The One Thing Martha Stewart Drinks Every Morning a katz/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Sept. 16, 2021 6:19 pm EST Martha Stewart leaves us green with envy. When it comes to entertaining, cooking, and pretty much everything else, Stewart can do anything. And if you have been paying attention to her social media account this past year, then you know the 80-year-old looks several decades younger than those digits. She is pretty ah-mazing!...
The Proper Way To Eat A Scone, According To Queen Elizabeth Pool/Getty Images By Hannah Twietmeyer/Nov. 12, 2021 1:52 pm EST Scone etiquette is just about nonexistent here in the United States, but the baked treats hold a little more gravity over across the pond. On one end of the spectrum, U.S. scones are sweet, butter-filled, and usually found in coffee shops to accompany a cappuccino. On the other end, “scawns” in the U....
The Reason So Much Japanese Sushi Contains Salmon From Norway Catherine77/Shutterstock By Emily Alexander/Dec. 13, 2021 4:47 pm EST These days, salmon appears on most sushi restaurants’ menus, but there was a time not so long ago when raw salmon was not eaten in Japan. As Mental Floss explains, salmon caught in the Pacific Ocean was formerly known to contain parasites, which meant that it was not a safe or appealing fish for Japanese sushi, sashimi, or other raw fish dishes....
The Spooky Treat Martha Stewart Hated On Her Snoop Halloween Special Jerod Harris/Getty Images By Molly Harris/Oct. 21, 2021 9:14 am EST Fans of Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg have something frightfully exciting to look forward to. This year, the beloved duo have partnered with Tasty’s Alvin Zhou to host a Halloween party-themed special, “Snoop and Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween.” The program is streaming on Peacock beginning October 21, and features three teams with three members each competing against one another to create the ultimate immersive Halloween party experience, complete with delicious desserts for guests to enjoy....
This Chef’s Cookbook Taught Adele How To Cook American Vogue By Ralph Schwartz/Oct. 21, 2021 2:16 pm EST Adele recently made a bold claim to British Vogue: “I know everything there is to know about food.” She backed up that claim by identifying a respectable eight out of 12 classic UK dishes blindfolded, in the magazine’s “Ultimate British Taste Test.” This isn’t a bad score at all, considering the superstar singer left her home country for Los Angeles two years ago (via People)....
This Folktale Explains The Origin Of Popcorn Balls Jennifer Tatum/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Dec. 14, 2021 9:42 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Typically served seasonally from October through Christmas, popcorn balls are sticky, sweet, and a bit salty — perfect as a nostalgic autumn treat or for playing an impromptu game of catch (if you so desire). The popcorn ball is an American classic, though it’s popularity is said to have peaked sometime from the early-to-mid 20th century (via David’s Vintage Recipes)....
This Huge Strawberry Just Broke A World Record sergey pozhoga/Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/Feb. 18, 2022 12:57 pm EST A new world record has just been set. The news comes straight from Guinness World Records, who announced earlier this week that Israeli farmer Chahi Ariel has officially grown the world’s heaviest strawberry. Described as a “supersized strawberry,” the berry is about seven inches long, 13 inches in circumference, and clocks in at 10....
This Is Alex Guarnaschelli’s Favorite Christmas Song Bryan Bedder/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Dec. 12, 2021 9:30 pm EST It happens every holiday season. We replace our work-out playlist laden with the songs from Eminem and Megan Thee Stallion or our pasta timer playlists featuring our favorite Italian artists for something more seasonal that appeals to kids from 1 to 92. Whether your playlist starts with Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas,” and honestly, how can it not?...
This Is Geoffrey Zakarian’s Favorite Christmas Movie Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Kate Hagan Gallup/Dec. 13, 2021 11:25 am EST Geoffrey Zakarian is no stranger to the holidays. In fact, this renowned chef and food celebrity even has his own holiday shop, full of what he calls his “favorite items” that include everything “from cookware and tools to wine and delicious food” (via Geoffrey Zakarian). So, it’s clear that the chef’s interest in the holidays goes far beyond just the preparation of those big family meals, but what does he think about holiday culture?...
This Might Be Your Fridge’s Most Useless Feature Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Oct. 26, 2021 4:25 pm EST From smart dishwashers to display screens on the front of your fridge, it seems like nowadays your appliances are designed more around gimmicks than actually doing the job you expect them to do. There always seems to come a time when it starts to feel that you’re paying more for the fancy display screen or the built-in coffee dispenser rather than the appliance itself....
