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Nestle Toll House Is Ready For Fall With Its Returning Cookie Dough Flavors Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock By Brianna Corley/July 11, 2022 3:16 pm EST With cooler weather, fluffy sweaters, Halloween, and pumpkin-flavored everything, it’s easy to see why fall is such a well-loved season. In fact, despite its lack of warmth, most Americans have a sunnier disposition in autumn, according to a survey from People. So as we enter into the hot and humid depths of midsummer, many people are longing for the time of year where the leaves start to change from green to red....

Passover Pancakes Recipe Mackenzie Ryan/Mashed By Mackenzie Ryan AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 27, 2022 10:57 pm EST What better way to start the morning than by enjoying a fresh stack of pancakes? The classic food is a staple for breakfast and a favorite among kids and adults alike. There is just something about pancakes that makes them so special. Could it be the taste? They are buttery and soft, and if topped with syrup or whipped cream and other toppings, they become sweet....

Reddit Is Divided Over The Return Of A Seasonal Trader Joe’s Item The Image Party/Shutterstock By Julia Mullaney/June 9, 2022 8:17 am EST Since its founder Joe Coulombe opened the first Trader Joe’s store in California in the 1960s, the grocery store has had a cult following. It’s a smaller chain compared to other major shopping spots, and it carries mostly its own branded products, which could be what makes shopping at Trader Joe’s so relaxing for consumers; there’s less to think about when it comes to making decisions on what brand or price point of a product you should choose....

Redditors Are Captivated By Taco Bell’s ‘Unicorn’ Item kitzzeh/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/July 30, 2022 1:00 pm EST Taco Bell is constantly deriving innovative ways to market a new spin on its products. A dollop of sour cream upgrades those nachos to a nacho supreme, or a splash of hot sauce and a spicy shell transforms your ordinary taco into a fiery volcano taco. Menu items come and go on the regular, with some that are genuine flops like a seafood salad (yes, that was once an actual thing you could order at Taco Bell) while others disappear but retain a cult following....

Silk’s Returning Fall Creamers Might Not Surprise You Sheila Fitzgerald/Shutterstock By Brianna Corley/Aug. 23, 2022 5:30 pm EST The world is full of surprises — especially when it comes to companies trying to garner attention by launching out-there products. No one was expecting Pepsi to work with breakfast icon IHOP to create syrup-inspired soda pop or bathroom-focused brand Pop~Pourri to drop a giftset composed of a bottle of Super Coffee and its signature item (per Pop~Pourri)....

Taco John’s Wants You To Celebrate Cinco De Mayo All Week Long Taco John’s By Alia Hoyt/Updated: April 25, 2022 3:34 pm EST Taco John’s is not playing around with the Cinco de Mayo festivities this year. The chain, which has locations in 21 states across the country, is running a “Five-Day Fiesta” in recognition of the Mexican holiday. During the event, which runs May 1 – 5, customers can purchase five tacos (softshell beef) for $5....

The New Taco Bell Nachos That Are Cheaper Than A Gallon Of Gas Taco Bell/Facebook By Aimee Lamoureux/Aug. 22, 2022 4:23 pm EST Over the past few months, many Americans have felt the many financial pressures of ongoing global inflation. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, combined with limited refinery capacity, caused the price of gas to spike to over $5 per gallon in some places, according to CNBC. And while the average price of gas has recently fallen to just under $4 a gallon, many people are still experiencing quite a bit of pain at the pump (via AAA Gas Prices)....

The One Thing About Magic Spoon Cereal That’s Annoying Reddit Facebook By Colin McCandless/Aug. 2, 2022 12:07 am EST The creators of Magic Spoon set out to make a cereal that replicated the sweetness and taste of some of the sugary, carb-loaded favorites of their youth while still being healthy. They developed enticing flavors such as Cinnamon Roll, Maple Waffle, Cookies and Cream, Cocoa, and Peanut Butter, that — while they may not sound nutritious — are low-carb and high-protein (per Magic Spoon)....

The Real Reason Rachael Ray Always Cooks Meat On A Flat Surface Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images By Jennifer Mathews/July 25, 2022 12:01 am EST Please don’t call her a chef! Food Network’s Rachael Ray regularly dismisses the title “chef” for the more blue-collar title of a cook since Ray received no formal culinary training. According to Insider, Ray’s in a distinguished group of successful celebrity cookss without degrees from institutes like the Culinary Institute of America or Le Cordon Bleu, including the beloved Ina Garten, Gordon Ramsay, Tom Colicchio, Martha Stewart, Nigella Lawson, and even the first American chef to earn two three-star ratings from the Michelin Guide, Thomas Keller of “French Laundry....

