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Harry Truman’s Hilarious Reason For Eating Steak Only Well Done Hulton Archive/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Sept. 17, 2021 11:38 am EST Harry Truman may be best known as the 33rd President of the United States, but President Truman also had some interesting food habits that really centered around habit. According to My Recipes, the leader of the free world always started his day with a bourbon. No one knows why. (Maybe it made all those meetings on his calendar more tolerable?...

Have A Song Stuck In Your Head? Try Chewing Gum Billion Photos/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/Nov. 3, 2021 2:36 pm EST There are few things more annoying than having a song stuck in your head that you just can’t shake. Pop music is designed to be catchy and put out formulaic radio hits, often purposefully containing repetitive lyrics that linger long after you’ve stopped listening. However, if this earworm is driving you crazy, we have an easy solution for you....

Here’s What Lidia Bastianich Made For The Pope Ben Gabbe/Getty Images By Alia Hoyt/Sept. 15, 2021 4:49 pm EST For any Catholic, a meeting with the Pope is a huge event. For celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich, the opportunity to cook for the pontiff was the perfect way to express immense appreciation, since her refugee family was brought to the United States by Catholic Charities post-World War II. “For me, it’s gratitude, it’s giving back,” she told the Seattle Times....

Katie Lee Biegel’s PSL Pudding Is Perfect For Thanksgiving Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images By Khyati Dand/Nov. 15, 2021 1:51 am EST Given that Thanksgiving is all about the food, it’s no surprise that the Food Network dedicates plenty of its fall content to the feasting holiday. For just one example, “The Kitchen” — hosted by Geoffrey Zakarian, Jeff Mauro, Sunny Anderson, and Katie Lee Biegel — is showing off a week full of Thanksgiving-inspired recipes, the Food Network schedule shows....

Martha Stewart’s Favorite Halloween Movie Is A Foodie Nightmare Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Oct. 25, 2021 8:47 pm EST What kind of horror flick do you think Martha Stewart would like? On the holiday special “Snoop & Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween,” which premiered on Peacock last week, Snoop Dogg shared that his favorite scary movie features the infamous Jason Vorhees. The third installment of the “Friday the 13th” franchise in particular caught Snoop’s attention: “Part 3 in 3D....

MasterChef’s Christine Ha Tells Us What It Was Like Cooking For Gordon Ramsay - Exclusive Julie Soefer Photography By Molly Allen/Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 10:53 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s been almost 10 years since chef, television host, and restaurateur Christine Ha competed on “MasterChef,” ultimately taking the Season 3 crown. Ha won over the fans and judges with her incredible dishes, all while inspiring everyone in the kitchen by achieving such a difficult feat as the first-ever blind contestant on the show (via The Blind Cook)....

NBA Star Scottie Pippen’s New Tea Collab Has A Boozy Twist Noam Galai/Getty Images By Gillie Houston/Dec. 1, 2021 4:14 pm EST Scottie Pippen, who is best known as a legendary six-time NBA championship winner and member of the Chicago Bulls (via Bleacher Report), is adding a new title to his already stacked resume: Tea maker. Pippen, who released a line of gourmet popcorn this summer, is also part owner of Digits, a five-year aged bourbon whiskey made in collaboration with acclaimed wine and spirits maker Dave Phinney....

People Can’t Believe The Amount Of Sugar In One Cadbury Creme Egg Shutterstock By Ni’Kesia Pannell/Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 3:00 pm EST For those of you that find pleasure in Easter candy each year, then you know how special Cadbury Creme Eggs are. According to Cadbury’s US site, the company first launched its drinking chocolate in 1824 and became the “chocolate of choice among the Royal family” 30 years later in 1854, after Queen Victoria granted the company a Royal Warrant....

Reddit May Have Leaked New Taco Bell Menu Items Bloomberg/Getty Images By Khyati Dand/Sept. 27, 2021 10:10 am EST Taco Bell has already rolled out new menu items several times this year. In March, the taco chain brought back Quesalupas, Potato Tacos, and Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes across all its outlets in America, as well as a new beverage — the Wild Strawberry Lemonade Freeze (via Eat This, Not That!). In August, Eat This, Not That!...

Succession Fans Won’t Want To Miss This New Ample Hills Ice Cream Flavor Ample Hills By Erich Barganier/Oct. 15, 2021 3:00 pm EST If you’re a fan of the television show “Succession,” you have a lot to get excited about. According to The Ringer, Season 3 of the show should consistently keep viewers on the edge of their seat and can suck anyone in. The ice cream company Ample Hills couldn’t wait to show off their “Succession” love — they have a special flavor ready to launch just in time for Season 3, which premieres this Sunday....

