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This Should Be Oregon’s Official Food, According To Reddit Alexander Lukatskiy/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Sept. 28, 2021 10:09 am EST When you think of Oregon, it’s likely that your whole concept of the state begins, and maybe ends, with Portland. After all, it was enshrined in its own TV series, “Portlandia,” as a world capital of hipsterdom, and at this point it’s hard not to envision the entire state being overrun with skinny jeans-wearing, flannel-clad, ironically-bearded urban farmers all tending their own organic kale patches or herding small flocks of rare heritage goat breeds....

This Thanksgiving Item Is Forgotten The Most Often, According To Shipt Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Nov. 23, 2021 11:00 am EST Thanksgiving is incomplete without its most important part: a traditional feast! No prizes for guessing the most popular dish, though. According to a YouGov America survey, 83% percent of respondents voted for turkey as their preferred dish. The other top items on this list? Mashed potatoes at 78% and stuffing or dressing at 77%....

TikToker Offers ‘Sincerest Apologies’ For Making Off-The-Wall Pasta Flavors traveliving/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/Sept. 12, 2021 1:22 pm EST Over the years, TikTok has stood out as a playground for food hack enthusiasts and adventurous cooks. Many have taken to trying out some particularly weird foods and flavor mashups on the app, like combining watermelon with yellow mustard and pickles with peanut butter cups (via Purewow). But with so many daring experiments and failed food hacks, it might be hard to imagine what could be so extreme as to make a creator on the platform say the equivalent of “I’m sorry for doing this to food and getting you to watch it....

When It Comes To National Grocery Store Chains, This One Stands Above The Rest non c/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Sept. 16, 2021 8:56 pm EST Part of Walmart’s dominance is the success it had combining its in-store practices with delivery and online ordering. In 2019, The Motley Fool reported on Walmart’s sudden decision for pickup orders and a growing delivery service, a pivot that paid off for the company during the first year of the pandemic....

Why Joan Collins Was Once Kicked Out Of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Dec. 10, 2021 3:05 pm EST As a celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsay often comes under a lot of scrutiny for his behavior. It doesn’t help that he is a controversial person who doesn’t always get along with certain notable figures. For example, as reported by The Things, Ramsay has a weird relationship with his former mentor, Marco Pierre White....

Why The Smithsonian Gave José Andrés A Huge Honor lev radin/Shutterstock By Savanna Swain-Wilson/Jan. 28, 2022 9:02 pm EST Chef José Andrés is a well-known and revered figure for many reasons. As the head ThinkFoodGroup, he’s in charge of more than different restaurants, two of which have two Michelin stars, according to the Michelin website. He is the founder of the nonprofit organization World Central Kitchen (WCK), which operated a network of volunteers across 150 cities in the U....

Why You Should Think Twice About Using Tap Water In Homemade Root Beer Paul Tessier/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Sept. 27, 2021 4:22 pm EST Where would we be without the wide, wonderful world of refreshing soft drinks? In those times when plain water just doesn’t cut it, we love to indulge in a crisp, cold cola, ginger ale, or — one of our very favorites — root beer. Whether drinking it on the rocks, in an ice cream-topped float, or using it as a flavoring in pulled pork, we love this soda that was traditionally made with actual roots such as sarsaparilla and licorice (via Nourished Kitchen)....

5-Ingredient Copycat Burger King French Toast Stick Recipe Lindsay D. Mattison/Mashed By Lindsay D. Mattison/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 11:16 am EST French toast sticks are a breakfast revelation. Who needs forks or even a plate when you can eat a handheld version of this brunch classic? Better yet, French toast sticks don’t need to be slathered in maple syrup that eventually turns them sad and soggy. Instead, they can be dunked directly into the syrup to preserve their crisp bite until the moment they hit your mouth....

5-Ingredient Short Rib Ragu Recipe Stephanie Rapone/Mashed By Stephanie Rapone AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 8, 2021 5:13 pm EST Although this dish is simply divine, know that this short rib ragu recipe isn’t a quick undertaking that you can whip up in 20 minutes on a weeknight. It takes time to cook beef ribs to perfection before combining them with the other ingredients to create a tantalizing sauce. But what this recipe developed by Stephanie Rapone of Pantry to Plate Meals requires in time, it makes up for in simplicity....

Are You More Likely To Get Food Poisoning From Meat Or Vegetables? dturphoto/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Sept. 24, 2021 10:46 am EST When you think of food items most likely to give you food poisoning and a tummy ache, you’re probably thinking of raw or undercooked meat, and you have good reason to think so. Healthline reports that 41-84% of raw chicken sold in grocery stores across the U.S., U.K., and Ireland were contaminated with campylobacter and 4-5% with salmonella....

