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The Unexpected Ingredient That Will Majorly Upgrade Your Hollandaise Sauce Ting Dalton/Mashed By Dave Malyon/Aug. 7, 2022 5:00 am EST Hollandaise sauce is one of the five foundational sauces of classic cooking — and if you haven’t tried it, you’re missing out. Hollandaise sauce dates back to 1651, when it appeared in the French cookbook “Le Cuisinier François.” But the version of the sauce that we know now was reborn after World War I when the French dairy industry all but dried up....

Things To Add To Your Rice Krispies Treats That Won’t Make Them Basic Niko Natsuki/Shutterstock By Felicia Lee/June 9, 2022 11:15 am EST For a lot of us, Rice Krispies treats were our gateway to cooking and baking: They’re not only kid-friendly to eat, but to make. Any kid who’s old enough to stir a pot of melting marshmallows (with grown-up supervision) or work a microwave can pull off a batch and feel like a real cook....

Trader Joe’s Ice Cream Flavors Ranked From Worst To Best Shutterstock By David Klein/Updated: April 10, 2022 9:20 pm EST The Trader Joe’s frozen food aisles offer a food fantasia, particularly the section of real estate in those jam-packed with those icy chests devoted to the wonder that is ice cream. While you may admittedly find a larger selection of pints at other supermarkets, the curation here is second to none....

Traditional Tomato Pie Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/May 4, 2022 9:13 am EST When you hear the word “pie,” your mind may conjure up tempting images of blueberry, apple, or cherry filling inside a sweet crust. You may even think of a chicken pot pie, a shepherd’s pie, or maybe a tomato pie … wait, a tomato pie? Okay, a tomato pie may not be the first direction your mind wanders in, but after following this recipe by developer and wellness coach Miriam Hahn, it just might be....

What Alex Guarnaschelli Wishes You Knew About Chopped Equipment Skills Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/March 23, 2022 3:04 pm EST Since debuting in 2009, Food Network’s hit program “Chopped” has become a must-watch for foodies, especially those with a competitive side. You may have even tuned in to the high-stakes cooking competition yourself, and regardless of whether you’ve done so religiously or have only caught a few episodes here and there, you may have noticed a few recurring mishaps throughout its mammoth 51 seasons....

Whatever Happened To Cinnamon Tic Tacs? Bloomberg/Getty Images By Nick Desimone/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 2:40 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tic Tacs, the tiny ubiquitous mints, have been lining grocery store checkout aisles and Americans’ pockets for more than 50 years. According to the Tic Tac website, they were called “Refreshing Mints” until 1970 when Ferrero, Tic Tac’s parent company, favored a snappier name....

Why Eating Out Gives FitMenCook’s Kevin Curry Inspiration - Exclusive https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cf9OfaUv8B4/ By Olivia Bria/July 25, 2022 8:14 am EST When in doubt, eat out: That’s a motto you may inevitably follow on the weekends. If you have takeout on Fridays, then you know exactly how it feels to order online or head out to a restaurant after a long week — or maybe you enjoy treating yourself to a happy hour and some appetizers after a long day....

Why The Making Of This Fried Chicken Was Called A ‘Rollercoaster Of Nope’ nelea33/Shutterstock By Vedran Maslovara/May 30, 2022 8:36 am EST Golden brown, succulent on the inside, and crunchy on the outside — who wouldn’t love the look, texture, and taste of perfectly fried chicken? Most people agree that you’ll find the absolute best fried chicken in the South. According to BBC, the version of the dish enjoyed in that region is covered in batter before it’s fried to perfection in hot oil, but there are many other ways to make fried chicken across the world....

Why TikTok’s Queen Of Foraging Says The Cultural Context Of Food Is Important Grusho Anna/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/March 2, 2022 4:16 pm EST Many people have a firm enough grasp on their own history to tell you where their great grandparents are from, and some have even submitted strands of their DNA to genetic testing kits that reveal centuries of their family tree (Your coworker is related to Henry V of England; your dad’s best friend shares blood with the Japanese philosopher Hakuin Ekaku)....

Why You Won’t See Diet Snapple In The Store Anymore ZikG/Shutterstock By Maria Faller/April 30, 2022 11:24 am EST If you grew up in the 90s, chances are you have fond memories of enjoying an iced cold Snapple in the summertime. Whether you preferred a Peach Tea Snapple with your morning egg sandwich or a Raspberry Tea with your afternoon salad, the flavored bottles could be found in the hands of nearly all Americans....

