might seem like a delicacy, and indeed, when prepared properly, it’s a delicate, delicious meal. But complicated? No. It’s so easy to prepare this fish perfectly that you’ll make it a menu regular at your house. “The only mistake you can probably make with this simple salmon recipe is overcooking the fish,” says cook and food writer behind Eating Works, Maren Epstein....

Here’s How Wolfgang Puck Stays Focused In The Kitchen Hayk_Shalunts/Shutterstock By Melissa Campana/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 3:10 pm EST Forget spending money on a meditation app; throw away the sand-filled stress ball you got at that job fair expo in 1996. There is only one way to stay focused, alert, and firing on all cylinders during your next high-stress event, and that is the way of Wolfgang Puck. The 72-year-old Austrian chef pioneered the open kitchen concept in America, hosted cooking shows, started a soup brand ubiquitous in American grocery stores, and even found time to run a bunch of restaurants (six in Vegas alone, and almost a hundred airport locations across the country)....

How Reddit Thinks Chick-Fil-A Could Improve Its App NYC Russ/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Nov. 6, 2021 2:55 pm EST Particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses realized how crucial it is to have some kind of online presence. For some, this meant enabling ordering via a restaurant’s website. For others, this meant developing an app for ordering. Without these new options for ordering, takeout, and delivery, many restaurants likely would have had to close their doors....

Instagram Is Loving Martha Stewart’s Cocktail Hour Selfies lev radin/Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Sept. 16, 2021 10:07 am EST Fans of Martha Stewart undoubtedly remember her famous thirst trap pool photo that was shared to her personal Instagram, @MarthaStewart48, in the summer of 2020. After the photo blew up last summer, Stewart said on “The Ellen Degeneres Show” that she received so many “propositions.” “But I had to ignore all of them....

Is Publix Open On New Year’s Day 2022? Kevin Chen Images/Shutterstock By Kathryn Shelton/Dec. 14, 2021 2:52 pm EST Whether you actually skipped the ball drop and took advantage of an empty house to hit the hay early, have been up all night celebrating the new year, or you’re partied out and pooped but still ready to tackle some tasks, going to the grocery store on New Year’s Day may seem like a good idea....

Keebler Fudge Stripe Fans Need To Know About Its New Bite-Sized Snack MSPhotographic/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 4:58 pm EST Keebler’s original fudge stripe cookies are a classic snack, made with sweet shortbread and coated with real Keebler fudge (via Keebler). And now, fans of the cookie can now enjoy the same delightfully delicious flavor in a bite-sized pack. According to Chew Boom, the company has just announced it will be releasing new Keebler Fudge Stripes Dip’mmms, a playful miniature version of the brand’s traditional fudge stripe cookie with some sweet new surprises....

Reddit Is Seriously Impressed By This Helpful Chick-Fil-A Drive-Thru Employee Scott Olson/Getty Images By Kalea Martin/Sept. 28, 2021 2:21 pm EST As it turns out, Chick-fil-A wants you to get your chicken fix just as much as you do. Even if your car happens to break down in the middle of the drive-thru, the employees will have no problem lending a helping hand so you can get your order and be on your way....

Slutty Vegan’s Pinky Cole Offers Advice For Becoming Vegan - Exclusive Slutty Vegan By Steven John/Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 11:05 am EST Some people who may otherwise embrace a vegan diet might resist making the change because, simply put, they love food too much. While many would likely agree they care about animal welfare, loathe the impact large-scale livestock operations can have on the environment, and would embrace the potential health benefits of a plant-based diet, the mere thought of missing out on burgers, nuggets, steaks, and more can be a roadblock on the path to the lifestyle change....

Sonic Has Good News For Fans Of Its Double Stuf Oreo Treats OREO/Facebook By Lauren David/Jan. 26, 2022 5:17 pm EST If you live in the Midwest or Northeast, ice cream might be the last thing you want to think about right now. Temperatures in Minneapolis lie steadily near the 20s this time of year, per Weather. That means that for locals, hearing this forthcoming news about a dessert that tastes wonderful in the summer might instead send shivers up their spines this winter....

The Best And Worst Things Paris Hilton Made On Cooking With Paris - Exclusive Paris Hilton By Molly Harris/Updated: Sept. 22, 2021 1:54 pm EST In the first season of Netflix’s “Cooking with Paris,” there were some rather ambitious dishes that Paris Hilton took on. After attempting to make increasingly difficult meals throughout the season, Hilton had a lot to look back on when Mashed sat down to talk with her....