The Internet Is Losing It Over This Raisin Mac And Cheese Sunny Forest/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Nov. 2, 2021 7:24 pm EST Mac and cheese is a beloved dish that can cause some serious food fights. The cheesy staple has inspired “Cravings” cookbook and website creator Chrissy Teigen, for example, to throw some serious shade at her husband, John Legend. The ire was mainly due to feedback that people like Legend’s recipe better than hers, and per Popsugar, the cooking diva just doesn’t understand....

The Real Reason Sassafras Root Beer Is Illegal Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Sept. 27, 2021 2:29 pm EST There’s nothing like an iced cold root beer soda on a hot day to quench your thirst, or a delectable root beer float with vanilla ice cream and topped with whipped cream to sweeten your day. Or, perhaps, as Bobby Flay recommends, you might add some bourbon to your root beer float for a little extra kick (via Food Network)....

The Real Reason Thanksgiving Is Always On The 4th Thursday Of November Rimma Bondarenko/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Nov. 10, 2021 11:51 am EST Mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie aside, many of us know Thanksgiving as a day spent with lots of family and friends. This is a tradition dating back to the age of the Pilgrims, who, contrary to popular belief, did not extend a friendly invitation to the Indigenous at the time, a factoid that is often warped in American history textbooks (via The New Yorker)....

The Seasoning Mix You Need To Add To Your Fried Chicken Shardar Tarikul Islam on Unsplash By Rachel Pasche/Nov. 30, 2021 9:18 am EST We have the pleasure of enjoying a variety of foods in the United States — from pasta dishes and hearty soups to cheeseburgers and lobster rolls, the country is full of delicious foods that can really hit the spot. Among these is a true American gem — fried chicken....

The Truth About Eggs Benedict Shutterstock By Karen Fredrickson/Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 4:04 pm EST Eggs Benedict is a popular and delicious brunch favorite. Two poached eggs, served on a split English muffin, with each side topped with Canadian bacon and hollandaise sauce — and it goes equally well with a cup of coffee as a mimosa. The dish gets its name from a family named Benedict. The first Benedict to come to your mind (other than Cumberbatch, who obviously had nothing to do with inventing eggs Benedict), is likely Benedict Arnold....

The Truth About Food Network Star Christian Petroni Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 2:52 pm EST Christian Petroni is a burgeoning celebrity chef whom you probably know about even if you don’t realize you do. That’s because Petroni has been a presence on the Food Network for years. In 2016, he appeared as a judge on Chopped Junior (via IMDb). Petroni has also appeared as a judge on Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay, among other series....

The Untold Truth Of Bb.q Chicken TonelsonProductions/Shutterstock By Amanda Maida/Updated: Jan. 17, 2022 5:07 pm EST When Americans think of Korean cuisine, the first foods that come to mind may be kimchi, a fermented specialty, marinated beef bulgogi, or the ever popular Korean barbecue. But in recent years, Korean fried chicken has garnered increased attention in the United States. According to the Korean Herald, the dish made its mark on the South Korean culinary scene in the ’80s, when the practice of double-frying chicken and drenching the crispy pieces in sauce rose in popularity....

The Untold Truth Of Popping Candy Keith Homan/Shutterstock By Nads Willow/Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 2:55 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When it comes to strange and exciting candy, perhaps none were as different or as innovative as Pop Rocks. Kids across the U.S. and the world would be wide-eyed with amazement as the sugary rocks fizzed and crackled on their tongues in an explosion of loud pops....

Why Ree Drummond Says Texture Is So Important In Pecan Pies Monica Schipper/Getty Images By Lauren Rothman/Dec. 7, 2021 3:20 pm EST Thanksgiving has come and gone, and you might be thinking that you’ve fulfilled your pie-baking duties for the year, having perhaps supplied your get-together with a delicious pumpkin, sweet potato, or apple pie. But during the last month of the year, days are traditionally filled with holiday potlucks, dinners, and celebrations of all stripes....

20-Minute Lasagna Recipe Molly Allen/Mashed By Molly Allen/Updated: Sept. 13, 2021 11:55 am EST There’s nothing better than homemade comfort food. And for many, lasagna is right at the top of the list. Piled high with layers of noodles, seasoned ground beef, and plenty of cheese, lasagna is a classic that every member of the family will love. But putting together a lasagna in the oven, layered with all of the ingredients and typically left to bake for 45 minutes to an hour can be a daunting task, especially for a weeknight dinner....