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Cracker Barrel’s New Fried Chicken Uses Three Different Kinds Of Ranch Cracker Barrel By Jennifer Mathews/Aug. 23, 2022 12:19 am EST Cracker Barrel, the homestyle restaurant chain dotting the interstate, has been a beacon for traveling families for over 50 years. With an old country store featuring vintage candy and toys from your grandparents’ childhood, and a restaurant exuding Southern charm, every Cracker Barrel location feels like it was preserved in time....

Every Combos Flavor Ranked Worst To Best Twitter By Sophia Hart/July 1, 2022 2:56 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are the three classic staples of mealtime, but for many Americans and other people around the globe, we have certainly begun to appreciate our designated snack time, in which we can grab a quick bite to eat to keep us going until the next meal — or snack time....

Fast Mexican Black Beans Recipe Catherine Brookes/Mashed By Catherine Brookes AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 20, 2022 6:00 am EST Whether you’re looking for a full meal or side dish, beans — any type of beans – are always the answer. The tasty morsels are protein-packed and ready to take on just about any flavor profile. They’re most delicious, of course, when you take a savory approach, and even better when you throw in a little spice....

Is Waffle House Open On Easter 2022? Facebook By Boshika Gupta/April 2, 2022 12:44 pm EST Easter 2022 could be a blast for food lovers: Plenty of restaurants have announced that their doors will be open for their customers on the Sunday, April 17 holiday. This is especially good news for those who have a lot of activities lined up for Easter Sunday and would prefer to head out for a meal with their loved ones instead of attempting to prepare a feast from scratch and stressing over a seemingly endless list of ingredients....

Mexican Chicken Stew Recipe Catherine Brookes/Mashed By Catherine Brookes AND Mashed Staff/April 11, 2022 11:16 am EST Alright, pop quiz time! What dish can be served as a main course, a side, in a burrito or taco, over rice, or mixed into a chopped salad, and only takes 5 minutes to prep? If you guessed “Mexican chicken stew,” well … your powers of deduction are spot on. This dish, courtesy of chef and recipe developer Catherine Brookes of Blue Sky Eating, is about as versatile as they come....

Most Rums Are Still Made With This Old-Fashioned Ingredient RHJPhtotoandilustration/Shutterstock By Michael La Corte/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 9:42 am EST Rum is a staple in many liquor cabinets, classic cocktails, and stalwart libations. But what exactly is it? What is its history? What it is made of? To put it simply, rum is a spirit made with a “sugar base,” which can include “fermented sugarcane juice, sugar syrup, molasses, or a liquid derivation of sugarcane,” as noted by MasterClass....

The Clever Reason Restaurant Owners Are Giving Knives To Their Staff Bruce Peter/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Aug. 12, 2022 11:59 am EST Imagine that you’re starting a job working at a local restaurant. Your training is going well, and you’re learning how to serve customers and where to take plates when busing tables. It’s nothing unexpected, all things considered — until your boss asks you which knife you would like to use....

The Important Vegetable Step You Need To Follow When Making Casseroles Erhan Inga/Shutterstock By Kimberley Laws/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 4:47 pm EST A hearty casserole is a great way to enjoy many of your favorite foods all at once. Seriously, few other entrees allow you to savor the wholesome goodness of meat, carbs, veggies, and a generous helping of cheese in the same dish. That’s not all — once you chuck your concoction in the oven, it pretty much cooks itself....

The New Trader Joe’s Item Instagram Is Already Raving About Lori Butcher/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/July 9, 2022 7:32 am EST If you haven’t gotten the memo, summer is here and if you are like us, it might find you at more family picnics and cookouts than you can count. It may also have you accepting last-minute invites to those festive backyard cocktail parties and sipping on summer’s must-have Dirty Shirley and wine-and-cola cocktails, not to mention those yummy mocktails of the frozen variety....

The Surprising Food Waffle House Serves More Than Any Other Restaurant In The World Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock By Julia Mullaney/March 3, 2022 11:55 am EST Neighbors Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner opened the first Waffle House in Avondale Estates, Georgia back in 1955, according to the company’s website. Both men were looking for a more people-focused establishment that would welcome neighbors and friends with 24-hour service, appealing to those looking for everything from an early breakfast to a midnight snack....