The First Sonic Menu Will Probably Look Familiar To You Ken Wolter/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Oct. 4, 2021 5:05 pm EST At first glance, Sonic is a fast food restaurant like any other. Annoying commercials in heavy rotation? Check. Burgers and fries? Check and check. Chicken nuggets, tenders, and sandwiches? Check, check, check. Big, cheesy breakfast sandwiches, ice cream, sugary soft drinks … all the stuff of a nutritionist’s nightmare served up on the finest cardboard with bespoke plastic cutlery....

The Reason Raw Ackee Is Banned In The U.S. TwiggyJamaica/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Dec. 17, 2021 12:44 pm EST What looks like a nut, tastes like a starch, and is classified as a tropical fruit? If you guessed ackee, you’re correct. If you guessed anything else, well…Maybe hit the books. Ackee is popular in the Caribbean, particularly Jamaica, where it’s considered the national fruit. According to The Daily Meal, ackee bursts open when ripe....

This Breakfast Hack TikTok Has People So Confused Luke Pennystan on Unsplash By Naomi Kennedy/Nov. 8, 2021 4:46 pm EST With more than 2.6 billion global downloads, it’s safe to say that TikTok has taken the social media world by storm. The platform has become a space for people to show off their dancing skills, comedic genius, and unique recipes, many of which often go viral amongst its users and beyond....

This Was Lidia Bastianich’s Most Unforgettable Family Meal Ben Gabbe/Getty Images By Adrianna MacPherson/Sept. 27, 2021 10:21 am EST Chef, television personality, cookbook author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich, has likely had countless incredible meals over the years, both from her own kitchen and from the world-class restaurants she frequents. When it comes to the most unforgettable family meal she’s ever had, you might assume that the meal in question was something she dined on in Italy, or in a culinary hotspot like France....

Trader Joe’s New Butternut Squash Mac And Cheese Bites Are Turning Heads By Molly Harris/Sept. 13, 2021 2:01 pm EST Now that fall-flavored everything is in full swing — from coffees and cold drinks to doughnuts and yogurt — Trader Joe’s has revealed a new product. While many gourd-flavored classics have already returned to Trader Joe’s shelves, the beloved budget grocery store just rolled out new butternut squash mac and cheese bites, according to a fan Instagram account, @TraderJoesList....

What Is Rock Crab And How Do You Eat It? Robert Dumitru/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 1:22 pm EST If you have ever found yourself in America’s Pacific Northwest and love seafood, chances are you have indulged in a rock crab or two. Typically known as the Pacific red rock crab, red rock crabs, or Cancer productus, the species commonly appears along the West Coast, and has been spotted all the way from Alaska to Mexico, per Biodiversity of the Central Coast....

What Nyesha Arrington Thinks All Pro Chefs Need Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Sept. 9, 2021 5:03 pm EST Obviously, cooking for a reality competition differs drastically from cooking in an actual kitchen. For one thing, the music in the kitchen is better than the reality television dramatic tones throbbing in the background. However, Chef Nyesha Arrington maintains that the two situations are not utterly dissimilar. Talking to FoodSided about the “MasterChef Legends” semifinals, she explained that an important skill tested in both situations is organization....

What The Pioneer Woman Did Before Becoming Famous Bobby Bank/Getty By Justina Huddleston/Nov. 11, 2021 2:38 pm EST We’re always wondering what celebrity chefs did before they were famous. Did they always know they would make an empire out of cooking, or did they pivot from a completely different industry? When it comes to the story of what The Pioneer Woman did before becoming a household name, she definitely falls into the latter....

Why A Massachusetts Senator Tried To Ban Marshmallow Fluff From Schools Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Kathryn Shelton/Nov. 15, 2021 2:46 pm EST What the fluff? Apparently Michelle Obama was not the first person who attempted to regulate what kids could/should eat at school during lunch (AP News). In 2006, according to the LA Times, Massachusetts state Senator Jarret T. Barrios, incensed that his son had asked him to make a Fluffernutter, a marshmallow and peanut butter-based sandwich, to take for lunch, filed a measure that would limit the use of the oh-so gooey staple in schools....