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The Real Reason Ina Garten Painted Her Kitchen A Neutral Color Manny Carabel/Getty Images By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/March 5, 2022 11:57 am EST Ina Garten’s life, at least from a distance, looks like understated Hamptons perfection. The oceanfront property, a garden, summer parties. While no life is perfect, Garten’s lifestyle is certainly an enviable one, especially if you like to cook and sometimes find yourself fantasizing about your dream kitchen....

The Unusual Way One McDonald’s Customer Protested Russian Closures 8th.creator/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/March 14, 2022 11:34 am EST The Russian invasion of Ukraine has hit the world hard and Russia’s takeover effort has been deemed wildly unpopular around the world, as it has been denounced by most countries and even by some of Russia’s own citizens (per Washington Post). To that end, a number of companies have partly or fully pulled operations from Russia, both in an effort to show solidarity with Ukraine, but also in an attempt to cripple the Russian economy....

TikTok Can’t Get Enough Of Dunkin’s Basic Pumpkin Girl Parody Facebook By Crystal Antonace/Aug. 26, 2022 7:52 pm EST Summer may be nearing its end, but there’s no better way to embrace autumn’s arrival than by watching brands and influencers on TikTok dive into those crisp colorful leaves and filming everything you know and love about pumpkin season, including all the recipes. With TikTok ranking number one for the most downloaded app in the first quarter of 2022, according to TechCrunch, popular brands like McDonald’s and Dunkin’ are bound to be the topic of a large number of videos circulating the buzzworthy app....

What Happened To Press Waffle After Shark Tank? CNBC Prime/YouTube By James Lewis/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 1:23 pm EST Perhaps there isn’t enough recognition of just how flexible waffles are. We’re not talking about their ability to perform handstands, but rather their ability to be suitable for many different meals. Pair them with some eggs and you’ve got breakfast; serve them with chicken for lunch or dinner; and drip chocolate all over them to create dessert....

Why Does Tuna Salad Taste Different From The Deli? Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Updated: April 11, 2022 2:43 pm EST Tuna salad wasn’t created intentionally. No one walked into their kitchen one day, pulled tuna and mayo out of the fridge, and said, “I’m going to throw these ingredients together and call it tuna salad.” (Although, if they did, that would be pretty innovative, wouldn’t it?) Instead, tuna salad was an accidental creation that came from a desire to be resourceful during economic tough times....

Why Shopping At Aldi Might Get More Expensive Soon Kevin Chen Images/Shutterstock By Elise DeVoe/April 8, 2022 2:43 pm EST With COVID cases on the decline in 2022 (according to WHO), we were all hoping that inflation would decline along with it. April Fools, because inflation is still alive and well for multiple reasons and hitting Americans particularly hard at the gas pump and grocery store. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s updated Economic Research service report in March, all food prices will rise by 4....

Why You Might Start Seeing More Popeyes Around Facebook By Elaina Friedman/April 20, 2022 2:07 pm EST For a humble purveyor of fried poultry, Popeyes has appeared in a slew of headlines in recent years. It all started with the infamous chicken sandwich wars, which gave way to a lawsuit from an angry customer who sued the chain for “false advertising” after they sold out of said chicken sandwich, per NBC....

15 Most Expensive Bourbons In The World Ranked Prilutskiy/Shutterstock By Tšhegofatšo Ndabane/March 14, 2022 4:05 pm EST Bourbon is so closely linked to Kentucky that it’s easy to assume it can only be called a bourbon when it comes from there. The bourbon purists amongst us might vehemently argue this, and it wouldn’t be too far a cry from the truth. Because although a qualifying criteria is that bourbons are only deemed so if they are produced in the U....

Are Skittles Vegan-Friendly? Justyna Troc/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/July 5, 2022 12:31 pm EST With the vegan lifestyle becoming more and more popular each year, we’re seeing the market for vegan foods expand. According to the Good Food Institute, plant-based food sales, in particular, have grown by more than 54% since 2018. In comparison, that’s three times more than the growth rate of all other foods. Though these numbers seem high, consider all the plant-based and vegan food products now available at both grocery stores and restaurants....

Classic Bacon Jam Recipe Catherine Brookes/Mashed By Catherine Brookes AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 2, 2022 3:48 pm EST Who invented bacon jam? No one really knows for sure. It may seem like an add pairing at first, mixing salty bacon in with sweet ingredients, but as it turns out, it’s an undeniably tasty combo. So, maybe it doesn’t really matter who invented bacon jam, but all that matters is we continue to enjoy it — a task made easy thanks to recipe developer Catherine Brookes’ delightful take on it....

