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The Untold Truth Of Stroopwafels studio vanDam/Shutterstock By Lucia Capretti/Updated: Nov. 17, 2021 4:59 pm EST Unless you completely shun sugar, you probably enjoy a sweet treat every now and again. While large amounts of sugar pose their own issues, moderation is key to a healthy diet. An automatic way to impose moderation over your sweet inclinations is to watch your portion sizes. It’s just as easy to slice a large piece of cake as it is a sliver, whereas cookies already come pre-portioned....

This TikToker Created A Fruit By The Foot As Long As A Football Field Shutterstock By Erica Andrews/Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 9:05 am EST If you’re a kid who grew up eating fruit snacks from the 90s, chances are you loved fruit roll-ups. They’re not only delicious, but are also really fun to eat. Fruit by the Foot comes in a wide variety of great flavors like strawberry, berry tie-dye, and sweet and fiery....

Twitter Is Outraged Over Why This Couple Was Kicked Out Of A Texas Restaurant SeventyFour/Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Sept. 22, 2021 12:06 pm EST Over recent months, some states across the country have enacted loose to non-existent mask or vaccine policies, while some companies and businesses require people to be fully vaccinated, have proof of a negative COVID-19 test, or o wear a protective mask. While the highly divisive and widely varying policies across the United States are drawing backlash, one recent incident inside a Texas restaurant has elicited outrage from people on Twitter....

Valerie Bertinelli’s Hot In Cleveland Blooper Has Instagram Cracking Up s_bukley/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Dec. 4, 2021 2:04 pm EST When Valerie Bertinelli isn’t whipping up her delicious and comforting recipes, the celebrity chef apparently loves to post bloopers from her time on TV Land’s “Hot in Cleveland.” For the uninitiated, the cookbook author first appeared on “Hot in Cleveland” in 2010 (via IMDb). The show found success and brought viewers 6 seasons of laughs until it concluded in 2015....

Walmart’s Massive 488-Piece Candy Box Is All You’ll Need This Halloween Walmart By Joe Nasta/Sept. 23, 2021 12:18 pm EST We’re getting ready for the most frightful time of the year as the temperatures begin to drop, pumpkin flavors begin to appear on grocery shelves and restaurant menus, and the leaves start turning orange and brown. As we slide into fall, it’s hard not to get excited about Halloween! The spooky season is a perfect time to connect with friends over scary stories around a bonfire or embrace your inner demon by dressing up as one at a costume party....

Why You’ll Never Find Bitter Almonds In A US Grocery Store Melica/Shutterstock By Holly Riddle/Dec. 20, 2021 2:35 pm EST Almonds are almonds are almonds … right? Well, not necessarily, and not knowing the difference may harm you. On most grocery store shelves in the U.S., you can find a type of sweet almond, which is perfectly safe. It’s bitter almonds that are dangerous. According to The Spruce Eats, bitter almonds are a variety of sweet almonds that contain hydrocyanic acid, a byproduct of which is an organic version of cyanide....

5-Ingredient Mexican Street Corn Recipe Maren Epstein/Mashed By Maren Epstein AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 8:25 am EST There is a time in life for a five-course meal complete with forks for each dish, palate-cleansing sorbet after the soup, wines paired to the entree and the dessert, and a cappuccino to complete the meal. Then there are times when there’s nothing better than an ear of 5-ingredient Mexican street corn that you hold by the husk and devour with pure pleasure, messy face, fingers, and all....

50% Think These Are The Best Pancakes At IHOP OlgaBombologna/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Feb. 3, 2022 2:25 pm EST “Pancakes are the most popular breakfast option in North America and is enjoyed among all the age groups,” says Mordor Intelligence, which projects a 3.8% compounded annual growth rate for the global market for pancake mixes, alone, by 2025. Today there are 1,666 IHOP locations in the U.S., with the highest concentration in California, which is the home of 222 of those locations (via ScrapeHero)....

Best Sous Vide Mashed Potatoes Recipe Michelle Morey/Mashed By Michelle Morey AND Mashed Staff/Oct. 4, 2021 10:33 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There’s nothing like some good old-fashioned mashed potatoes, which have to be one of the best comfort foods out there. While people typically cook mashed potatoes in a pot, there’s another way that involves almost no work but still yields that same great result....

Copycat Squid Game Dalgona Candy Recipe Stephanie Rapone/Mashed By Stephanie Rapone AND Mashed Staff/Nov. 17, 2021 10:31 am EST Whether you followed the first season of the Netflix drama series “Squid Game” or not, you might be familiar with another internet trend from the past year. Dalgona coffee, also known as whipped coffee, was huge across social media thanks to its aesthetic and pleasantly sweet flavor. In fact, Dalgona refers to a Korean honeycomb sponge candy decorated with cookie cutter shapes, The Soul of Seoul explains....