The Sweet Way An NYC Restaurant Surprised Sylvester Stallone Paul Morigi/Getty Images By Elaina Friedman/May 24, 2022 12:43 pm EST You don’t need to be a “Rocky” fan to be familiar with Sylvester Stallone, nor to recognize the famous scene from the franchise in which his character, underdog boxer Rocky Balboa, races up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art while the film’s iconic theme song, “Gonna Fly Now,” plays triumphantly in the background....

The Technique J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Uses To Make Resturant-Quality Pizza Instagram By Andrew Walser/June 3, 2022 10:22 pm EST Pizza is one of the most recognizable foods around the globe. In 2021, pizza was the fifth most ordered cuisine on UberEats, according to its 2021 Cravings Report. After all, who doesn’t love a crisp disk of dough topped with melted cheese, tomato sauce, and pretty much anything else you could dream of?...

The Unexpected Ingredient That Will Majorly Upgrade Your Pimento Cheese Recipe Erin Johnson/Mashed By Jared Kaufman/June 29, 2022 11:40 pm EST It’s generally agreed that pimento cheese is a staple of Southern cuisine, but there’s a healthy debate about what goes into the rich spread. The basics are mayonnaise, cream cheese and/or shredded cheddar, peppers, and spices, but families each have their own recipes passed down through the generations (via Serious Eats)....

The Untold Truth Of Crab Cakes Marie Sonmez Photography/Shutterstock By Jennifer Goldsmith/Aug. 7, 2022 8:51 pm EST From 16th-century indigenous tribes to modern-day celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, crab cakes are one of the oldest, most popular dishes in American history. According to Southern Maryland This is Living Magazine, Maryland alone harvests millions of pounds of blue crab every year. When it comes to coastal cuisine, none is perhaps more synonymous with the state as crab cakes, inspiring coastal states across the country to adopt their own versions....

What Happened To Ka-Pop! After Shark Tank? Facebook/KaPopSnacks By Ree Winter/Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 2:03 pm EST All packaged snack foods are filled with artificial flavors, high fructose corn syrup, and sodium. Right? Not so, according to Dustin Finkel. The founder of Ka-Pop!, as featured on “Shark Tank,” is a certified personal trainer and nutritionist who loves to snack but found other “healthy” snacks on the market to be bland, so he decided to take matters into his own hands....

Why Christian Petroni Is Grateful For His Mentorship With Guy Fieri - Exclusive Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images By Gene Gerrard/March 22, 2022 1:57 pm EST When Food Network powerhouse Guy Fieri met the winner of “Food Network Star,” Christian Petroni, he probably had no idea that he had been part of Petroni’s life for a long time. In an exclusive interview with Mashed, Petroni revealed there were many nights when he’d fallen asleep on the couch and woke up to Fieri’s distinctive voice while “cooking something on ‘Triple D’ (aka ‘Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives’)....

Why Gordon Ramsay Made A Shake For The Chicago Bulls Mascot David M. Benett/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/Feb. 19, 2022 10:43 am EST When it comes to sports, Gordon Ramsay may not be the first name that comes to mind. But, the star chef is certainly a big fan — even recently giving a shoutout to this NFL team. And the man who has said that “cooking is like sports” (via La Prensa Latina) almost even became a professional soccer player (or football as it is known where he is from)....

You Can Buy A Diamond Ring Made From Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning TY Lim/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 4:52 pm EST “You either love it or you really love it” — this is the slogan for Hidden Valley Ranch, referring to the odd love affair that Americans have with the buttermilk-based dressing. The New York Post attempted to uncover why some folks are “absolute freaks” for the stuff, discussing everything from bedazzled ranch bottles to literal fountains of ranch dressing....

Your Cooking Oil Could Soon Cost More. Here’s Why Matthew Horwood/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/April 26, 2022 8:22 pm EST Food prices have been trending upward for some time now, in response to a number of factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, per USC’s Annenberg Media. And it appears there is no end in sight, according to the USDA’s Economic Research Service, which has predicted that prices for “food-at-home,” which is the term economists use to refer to foods that we gather from the grocery store (as opposed to ordering from a restaurant), will increase by as much as 6% over the course of 2022....

11 Desserts Made Better With Bacon SBframes/Shutterstock By Donella Crigger/Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 3:01 pm EST Bacon makes everything better — so it’s not surprising that years ago, everyone’s favorite pork product started making its way into the dessert realm. The salty, smoky, savory flavor of bacon is a match made in heaven when paired with sweet, rich flavors like caramel, chocolate, and maple cream. Crispy bacon also adds a nice crunch to softer textures like cake or brownies....