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Jimmy Kimmel Shared His Tip For The Best To Home Cooked Pizza On Hot Ones DFree/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Sept. 23, 2021 1:31 pm EST Making a pizza from scratch can prove challenging. According to Pizzacraft, even the most experienced cooks have issues getting their pizzas just right — an imbalance of flour, not kneading the dough enough, and oversaucing the pie can all lead to culinary disaster. While some of these issues require trial-and-error to fix, other pizza pitfalls have to get addressed at the source....

Kroger’s Unvaccinated Employees Will Soon Lose These Benefits Chad Robertson Media/Shutterstock By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 5:28 am EST As of this writing, some 800,000 Americans have died of the COVID-19, the disease brought on by the SARS-COV-2 virus. The majority of these deaths occurred in unvaccinated individuals (per CDC). Public health experts have emphasized the crucial role of vaccines in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Upcoming OSHA vaccine and testing mandates for employees of companies with 100 or more workers (per White House) will boost the number of vaccinated Americans, but one company is further nudging its employees toward vaccination by removing one of the benefits of employment for those who remain unvaxxed....

Need To Ripen Fruit Fast? Store It With An Apple Vlada Tikhonova/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/Oct. 15, 2021 1:17 pm EST Anyone who has tasted a perfectly ripened fruit knows what a difference it makes in the quality. So how can you speed the process along naturally if you need to ripen fruit faster? Storing it next to apples is one means of helping other fruits ripen quicker, but it’s a delicate balancing act....

Olive Garden Just Added This Fried Shrimp Appetizer To Its Menu Bloomberg/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Dec. 30, 2021 1:13 pm EST But soft! What news from yonder Olive Garden breaks? A new appetizer for the Italian American casual dining chain has been announced: Shrimp Fritto Misto. As Chew Boom details, the dish features over a half pound of shrimp that’s lightly breaded and fried. Alongside this are bell peppers, onions, and marinara and spicy ranch dipping sauces....

Richard Blais’ Super Bowl Post Made Fans Choose Between Ranch And Blue Cheese Bryan Bedder/Getty By Justina Huddleston/Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 11:35 am EST When it comes to a game-day party spread, finger foods like pizza, jalapeño poppers, and Buffalo wings reign supreme. But all of these popular Super Bowl foods (especially the wings) are often even better when paired with something to dip them in, such as ranch dressing or blue cheese dip....

Slow Cooker Scrambled Eggs Recipe Ksenia Prints/Mashed By Ksenia Prints/Updated: Sept. 21, 2021 8:16 am EST Slow cooker scrambled eggs are the key to winning the breakfast game, says food blogger and photographer Ksenia Prints of At the Immigrant’s Table. Take the stress out of hosting a big family brunch or even holiday breakfast with our easy, cheesy slow cooker scrambled eggs recipe. The slow cooker is the decades-old answer to hassle-free cooking, and an unexpected player in the women’s liberation movement....

Spiced Roasted Almonds Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 26, 2021 4:04 pm EST Cooler temperatures always invite a taste for warm flavors, don’t they? And, in the autumn and beyond, nothing brings on the heat quite like a little kick of cayenne pepper. A dash of cayenne delivers a healthy dose of fire to a variety of foods like chilis, stir-fries, and soups. But why stop at the main course?...

The Common Thanksgiving Side Padma Lakshmi Will Never Serve s_bukley/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Nov. 10, 2021 3:09 pm EST We all have that one Thanksgiving dish we will not touch. For some of us, it’s the green bean casserole that our aunt always brings to Thanksgiving dinner. For others, it’s the pistachio fluff their grandma insists on bringing even though it seems like she’s the only one who will eat it. For many, sides like stuffing and candied yams are on thin ice....

The Family Tragedy That Led To Mary Berg’s Love Of Cooking Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images By Lauren David/Jan. 12, 2022 6:45 am EST Mary Berg, MasterChef Canada winner and food blogger at A Small Stove, has been passionate about cooking since she was a young girl. After emerging as the Season 3 winner of MasterChef Canada, her food career has blossomed with opportunities to host two TV food shows, “Mary’s Kitchen Crush” (per IMBD) and “Mary Makes It Easy” (per CTV)....

The Secret Ingredient Ree Drummond Uses For A Hearty Stew Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Dec. 8, 2021 3:02 pm EST There are few things as satisfying as a warm bowl of hearty stew on a cold night. It is the perfect meal to make in a slow cooker if you are feeding a large crowd after a day of skiing or taking the kiddos on the bunny slopes. But what goes into a stew to make it so delish and filling?...

