Nearly 20% Of People Agree This Brand Has The Worst Salsa Angela Kotsell/Shutterstock By Cristine Struble/Oct. 31, 2021 10:46 am EST Whether served with tortilla chips or a must-have ingredient in a burrito, salsa often brings a big, bold flavor to Mexican dishes. Grocery shelves are filled with many salsa brands that offer a variety of flavors and textures, from chunky to smooth, red to verde. And the options can be overwhelming....
Shortcut Mille Feuille Recipe Laura Sampson/Mashed By Laura Sampson AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 13, 2021 10:52 am EST A mille feuille, which takes its name from the French phrase meaning “thousand sheets,” is a lovely, delicate French pastry that is often mistaken for the very similar Napoleon. Although the two pastries appear identical, Preppy Kitchen points out that Napoleons are typically prepared with almond-flavored pastry cream, while mille feuilles are flavored with vanilla cream....
The Big Problem Fans Are Having With The New Twix Flavor Bayhu19/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/Updated: Sept. 1, 2021 1:35 pm EST In recent weeks, Twix has teased an “international” new flavor, getting fans of the popular candy bar all riled up for something extra-special. The brand even asked consumers via Instagram to guess what’s coming, with mint, java, s’mores, and key lime among the predictions. The exotic new mystery flavor? Yeah, it’s salt....
The Difference Between Every Kind Of Potato By DB Kelly/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 1:23 pm EST The world loves its potatoes, and you probably do, too. They’re the perfect side dish, whether you’re roasting them, boiling them, turning them into fries or something more exotic, like latkes. Every meal of the day can include potatoes, from morning hash browns to late-night, post-pub fish ’n’ chips. Head to the grocery store or the farmer’s market, and you’ll be confronted with a pretty baffling array of potatoes....
The Incredibly Simple Way Ina Garten Makes Hot Dogs Manny Carabel/Getty Images By Kalea Martin/Oct. 28, 2021 3:52 pm EST If there’s one thing Ina Garten is known for, it’s cooking almost entirely from scratch while using only the highest quality ingredients. Though the celebrity chef often insists that “store bought is fine,” anyone who watches “Barefoot Contessa” knows that Garten uses the term “fine” pretty loosely. She is certainly not a food snob, however, when it comes to a good ol’ hot dog....
The Problem Starbucks Customers Have With Its New Sugar Cookie Latte Starbucks By Justina Huddleston/Nov. 4, 2021 4:57 pm EST As pumpkin spice season comes to a close, coffee fans are looking for their next caffeine fix, and Starbucks answered the call with a brand-new drink on their seasonal holiday menu. This year they introduced their first dairy-free holiday beverage, the Iced Sugar Cookie Almondmilk Latte, which became available on November 4....
The Problem With TikTok’s Food Organizing Trend, According To A Dietitian Kristen Prahl/Shutterstock By Owen Duff/Sept. 12, 2021 5:44 pm EST TikTok food trends are nothing to play with. As reported here on Mashed, top trends on the app have wreaked untold havoc in the past few years, causing global shortages of feta, inciting super-spreading events, and normalizing “menu hacking” at fast-food restaurants. The latest TikTok craze is more of the same, according to one expert....
The Real Difference Between Cheap Vs Expensive Steak Rimma Bondarenko/Shutterstock By Becki Robins/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 12:00 pm EST Steak has never been especially cheap, but prices are going up. Where you might have once said, “let’s do a prime rib for Mother’s Day,” now it’s more like, “let’s do a London broil for Mother’s Day,” or even, “let’s just roast a chicken.” One thing’s for sure: steak is definitely not a budget meal....
The Real Reason Anthony Bourdain Hated Club Sandwiches Sara Winter/Shutterstock By Meshawn Lloyd/Oct. 20, 2021 1:05 pm EST Anthony Bourdain disliked many things. Ask Google to scour the internet for “Anthony Bourdain’s dislikes,” and there’s no shortage of articles on this most-loved topic to choose from. Here are a few, just to set the stage: “List of Everything Anthony Bourdain Hates and Dislikes” (via Inside Hook), “20 Foods Anthony Bourdain Wouldn’t Touch With A 10-ft....
The Reason Cat Cora Just Clapped Back At A New Lawsuit Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Sept. 30, 2021 9:30 am EST Celebrity chef Cat Cora is not having a good time. She is currently battling a lawsuit that she claims is totally unjustified. She wrote about it on Instagram and expressed her thoughts on the controversy, insisting that she will not back down or feel intimidated by what’s going on around her....