Charity Morgan Reveals The Inspiration Behind Her Cookbook - Exclusive Rachel Breakey By Gene Gerrard/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 4:32 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Charity Morgan can remember the first time she started cooking when she was five-years-old. “I started becoming the pest. I shadowed my mom, every single thing that she did [in the kitchen],” she told Mashed in an exclusive interview. Morgan’s mother was a superb cook and made the traditional dishes from her own upbringing in Puerto Rico....

Chipotle’s Latest Ad Has Social Media Divided rafapress/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Nov. 26, 2021 2:23 pm EST In 2011, Chipotle made waves with an ad it called “Back to the Start” — a short film promoting sustainable farming, and set against the backdrop of Coldplay’s song, “The Scientist,” as sung by Willie Nelson. This Thanksgiving, the fast casual chain marked the 10-year release of that ad by putting out what can only be described as a sequel....

Dairy Queen’s A1 Steakhouse Burger Comes With These Over-The-Top Ingredients Dairy Queen By Lauren Rothman/Nov. 18, 2021 1:58 pm EST Have you ever enjoyed a sweet frozen treat at a Dairy Queen? Popularly known as “DQ,” Dairy Queen was established in Joliet, Illinois, way back in 1940, two years after the invention of soft-serve ice cream (via Taste of Home). Its original menu featured cones and sundaes priced at five and eight cents, respectively....

Dunkin’ Coffee Used To Be A Lot More Affordable JCDH/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 9:14 am EST There’s no doubt that Dunkin’ is one of the most popular coffee shop chains in the U.S. and even abroad. So many people “run on Dunkin’,” in fact, that the franchise sells 60 cups of coffee every second (per their blog). As of the 2018 post, Dunkin’ had more than 9,000 locations Stateside and 12,500 locations in 46 countries around the world....

Hardee’s And Carl’s Jr Are Testing This Sweet And Savory Ingredient Deutschlandreform/Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/Nov. 8, 2021 3:20 pm EST The combination of sweet and salty is a match made in heaven. Adding some sweetness and something savory in a dish is a great way to bring a balance of flavors, and the sweet and savory combo isn’t just for things like kettlecorn. Sweet and savory meat dishes like this sweet bourbon chicken recipe are delicious, and Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr....

Here’s The Best Use For Leftover Turkey, According To Andrew Zimmern Cindy Ord/Getty By Ashley Steinberg/Nov. 28, 2021 8:14 pm EST While the turkey steals the show the day of Thanksgiving, the iconic holiday bird can become even more appealing in the following days. There is no shortage of uses for leftover turkey and the internet is happy to provide. The New York Times’ cooking section has a specific page dedicated to recipes that use Thanksgiving leftovers, and we have our own list of suggestions as well....

High Protein Coffee Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 4, 2021 10:38 am EST Do you want to add some pizzazz to your brew without the drive-thru? No worries! Food photographer and recipe developer Susan Olayinka is dropping a dash of protein into our morning cup of joe. You can make this at sunrise or use it for a midday pick-me-up. The big question is: hot or iced?...

Instant Pot Brunswick Stew Recipe Erin Johnson/Mashed By Erin Johnson AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 11:58 am EST How does a bowl of old-fashioned comfort food sound? Mmhm, good! Food blogger and recipe developer Erin Johnson added her personal touch to the simple recipe for this soup. You will love it! We know your family and guests will enjoy chowing down on this for sure. Brunswick stew is a hearty soup, deemed by some as “hospitality in a bowl....

Lionel Richie And Tyra Banks Just Collabed On A New Ice Cream Flavor Massimo Campana/PR Newswire By Kalea Martin/Sept. 2, 2021 8:25 am EST There’s nothing like a tub of ice cream to make you smile — or smize, in Tyra Banks’ case. The model turned TV personality recently ventured into the ice cream business with the opening of SMiZE Cream in April, channeling her creative talents into concocting flavors like Chocolate Barbecue and Purple Cookie Mon-Star & Me (via Eater)....

Martha Stewart’s Hack For Removing Labels On Pots And Pans Is So Easy Everett Collection/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Jan. 23, 2022 11:51 am EST Martha Stewart is quite possibly our favorite domestic diva. The media mogul can do it all, whether she is sharing how to make her famous Martha-Rita, the green juice she drinks every morning, or giving up her foolproof garlic-peeling hack. Stewart is always imparting helpful ways to make cooking and entertaining a cinch....