The Surprising Reason You Should Be Eating More Sourdough Bread Regina Foster/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Aug. 30, 2021 3:00 pm EST Who doesn’t love bread? From sandwiches to toast to croutons and even breadcrumbs, this starchy delicacy is one food we can’t get enough of. Be it white bread or dinner rolls or a hearty loaf of seven-grain, bread holds a special place in our hearts even in these gluten-avoidant times. While the no carb trend is holding strong, another one has taken hold — perhaps counterintuitively — sourdough mania....

The Symbol You May Not Have Noticed In The Subway Logo QualityHD/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Sept. 28, 2021 12:27 pm EST Many Americans are familiar with the concept of Easter eggs in movies and music videos. Producers hide little details, either to hint at connections between movies or just to add some fun for viewers. Disney fans can easily spot Rapunzel and Eugene’s brief appearance in “Frozen” or Mrs. Potts and Chip in “Tarzan....

The Untold Truth Of Skyline Chili Facebook By Laura Dorwart/Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 11:51 pm EST Cincinnati is a city of contradictions and cultural clashes, managing to combine a small-town sensibility with urban amenities and Southern flair with Midwestern practicality. That’s also a pretty solid description of the city’s most famous regional food. Cincinnati chili, the dish spooned up at the wildly popular regional franchise Skyline Chili, is alternately beloved and hated....

The Untold Truth Of Whataburger’s Breakfast Facebook By Kori Ellis/Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 8:33 pm EST Whataburger is a fast food chain that was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1950. Since then, the eatery has expanded to more than 800 locations in 10 states. Whataburger restaurants are mostly known for their juicy burgers with more than 36,000 available combinations, amazing french fries, and A-frame buildings with orange and white stripes....

This Froot Loop Quirk May Surprise Even Die-Hard Fans Chris_tina/Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/Jan. 6, 2022 8:19 am EST There are some mornings when a mountain of eggs and a stack of pancakes with a side of bacon simply aren’t in the cards. Instead, you reach for the largest bowl you can find, a gallon of milk, and a box of cereal. While some cereals veer to the healthier side of the spectrum, there are some varieties in which we love to shamelessly indulge....

This Restaurant Serves Gourmet Bologna Sandwiches Shutterstock By Megan Scott/Updated: Feb. 6, 2022 5:06 pm EST What does bologna have to do with gourmet food? You might say “absolutely nothing.” After all, the bologna sandwiches of our youth were as far from fancy as you could get. Comments collected by Food & Wine suggest that all a good bologna sandwich ever required (in the South especially) was two pieces of squishy white bread and a heavy slathering of Duke’s mayo....

This Was The Mission Of Bizarre Foods, According To Andrew Zimmern Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Dec. 19, 2021 12:00 pm EST If you’ve spent any time watching the Travel Channel, you’ve probably seen an episode or two of “Bizarre Foods,” hosted by Andrew Zimmern. Over the course of the show’s 12-year run, Zimmern visited countless countries to try local cuisine. We watched him try all sorts of strange things, from cow urine to dung beetles to a fermented sheep’s head (via The Daily Meal)....

Tunnel Of Fudge Cake Recipe Tara Rylie/Mashed By Tara Rylie/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 12:06 pm EST The history behind the Tunnel of Fudge Cake is nothing but fascinating. It all started right after WWII when David Dahlquist came back to his home in Minneapolis and established a bakeware company, which he named Nordic Ware (via American Table). Sounds familiar, right? That’s because the company still makes amazing bakeware to this day — and all because of the Tunnel of Fudge Cake!...

Why British KFC Fans Are Jealous Of Americans Right Now Moses Robinson/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/Jan. 3, 2022 10:18 am EST They may have the same logos and the same name — but we have proof that KFC locations in different countries offer pretty different experiences when it comes to food. Consider a recent TikTok that went viral when Kentucky-based user @watchkittyshrink shared her American KFC takeout experience with fast food lovers across the pond, which triggered responses that ranged from slightly surprised to totally envious....

Why Giada De Laurentiis Thinks Panettone Should Be A Valentine’s Day Food s_bukley/Shutterstock By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/Feb. 3, 2022 5:04 pm EST For some Italians and Italian-Americans, enjoying a slice of panettone is a longstanding Christmas tradition. Even if you’ve never tasted this pastry, you’ve undoubtedly seen it, as it’s hard to miss the tall red boxes of these sweet breads on display in grocery or specialty stores during the holiday season....