This Real-Life McDonald’s Hamburglar Has NYC Police On The Hunt Roberto Galan/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Oct. 19, 2021 8:11 pm EST Remember the McDonald’s of the ’90s with “PlayLand” playscapes complete with mini carousel animals with hamburgers as heads and a Big Mac jail? These restaurants are a blast from the past that were eventually replaced by “PlayPlaces” with ball pits and curvy tube slides (via Mental Floss). The playgrounds were places of joy for excited children to romp around in after noshing on their Happy Meals....
TikTok Is Freaking Out Over Snoop Dogg’s Surprise Shift At Raising Cane’s Frazer Harrison/Getty By Joe Nasta/Nov. 12, 2021 1:33 pm EST It’s a normal weekday afternoon and you’re craving some fried chicken. You wait in the line at the drive-thru at Raising Cane’s, order your usual chicken fingers and fries, and pull up to the window to pay and get your food. Everything seems ordinary until you realize that’s not just any Cane’s employee handing over your lunch: It’s Snoop Dogg....
TikTok Is Obsessed With This Foamy ‘Boomer’ Starbucks Coffee Hack Manu Padilla/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/Dec. 28, 2021 10:49 am EST Starbucks patrons are known to be fiercely loyal, but on occasion, a good hack can temporarily take the place of what is definitely a pricey cuppa. The latest and greatest Starbucks hack comes to us courtesy of a TikToker named raethescallion, whose mom fully blew her mind with some coffee-related genius....
Wendy’s Fans Won’t Want To Miss This BOGO Nuggets Deal Facebook By Naomi Kennedy/Feb. 3, 2022 10:37 pm EST You shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet, nor should you do everything the internet tells you to do. Remember 2018, when the World Wide Web was challenging us to eat Tide pods (via The Washington Post)? Not a good idea. Also a bad idea? Eating an entire ball of wasabi and then chugging a bottle of Coke, which one TikToker recently tried to turn into a thing but, thankfully, failed....
What Melissa d’Arabian Did Before Fame Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Oct. 7, 2021 11:07 am EST Chef, author, and TV personality Melissa d’Arabian has achieved many milestones ever since she won the fifth edition of “The Next Food Network Star” and impressed viewers with her cooking talent. Per the Food Network, d’Arabian is particularly interested in demonstrating how to cook for the entire family and has relatable tips for managing things like budgeting while hunting for groceries at the supermarket, which many people can identify with....
Yes, A Bed That Dispenses Skittles Does Exist Skittles By Khyati Dand/Dec. 6, 2021 9:50 am EST Ever since the first “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory” back in 1971, many children and adults have had sweet nights spent dreaming of skipping around in a world made entirely out of candy and chocolate. While creating an entire world out of chocolate — trees, soil, rivers, and all — is still a reality that exists only in dreams, Skittles has been making candy dreams come true for many, one candy dispenser at a time....
11 Ketchup Brands Ranked From Worst To Best masa44/Shutterstock By Lauren Johnson/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:50 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Since the 1700s, ketchup has been jazzing up plates around the world. This condiment, found in 97% of American homes, can easily take a hot dog from bland to exciting, add moisture to meatloaf and give a little oomph to chicken nuggets. Each year, Heinz alone sells more than 11 billion packets of ketchup and more than 650 million bottles around the globe....
3 Famous Chefs Met At A Bar And Instagram Is Loving It Facebook By Boshika Gupta/Feb. 11, 2022 12:53 pm EST Celebrity chef Michael Symon delighted his fans on Instagram recently by sharing a photo of him hanging out with fellow chefs, Bobby Flay and Jonathan Waxman at the latter’s eatery, Barbuto in New York City. His caption was on point and it read, “Still one of my favorite places on earth … with some of my favorite people!...
36% Believe This Classic Christmas Dish Is The Absolute Best Kolpakova Svetlana/Shutterstock By Lucy Maddox/Dec. 9, 2021 4:04 pm EST With December 25 only a few weeks away, it’s officially beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Even if you’ve yet to experience your first snowfall for the season (or expect to ever), it’s hard not to feel full of the Christmas spirit as the joyful sounds of holiday music fill the air, with wreaths, mistletoe, and garlands galore are everywhere you turn....
Are Bing Cherries Actually Named After Bing Crosby? Donaldson Collection/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Nov. 17, 2021 11:50 am EST According to Ask The Food Geek, cherry-picking season occurs annually, beginning in April and lasting through July or August. During this time, beautiful, ripe, red, Bing cherries are ready to be picked. This popular fruit is ingrained in American history. Folklore says it was a cherry tree that young George Washington cut down, and upon confessing the crime to his father, a lesson in telling the truth was born....
