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Everything We Know About Jelly Belly’s New Reebok Collab Reebok By Khyati Dand/Sept. 17, 2021 9:30 am EST Footwear brands and iconic food chains have long been collaborating on stunning food-themed sneakers, and successfully so. In 2020, Nike joined forces with Ben & Jerry’s to release a line of sneakers with a faux cow print fur and gave their signature tick mark an ice cream drip makeover (via Forbes). Saucony released Dunkin’ Donuts-themed sneakers in 2018 that came packaged in a donut takeaway box....

Fans Couldn’t Wait To Try Giada De Laurentiis’ Simple Super Bowl Snack Recipe kai hecker/Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/Feb. 15, 2022 11:57 am EST While Super Bowl has come and gone, viewers might still wonder how it would have gone out if a coach had called a different play at a key moment or a party host had called an audible when planning the menu. Chicken wings rank among the most popular Super Bowl foods, and other party stapes include chips and dip....

Geoffrey Zakarian’s Bean Salad Has 2 Unexpected Ingredients Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Jan. 23, 2022 11:19 am EST Geoffrey Zakarian has shared his recipe for bean salad with the world, and it is giving our tastebuds all kinds of delicious vibes. The “Iron Chef” title holder and judge on everyone’s favorite food competition, “Chopped,” took to Instagram to share the ingredients that go into this dish, but there are two unexpected items included that has social media in a tizzy....

Gooey Lemon Brownie Recipe By Jennifer En/Updated: Sept. 21, 2021 9:50 am EST Prep time: 10 minutes. Cook time: 25 minutes. Servings: Makes 9-12 squares depending on size. Let’s start by addressing the elephant in the room, or rather, on the page. You might be wondering why these distinctly golden non-chocolate treats are referred to as “brownies” at all. If this is where you’re at mentally, I completely understand. As someone who works with language herself, I urge you, just this once, to overlook semantics....

Hard Rock’s Valentine’s Day Menu Is Uncharacteristically Decadent Pit Stock/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Feb. 8, 2022 4:19 pm EST Hard Rock Cafe, as its name implies, is a chain not exactly known for its quiet, intimate ambiance. So perhaps it may not be everyone’s first pick for a Valentine’s Day dinner. While people differ in their ideas about what makes for a romantic restaurant, generally soft music and candlelight probably play into it somewhere, and the Hard Rock typically doesn’t offer such amenities....

Homemade Refrigerator Pickles Recipe Kit Hondrum/Mashed By Kit Hondrum AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 14, 2021 10:33 am EST Are you a pickle person? They are pretty popular snack, and pickle flavoring has become something of a fad. From popcorn to pizza, people are obsessed with pickles! This Thanksgiving, we wouldn’t be too shocked to see pickle-spiked stuffing served alongside pickle-brined turkeys. We’re not expecting to see pickle pumpkin pies just yet, though who knows?...

How Newman’s Own Started As A Joke In A Barn Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images By Amy Hamblen/Dec. 16, 2021 1:01 pm EST It’s hard to believe a company that has made over $200 million may have started as a joke, or that it was founded by someone who acted in more than 65 movies and had an impressive race car driving career (via The New York Times). Then again, it sounds unlikely that the same company would donate all of its profits to charity....

How To Make Perfect Chicken Wings Every Time, According To A McCormick Chef - Exclusive Facebook By Alexandra Cass/Feb. 11, 2022 1:14 pm EST The winter months mean frigid temps, dark days, and lots of time spent indoors. But, it also means football Sundays, leading up to the game to end all games — the Super Bowl. And along with game days come all the game day foods, of course. ‘Tis the season for nachos, seven layer dip, jalapeño poppers, and the holy grail of Super Bowl snacks, the mighty chicken wing....

McDonald’s Is Celebrating 50 Years Of Egg McMuffins With Throwback Price N K/Shutterstock By Gillie Houston/Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 2:13 pm EST Egg McMuffin lovers have cause to celebrate this week as one of the world’s largest burger and breakfast chains revealed a limited-time deal on its most iconic morning menu item. In a press release, McDonald’s announced that in honor of the McMuffin’s 50th anniversary, the price of the classic sandwich will go down to 63 cents for one day only: this Thursday, November 18th (via PR Newswire)....

Pina Colada Mixes, Ranked Worst To Best MK Studio/Shutterstock By Lauren Johnson/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 8:51 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’ve ever taken a sip of a sweet, creamy piña colada, you know just how satisfying of a drink it can be. While it’s not exactly the healthiest option when it comes to alcoholic beverages, there is something unmatched about the combination of coconut, pineapple, rum, and ice all blended into a luscious smoothie....

