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This ‘Regular’ Sandwich Has Twitter In Stitches Lenasirena/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Jan. 12, 2022 11:51 am EST Sandwiches are a classic food item that can be customized in a number of ways. Perhaps you like to add plenty of cheddar cheese to your favorite sandwich or prefer to spice it up with jalapeños and chillies. Maybe you like combining lots of vegetables, butter, and a bit of mustard. As Thrillist notes, sandwiches can be found all across the world and can even help you understand a new region’s culture....

TikTok Is Obsessed With This Viral Salmon Rice Hack Mehaniq/Shutterstock By Katherine Mclaughlin/Sept. 29, 2021 12:00 pm EST Another day, another viral TikTok trend. Recipe trends on the video-sharing app are nothing new, this is the social media platform that brought us pancake cereal and whipped coffee, after all. But, given that TikTok is so visual, the aesthetic quality of the trending dishes is often what makes them so popular. It’s not every day a recipe takes off based on its taste alone, but that’s exactly what’s happening now....

Trader Joe’s New Kohlrabi Vegetable Pasta Is Turning Heads Bloomberg/Getty Images By Alia Hoyt/Feb. 18, 2022 11:23 am EST Trader Joe’s is adding another pasta alternative to its roster, this time in the form of kohlrabi vegetable “pasta.” An Instagram account posted the product, noting that it’s a gluten-free, low-carb, pasta-like option. “Kohlrabi cold has a crunch like cabbage but when sautéed (or microwaved) it becomes tender and noodley!” the caption said....

Trader Joe’s Shoppers Are Pumped For Its New Vegan Oat Nog Instagram By Joe Nasta/Nov. 15, 2021 1:11 pm EST The temperatures are dropping. The lawns, houses, and buildings around your neighborhood are sprouting holiday lights and other decorations. As we get deeper into the holiday season and start to get in a holly, jolly mood, we begin to crave certain foods and beverages that remind us of our favorite memories and bring us comfort as we make new ones....

What Every Restaurant Hostess Wishes You Knew Shutterstock By Kitty Jay/Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 12:44 am EST We greet you, we seat you, we wash down your menus at the end of the night, and we do it all with a smile. Sometimes. How much do you really know about a shift in the life of a restaurant host or hostess? The people who seemingly decide how long you will wait for your table on a Saturday night....

What Is Rouille And How Is It Used? bonchan/Shutterstock By Nancy Mock/Sept. 15, 2021 3:41 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Unless you’re a fan of certain fish soups, you may have never heard of the sauce called rouille, but it’s too delicious to make only for fish recipes. Taste Atlas shares that rouille hails from the Provence region of Southern France. It’s most well-known as an integral component of the French seafood stew known as bouillabaisse, and it’s also served with other fish dishes and soups....

Why Costco Employees Are So Excited About This Stock Milestone Bloomberg/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Nov. 4, 2021 1:43 pm EST The stock market is at record-high levels right now, according to Yahoo! News, and if you zoom in on Costco (via Google), you might imagine the warehouse wholesaler carrying the entire market on its back. Costco stock has more than doubled in value over the past three years, and on Wednesday, November 3, it hit an impressive milestone: $500 a share....

You Can Order Your Entire Thanksgiving Dinner Online From These Retailers Alexander Raths/Shutterstock By Caitlin Lamb/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 4:05 pm EST The Thanksgiving holiday might be all about what we’re grateful for, but for most people, the holiday wouldn’t be the same without the turkey. Unfortunately, cooking that turkey can be a laborious, time-consuming task. Whether you despise slaving away for hours in the kitchen or don’t have the space or time to whip up an entire Thanksgiving feast, you’re in luck — we live in an age where you can order a full, traditional Thanksgiving meal on the internet....

Aldi Fans Are Upset Over This Moldy Truffle Cheese Anna Lshansky/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Nov. 20, 2021 3:46 am EST If you’re a cheese person, chances are that Aldi is your happy place. The supermarket chain regularly rolls out tons of seasonal and holiday-inspired cheeses that send cheese fans into a frenzy. Coffee and chill flavored cheese? Check. Easter egg-shaped cheese? Check again. Cheese that tastes like a summery cocktail? Aldi is your answer....

Andrew Zimmern Strongly Agrees That He Looks Like This Person Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Sept. 13, 2021 8:39 am EST If there’s one thing that celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern is good at (other than cooking, of course), it’s engaging with his fans online and interacting with them on a regular basis. As illustrated by Bon Appétit, Zimmern is someone who’s pretty active on different social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter....