Alton Brown Revealed The Most Common Misconception About Southern Food Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images By Jared Kaufman/March 2, 2022 12:34 pm EST Food Network star Alton Brown is Southern through and through. He grew up in Georgia, where he studied film in college and still lives today — and where his hit show “Good Eats” was filmed (via Good Eats Fan Page). He created the show because he thought cooking-TV shows in the late 1990s was boring, per Bitter Southerner, and he quickly became well known for taking a scientific and pop culture-obsessed approach to his ingredients....

Pink, sweet products dominate store shelves during Pride Month Instagram Just like the clothing brands that flood stores with rainbow products, food and alcohol brands tend to offer pink, sweet products during Pride Month. The Takeout slammed House Wine and Barefoot for simply adding a rainbow label to sparkling rosé bottles — because obviously, pink equals pride. (A rep for House Wine later clarified to Mashed that its rainbow-striped rosé cans are now available year-round and that a portion of proceeds from the cans go to the Human Rights Campaign....

Dove Cameron’s Favorite Snack Is A Bizarre Food Combination Kevin Winter/Getty Images By Gillian King/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 2:26 pm EST Dove Cameron has a, shall we say, unique, taste in snacks. The 26-year-old star isn’t reaching for the glow-up smoothies you might expect from an actor in her mid-20s. Social media is full of celebs sharing their fave treats, such as Padma Lakshmi’s soup hack or Olivia Rodrigo bringing national attention to dirty soda....

Fast Food Menu Items We Wish Would Make A Comeback Shutterstock By Krista Corrao/Updated: May 2, 2022 7:12 am EST The comforting thing about a fast food restaurant is that you know what to expect. You aren’t headed to KFC for a burger; you want chicken. You’re not going to Subway for a taco; you want a cold cut combo. So when your favorite menu items go away, whether from lack of love or because they were seasonal, you’re stumped....

Here’s How Long Canned Tuna Actually Lasts Suwit Rattiwan/Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/March 9, 2022 12:57 pm EST Canned tuna is a pantry staple, creating delicious, nutritious, affordable, light meals when you’re in a pinch. Tuna is a common ingredient in salads, sandwiches, and pastas, and even as a pizza topping but is also enjoyed by its plain ol’ self or dressed up with oils and spices for a convenient, flavorful snack....

RHOBH’s Crystal Kung Minkoff Teases Creepy And Sweet Food Scene Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images By Katy Canada/Updated: April 26, 2022 11:47 am EST Fans still have to endure a fortnight’s wait for the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 12 premiere on May 11, but Bravo has been dropping delectable crumbs leading up to the debut, including a teaser released last week indicating that the spectacles will be bigger than ever. Before the Bravo preview, Crystal Kung Minkoff, who joined the Beverly Hills Housewives in season 11, posted a glimpse of some of this season’s munchies on Instagram, revealing that the party snacks in this season may be serving as much drama as the ladies themselves....

Simple Blondie Recipe Jennine Bryant/Mashed By Jennine Rye AND Mashed Staff/June 6, 2022 10:15 am EST Watch out, brownies — these blondies may finally make some people change their minds about the best of baked goods. And if they do, then chef and recipe developer Jennine Bryant of The Marshside Pantry will have been successful in her mission. “I love a good brownie, [and] I often thought that blondies were a poor imitation of the rich, gooey milk or dark chocolate brownies,” she says....

Sweet Balsamic Glaze Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 12, 2022 2:14 pm EST Recipe developer and health coach Miriam Hahn brings us this recipe for a super easy sweet balsamic glaze, which is quite the versatile topping. “You can use it on meat, chicken or fish, on salads, over grilled or roasted vegetables,” Hahn says. “It is great on bruschetta, tomato mozzarella skewers or pesto vegetable sandwiches....

The Easy Coffee Hack For Cutting Back On Your Caffeine Consumption Dariia Belkina/Shutterstock By Ree Winter/June 13, 2022 3:51 pm EST Over the years, coffee lovers have been pulled and pushed in all sorts of directions. Coffee could help you live longer! No, drinking too much coffee is bad for you! No, coffee is good for you … again. You shouldn’t drink more than this many cups — or maybe you should drink more?...

The Real Reason Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods Was Canceled Steven Ferdman/Getty Images By Laine Doss AND Ralph Schwartz/Updated: May 6, 2022 2:50 pm EST For more than a dozen years, Andrew Zimmern’s show Bizarre Foods took viewers on a weekly journey outside their culinary comfort zones. The chef and writer, who co-created the show for the Travel Channel, traveled the world in search of the most unusual things that people eat....