Easy Jarcuterie Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli/Jan. 4, 2022 1:14 pm EST The holiday season is filled with parties and celebrations with friends and family. Spending time with your loved ones is incomplete without a wide array of food. One of the most popular appetizers at these events is a charcuterie board. We love a good charcuterie board and have many suggestions as to what items to include. To switch it up a bit, registered dietitian and recipe developer Kristen Carli suggests turning your favorite board into individual portions served in jars, aka jarcuterie....

Firehouse Subs New Cuban Sandwich Comes With A Smoky Twist Twitter/Firehouse Subs By Felix Behr/Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 10:19 am EST For a limited time, you can once more indulge in Firehouse Subs’ twist on the classic Cuban sandwich. In a Facebook announcement shared by the popular sandwich shop, the company revealed their BBQ Cuban Sub is made with pulled pork, honey ham, melted Swiss cheese, sweet and smoky chipotle slaw, mayo, spicy pickles, and a mustard BBQ sauce....

Good News For Fans Of McDonald’s Pumpkin Creme Pies Facebook By Maria Scinto/Sept. 16, 2021 5:54 pm EST We’re halfway through September, which means all-the-things-pumpkin season has been in full swing for a few weeks now. You may have already had your fill of Starbucks PSLs and their numerous knockoffs, and you may even have ventured further afield into slightly more original territory, enjoying such off-the-vine products as pumpkin Alfredo sauce, pumpkin hummus, and even pumpkin spiked seltzer (Trader Joe’s, once again, scores maximum pumpkin product points)....

Guy Fieri’s Secret To The Perfect Vegan Cheeseburger Christian Petersen/Getty Images By Mirtle Pena-Calderon/Updated: Sept. 15, 2021 7:18 pm EST For some time now, consumer trends have pushed the food industry to find and produce more sustainable forms of food. Now a stroll through your local supermarket or grocer is littered with tons of products that fall under the vegetarian and vegan categories in an effort to satiate people’s desire to eat healthier....

Here’s How Much Beer Is Drunk During The Super Bowl Steve Cukrov/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Jan. 27, 2022 1:41 pm EST Super Bowl Sunday is just a few weeks away, leaving many fans elated that Dry January is coming to an end just in the nick of time. The NFL Championship game is all about gathering with family and friends and rooting for your favorite team, or maybe second or third favorite — sorry, Tom Brady fans, he can’t be in the big game every year....

How To Keep Blueberries Fresh Tamakhin Mykhailo/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Jan. 10, 2022 4:36 pm EST Most fruits, including blueberries, have a very limited shelf life. However, blueberries have a natural advantage that keeps them fresh longer. If you’ve ever observed the fruit closely, you probably noticed the grayish-white color that makes it look like they have been dipped in a thin layer of wax. Per The Kitchn, this waxy layer is called bloom and can be found in blueberries, grapes, plums, apples, and more....

Miller Lite And J Balvin Want To Pay For Your New Year’s Eve Beer Steve Cukrov/Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Dec. 27, 2021 3:27 pm EST Miller Lite is continuing with their all out holiday barrage of deals and novelties. From now until December 30, Miller Lite will reimburse you for buying a six-pack. As they explained in a press release, you can get your rebate by visiting MillerLite.com/NYE, giving your phone number, and filling out information from your receipt....

Mustard Potato Salad Recipe Jason Goldstein/Mashed By Jason Goldstein AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 11:55 am EST Ahh, potato salad. It’s a must-have at any summer gathering, or, as recipe developer Jason Goldstein, who blogs at Chop Happy, told Mashed, “all year round.” We agree, especially given Goldstein’s unique take on this classic side dish. We’re talking more than just potatoes and mayo — this recipe incorporates pickles and hard-boiled eggs as well as mustard, as the name of the recipe suggests....

One-Pot Chicken Teriyaki Recipe Carina Finn/Mashed By Carina Finn/Updated: Sept. 14, 2021 10:13 am EST Teriyaki chicken is a classic of American Asian-fusion takeout. It’s warm, comforting, and simple enough that even the pickiest of eaters tend to love it. However, takeout teriyaki chicken usually has a ton of cornstarch and sugar, as well as random ingredients like coin-shaped carrot slices that don’t really make sense in the dish. It’s also an easy at-home stir fry dish, but entirely too many people waste money on bottled teriyaki sauce that tends to be big on sugar and preservatives, but low on flavor....

Pizza Hut’s Bizarre Valentine’s Day Proposal Deal You Probably Forgot About deryabinka/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 3:53 pm EST You know the old stereotype. A man gets down on his knee, takes the hand of his partner, and proposes to them in the middle of a date in a crowded restaurant. There’s a long, meaningful speech, the partner gets all teary-eyed and giddy (hopefully), and the two embrace as the whole restaurant erupts into applause....