The Russian McDonald’s Menu Was Just Dealt A Huge Blow Deman/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 10:52 am EST When Vkusno & tochka (“Tasty and That’s It”) — the successor to McDonald’s in Russia — first unveiled its new logo, the red circle followed by two plump orange lines were described by media outlets like BBC as “a burger and two French fries.” Unfortunately, it now seems the logo will be the closest diners will be able to get to Vkusno & tochka’s fries because the rebranded chain has been forced to take the popular salty, crunchy treat off its menu, at least for now....

The Time Subway Meat Was Claimed To Be ‘Half-Chicken’ Facebook By Khyati Dand/Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 1:30 pm EST There’s a reason why fast food is often considered to be unhealthy. Not only does it have a bad rap for being high in trans fat, which can increase both bad cholesterol and risk of type 2 diabetes, but it also tends to be packed with levels of sugar and sodium that are way beyond the recommended daily intake (via Healthline)....

The Unbelievable Amount Of Guinness Consumed On St. Patrick’s Day Noam Galai/Getty By Taylor Huang/March 11, 2022 11:40 pm EST Guinness is basically the unofficial drink of St. Patrick’s Day. The dry stout was founded by Arthur Guinness in 1759, and since then, it’s been an annual tradition to raise a toast with a glass of Guinness in hand. But whether Guinness is their choice beer or not, people will most likely celebrate this holiday with an alcoholic beverage....

The Unexpected Ingredient Guy Fieri Uses In His Mashed Potatoes Jesse Grant/Getty By Adrianna MacPherson/Updated: June 26, 2022 11:44 pm EST Mashed potatoes are one of those dishes that seem so simple, but there are endless variations, and every cook has their preferred hacks and secret ingredients to level up the final product. Yes, you want to start with a solid base and avoid some of the common mistakes, as Bon Appétit explains....

The Untold Truth Of Peet’s Coffee David Mcnew/Getty Images By Justina Huddleston/Updated: March 14, 2022 11:34 am EST When most people think about coffee chains in the United States, they probably think of Starbucks, which is the largest coffee chain in the U.S. and, in fact, the entire world. But before Starbucks, before Dunkin’ Donuts, before K-Cups, there was one coffee joint that started the American specialty coffee industry as we know it today: Peet’s Coffee....

The Untold Truth Of Truly Hard Seltzer Facebook By Molly Allen/Updated: May 10, 2022 10:47 am EST Walking down the beverage aisle at your local supermarket, you’d be hard-pressed not to find at least one brand of hard seltzer among the many beer options. It’s the beverage that’s been taking the convenient alcohol category by storm, and at this point, it slowly but surely may just become more popular than beer, generating billions in sales along the way....

Valerie Bertinelli Opened Up About Her Love For Eddie Van Halen Michael Mattes/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Feb. 20, 2022 12:20 pm EST If her appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” tells us anything, Valerie Bertinelli is incredibly honest in her new book, “Enough Already.” In it, Bertinelli takes readers on her inner journey to find peace and acceptance with her body in a world full of external pressures to look a certain way....

We Tried Kellogg’s New Hocus Pocus 2 Cereal. Here’s How It Went Steven John/Mashed By Steven John/Aug. 29, 2022 6:38 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In the mid-summer of 1993, Walt Disney Pictures released a movie with an all-star cast and a pretty great premise. Per IMDb, said cast included Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, and Kathy Najimy, among others in supporting roles. The film was “Hocus Pocus,” and the premise was the resurrection of three semi-evil, semi-charming witches 300 years after their execution in Salem, Massachusetts....

Where Padma Lakshmi Would Like To Take Top Chef Next - Exclusive Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 9:24 am EST Fans have a ton of ideas when it comes to where they would like to see “Top Chef” take place next. On a recent Reddit thread, viewers started sharing their favorite locales, which have included destinations like Hawaii, Alaska, South Carolina, Tucson, Minneapolis, and more. Judge, host, and all-around food authority Padma Lakshmi has also shared her own personal take on the question in the past....

Why Is It Cake? Fans Think One Contestant ‘Cheated’ Facebook/Netflix By Justina Huddleston/Updated: March 23, 2022 2:35 pm EST When people are feeling a little stressed or sad, internet memes do a lot of the heavy lifting to bring a smile to their faces. Some trending jokes come and go, but some popular memes have staying power. Take, for instance, the “Is it a cake?” meme, where people would show items that appeared to be real — human hands, plants, shoes, and more — only to show a video of the item being sliced into, revealing that it was cake the whole time (via GQ Middle East)....

Why Some Costco Shoppers Are So Dissatisfied With Its Chicken Katsu Reddit By Khyati Dand/April 11, 2022 7:52 am EST Heat and eat foods are a savior on days when you need a quick mid-week meal that can be done in minutes rather than cooking something from scratch. And who does these almost ready-to-eat meals better than Costco? From pre-seasoned cuts of meat and seafood, to elaborate lasagnas that only need baking, many Costco products are known for having a cult following....