The Rock’s Latest ‘Treat’ Meal Has Fans Drooling Kevin Mazur/Getty By Maria Scinto/Dec. 23, 2021 2:42 pm EST Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a big dude, standing 6-feet, 5-inches tall, according to his WWE bio. While Johnson isn’t confirming, and is in fact outright denying, rumors that he plans to return to the ring at Wrestlemania in 2023 (via Give Me Sport), he has used the words “possibly down the road” when speaking of resuming his athletic career....
This Minecraft McDonald’s PlayPlace Hit Reddit In The Feels Tim Boyle/Getty Images By Chase Shustack/Dec. 14, 2021 3:33 pm EST Who doesn’t have fond memories of the McDonald’s PlayPlace as a kid? Getting to run around that towering, sprawling jungle gym of platforms, velcro-strap bridges, and rooms were pretty much a staple of any McDonalds visit. You took off your shoes, put them in the “Sneaker Keeper” and could spent what seemed like hours exploring and hiding until your folks had to practically scream up the slides for you to come down and eat....
This Type Of Halloween Candy May Be The Worst For Your Teeth Teri Virbickis/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Oct. 12, 2021 4:49 pm EST With Halloween just around the corner, everyone needs to start thinking about what kinds of candy to stock up on. According to Candy Store, Skittles, Reese’s Cups, and M&Ms rank as some of the most popular holiday treats nationwide. If you want to disappoint trick-or-treaters, feel free to give out candy corn, Circus Peanuts, or wax bottles, which all made Candy Store’s list of the least popular Halloween candy of 2021....
Top Chef Finalist Shota Nakajima Dishes On The Competition - Exclusive Interview Austin Quach By Molly Allen/Sept. 3, 2021 11:39 am EST With two parents each with culinary backgrounds, Chef Shota Nakajima certainly followed in their footsteps. And while Nakajima has indeed followed suit, opening his first restaurant concept in 2015, this Seattle chef has also paved his own path in a multitude of ways. One in particular? Competing on cooking shows....
What You Should Absolutely Never Order From Ruth’s Chris Steak House kai keisuke/Shutterstock By Clara Zervigon/Dec. 6, 2021 9:34 am EST Ruth’s Chris is a popular steak house chain with over 150 restaurants worldwide. Its many franchises brought accessible fine dining to suburban and city locations, serving up steaks as well as lobster tails and a selection of wines. Thanks to its five-star customer service and inventive kitchen methods, Ruth’s Chris has cemented itself as a fan-favorite eatery with a loyal following across the globe....
Why You Should Never Throw Away Extra Salad Greens Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 8:48 am EST We’ve all stood in front of the refrigerator holding a sad bag of sad-looking salad greens that we totally forgot about. Thankfully, there are still ways to revive and use extra or leftover salad greens as long as they’re not wilted past the point of being edible. While a salad might not be in the cards anymore, you can still plan on eating them....
3-Ingredient Everything Bagel Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 5, 2021 8:19 am EST If you’re hungry for something doughy, filling, and versatile, bagels should be high up on your list of possible options. They have just the right combination of starchy and chewy textures that make them suitable for munching on alone or as the foundation for a sandwich. While you can pop into the store and buy a bag of bagels, unless you are getting them from a bakery, they will usually have extra additives to keep them fresh — not exactly what you always want....
56 Halloween Recipes To Give Your Party Guests A Fright Nataliia Zhekova/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Oct. 28, 2021 5:45 pm EST As food holidays go, Halloween is really only associated with one type of edible: candy, candy, and great big bags, buckets, and pillowcases stuffed with candy. Not even any one specific type of candy, apart from the ever-divisive candy corn (although any candy shaped like eyeballs, ghosts, bats, or pumpkins will likely go on clearance come November 1, and will be off the shelves long before Thanksgiving)....
Aldi Fans Are Freaking Out Over These Street Taco Kits Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Naomi Kennedy/Jan. 4, 2022 11:40 am EST Taco Tuesday is here once again – have you figured out what you’re going to do to celebrate? Taco Bell is a safe bet when you’re seeking out a meal for the weekly food holiday that is both cheap and indulgent, especially since the chain’s grub is surprisingly healthy as well....
Bobby Flay Admits Some Of His Recipes Have Come To Him In Dreams s_bukley/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/Dec. 8, 2021 10:51 am EST Artists have often created things that were inspired by their dreams. Paul McCartney came up with the Beatles song “Let It Be” after a dream, for instance (via Far Out Magazine). Likewise for Jimi Hendrix, according to NPR, who said he got the lyrics for “Purple Haze” from a dream inspired by a science fiction book....