Did Twitter’s Stuck Bowl Saga Ever Get Solved? Twitter By Savanna Swain-Wilson/June 10, 2022 9:07 am EST If you’ve been anywhere near Twitter this week, you might have heard a mention or two about the stuck bowl saga, a predicament posed by artist Chi Nugyen (known as @whatchidid) that has captivated people so well we almost forgot about the TikTok’s viral healthy coke concoction. It all began on Monday morning when Nguyen tweeted out a plea to her followers: Help her figure out how to separate two ceramic bowls that stuck to each other while dishwashing without breaking them....

How Uber Is Delivering Emergency Food Relief In Ukraine Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock By Elise DeVoe/June 11, 2022 7:33 pm EST Russia’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine have not only resulted in thousands of civilian casualties, but have also created global supply chain issues (via IPS). Russia’s naval blockades threaten the food supply of Ukraine and nations around the globe. According to the UN, Russia and Ukraine produce “30 percent of the world’s wheat and barley, one-fifth of its maize, and over half of its sunflower oil....

Priyanka Chopra Jonas Has A Hilarious Hack For When You Overeat Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/June 7, 2022 10:04 am EST It’s always tough to decide what to do when you’re halfway through a meal at your favorite restaurant and you start feeling full. Listening to your belly and calling it quits would probably be wise — after all, you don’t want to feel uncomfortably full for hours. On the other hand, however, there’s still half a plate of mouthwatering grub in front of you just begging you to take another bite....

The Best Chef’s Knives Of 2022 Nomad_Soul/Shutterstock By Ian Stuart Bragan/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:24 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Chef’s knives are the go-to knife for almost any cooking task, from cutting up vegetables and chopping herbs to butchering and carving meat, a chef’s knife can do it all. Most professionals recommend outfitting your kitchen with a chef’s knife first and foremost. Sure it’s nice to have lots of options, from paring knives to special pieces just for deboning meat but, at the end of the day, a chef’s knife is the only truly indispensable choice....

The Cracker Barrel Décor That Had Reddit Baffled James R Poston/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/June 23, 2022 1:23 pm EST When you walk into any Cracker Barrel, you’ll probably notice the same things you’d notice at your neighborhood Cracker Barrel. There are bound to be some differences, sure, but the atmosphere would still be the same. There would be the country store-style gift shop selling candy and knick-knacks, the smell of freshly baked biscuits in the air, and a collection of vintage memorabilia hanging from the dining room walls....

The Gross Burger King Menu Item That Was Only Available For A Limited Time Deutschlandreform/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Aug. 29, 2022 11:30 am EST If you go to your local Burger King, chances are high that if you order a Whopper, you’ll get … a Whopper. You’ll just get an average, everyday, run-of-the-mill Whopper sandwich just like everyone else. No whipped cream, no fried fish, no chocolate sauce for dipping, just your plain old lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese....

The Hilarious Rule The National Hot Dog And Sausage Council Has For BBQs WS-Studio/Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/June 30, 2022 11:55 pm EST Hot dogs are a staple grub of ballparks, backyard cookouts, carnivals, and other fun, communal get-togethers. They’re convenient, affordable, substantial — not to mention tasty. Several regions across the nation have their own hot dog styles, with recipes that call for unique toppings and ingredient combinations. Visiting Seattle? You’ll find dogs topped with cream cheese and sauteed onions....

The Hilarious Way A TikToker Responded To Getting Sued By KFC Robson90/Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Aug. 29, 2022 9:01 am EST The first thing to understand about KFC’s lawsuit against a TikToker is that it’s purely fictional. But that makes the response by said TikToker even more hilarious, which was funny enough without the backstory. It starts with a KFC-obsessed TikToker, @realcolonelsanders, whose TikTok profile claims he’s the great-great-grandnephew of Colonel Harland Sanders....

The Lesser-Known Chile Pepper You Need To Cook With Tharindu Kalubowila/Shutterstock By Derek Helling/Aug. 8, 2022 12:18 am EST The old axiom goes that people “eat with their eyes first.” As HuffPost explained in 2016, that means colors and presentation can go a long way toward making a meal a better experience. Fortunately, the array of produce available on this planet naturally spans a wide spectrum of colors and shapes, creating a rich visual palate that diners’ eyes can feast upon....

The Real Reason Olivia Newton-John Went Vegan Scott Barbour/Getty By Jennifer Mathews/Aug. 8, 2022 9:49 pm EST Following a 30-year battle with breast cancer, the multi-faceted pop singer Olivia Newton-John died at her Southern California ranch at 73. Initially diagnosed in 1992, the same weekend she lost her father to cancer, Newton-John went into remission before her cancer resurfaced again in 2017. Her death was announced by her husband, John Easterling, on August 8 (via the New York Times)....