Anne Burrell Has The Internet Divided With This Charcuterie Board Request Fattyplace/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Feb. 17, 2022 11:38 am EST A charcuterie board is supposedly a real treat for those who choose to enjoy it. According to The Washington Post, one of its greatest advantages is the fact that a charcuterie board offers flexibility and lets diners “build their plates” which means that they can feast on a larger variety of food items....

Bacon Weave Taco With Mac And Cheese Filling Recipe By Jake Vigliotti/Updated: Sept. 13, 2021 9:49 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The bacon weave taco shell is quite the invention. But even harder than creating the shell itself (and let me tell you, it ain’t easy!), is figuring out what exactly should go inside the shell. Let’s face it, tacos and bacon don’t really go together....

Brandon Jew Talks About His Accidental Journey To Cooking - Exclusive Instagram By Steven John/Feb. 16, 2022 1:48 pm EST Brandon Jew is the Michelin-starred chef behind San Francisco’s celebrated Mister Jiu’s restaurant, a brand partner with the storied cognac brand Rémy Martin, and a luminary of the American culinary scene. But, he did not intend to become a cook initially — even though he grew up around food. During a recent exclusive Mashed interview, Jew said, “I was the assistant to my grandma, when we had family dinners, but I didn’t do much cooking....

Chick-Fil-A Fans Are Nostalgic For This Discontinued Menu Item Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock By Naomi Kennedy/Nov. 12, 2021 6:31 pm EST There’s nothing worse than pulling up to the drive-thru at your favorite fast-food restaurant only to find out your go-to order has been discontinued. Life suddenly feels like it’s lost all meaning as you scramble to find something else to shout into the speaker while simultaneously thinking back to the last time you were able to indulge in the scrumptious meal, wishing you had savored each bite a little bit more....

Do You Actually Need To Refrigerate Mayonnaise? AtlasStudio/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Nov. 30, 2021 9:23 am EST Mayonnaise is a staple condiment found in many American refrigerators. The creamy spread is used for making favorites like deviled eggs, BLT sandwiches, potato salad, and countless other recipes. According to Epicurious, you can also use mayonnaise to make aiolis and ranch dressing. No one really knows the origin of mayonnaise, but the leading theories speculate that this popular condiment originated in Spain or France, however, the ancient Egyptians and Romans also made a spread similar to today’s mayo (via The Nibble)....

Fans Are Divided Over Trader Joe’s Christmas Cookie Ornaments Sundry Photography/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Dec. 6, 2021 7:56 pm EST The holiday season is a great time to get crafty with family and friends. While there are quite a few festive activities one can partake in around the holidays, making homemade ornaments is a great way to spend time together while also creating keepsakes that you can hang on your Christmas tree for years to come … that is, unless you happen to get your ornament making kit at Trader Joe’s....

Gingerbread Ice Cream Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli/Dec. 9, 2021 9:25 am EST Peppermint gets all the attention during the holiday season, but it’s not the only holiday-inspired flavor out there. We love this recipe from registered dietitian and recipe developer Kristen Carli because it highlights another top-notch seasonal flavor: gingerbread. This gingerbread ice cream will be your next holiday scoop — it comes together easily using an ice cream machine and tastes great....

Ground Beef Myths Everyone Actually Believes Mironov Vladimir/Shutterstock By Samantha Maxwell/Feb. 7, 2022 6:45 pm EST Ground beef is one of those staple proteins that everyone seems to have in their fridge or freezer from time to time. It can be used in a ton of different recipes, and it tends to be something that’s easy to throw together, even if you don’t start cooking until the last minute. That makes ground beef a great option in a lot of different cases....

Here’s How To Get A Free Thanksgiving Dinner At Walmart Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 9:57 am EST Thanksgiving can stress out the best of us, especially if we volunteered to cook the feast this year. With food at the forefront of the festivities, the pressure to roll out a full feast seems near impossible and the drive to impress hasn’t slowed down in recent years. According to Finder, Americans are projected to spend $1....

Here’s How To Tell When Your Oysters Are Done Cooking Plateresca/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Oct. 11, 2021 4:56 pm EST Oysters are one of those “love it or hate it” kind of food. That’s likely because when most people think of oysters, they think of slurping down slimy, salty snails, which is hardly an appetizing image. Even if you’re someone who enjoys the ocean’s natural aphrodisiac raw on the half shell, there are also plenty of other ways to eat oysters fully cooked (which are more appetizing to the less adventurous diner)....