Scalpers Are At It Again With Aldi’s Holiday Gnomes Aldi By Boshika Gupta/Dec. 13, 2021 7:13 pm EST Aldi shoppers have noticed a problematic phenomenon that seems to be on the rise during the holidays: It seems that scalpers have started coming into stores to try and grab coveted items such as the store’s holiday gnomes. This isn’t a new issue. In past years, it has been previously reported by other shoppers at Aldi stores, and it’s not always a seasonal problem, either....

Starbucks Hasn’t Unionized In The US In Decades. That Just Changed Harun Ozmen/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 8:52 am EST In what is being reported as “a big symbolic win for labor” (per The New York Times), Starbucks workers at one location in Buffalo, New York have formed union — the first in the U.S. since the 1980s. The Seattle-based coffee giant has somewhat of a checkered past with such organization efforts, including contentious unionization battles in New York and Philadelphia....

The Big Problem Costco Shoppers Have With This Inexpensive Wok Lucas Schifres/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/Nov. 4, 2021 11:00 am EST Stir fry fans swear by the culinary powers of a good wok. In the hands of an experienced chef, a wok has the power to sear, sauté, and fry evenly and thanks to its bowl-shaped bottom, it can do all that with less oil than other pans might require (via BBC)....

The Most Unexpected Dish Duff Goldman Ever Ate On Holiday Baking Championship Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Melissa Campana/Sept. 1, 2021 12:52 pm EST Who doesn’t love talking about what they ate? There’s even a Food Network show, called “The Best Thing I Ever Ate,” all about people’s love of sharing food stories (and viewers’ voracious appetite for them). It’s easy to remember the last meal you had that you loved, and whether it was about the flavor, the flair, or the friends you were with, we’re betting you can quickly recall exactly what you enjoyed about the experience....

The Problem Aldi Shoppers Have With Its Organic Heavy Whipping Cream And Half And Half grandbrothers/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Nov. 11, 2021 6:34 pm EST For many shoppers, Aldi is a great place to find fresh fruits, healthy vegetables, and plenty of organic offerings at low prices. Recently, the grocery store has added even more organic options to its shelves with the release of its new Simply Nature-brand organic heavy whipping cream and organic half and half, both of which are available for $3....

The Reason Raising Cane’s Is Giving Away Sauce To Fans All Month Long Kit Leong/Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/Nov. 30, 2021 10:08 pm EST Raising Cane’s has certainly made a name for itself with its delicious chicken, and an important part of that equation is the chicken chain’s iconic sauce. The Raising Cane’s website explains that the recipe for the sauce is kept under wraps, revealing only that “it’s tangy with a little bit of spice, made for our chicken fingers but it tastes great on everything....

The Sweet Way Trisha Yearwood Celebrated Betty White’s 100th Birthday Paul Morigi/Getty By Kathryn Shelton/Jan. 18, 2022 3:21 pm EST Trisha Yearwood jumped on the #BettyWhiteChallenge bandwagon in a big way, according to Fox News, hosting an 18-minute TalkShopLIve broadcast to raise funds for animal welfare organizations. Yearwood tweeted about the event’s success: “Seriously, thank you for being a friend and doing the #BettyWhiteChallenge with me! We raised over $24k in 15 minutes and the donations are still coming in!...

The Untold Truth Of Vitaly Paley Bravo/YouTube By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 3:14 pm EST A season of “Top Chef” set in Portland, Oregon, wouldn’t be complete if it didn’t have Vitaly Paley. Fans of the chef who is Portland-famous had to wait until Episode 12 of the current season. (The 14th and final episode aired July 1, according to Bravo.) Paley appears as a guest judge for the quickfire challenge: The four remaining chefs had to create a modern dish with ingredients that would have been available to pioneers on the Oregon Trail (via Portland Monthly)....

The Untold Truth Of YouTuber Adam Ragusea YouTube/Adam Ragusea By Molly Clark/Oct. 5, 2021 12:44 pm EST YouTube chef Adam Ragusea is known for his quirky personality and to the point, simple recipes presented in fanfare-free videos. Ragusea rose to fame as a YouTube superstar in 2019 after posting a home video of him making a New York-style pizza, a video that quickly went viral and today has over eight million views....

Think You Know Your Fanta Flavors? You Could Win $10,000 At Wendy’s DenisMArt/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 3:58 pm EST As a massive fast food chain, Wendy’s definitely knows how to appeal to its fanbase and cater to their needs. The brand is constantly looking for ways to innovate and reach out to its customers. Here’s one example: Wendy’s recently collaborated with Google Cloud on a new project to improve the Wendy’s experience for its consumers (via PR Newswire)....