How Bacon Was Used To Make Explosives In World War II DronG/Shutterstock By James Lewis/March 25, 2022 5:45 pm EST Bacon is a crispy and delicious snack in the right hands, but in the wrong hands, chaos can be unleashed. Disasters include wafer-thin slices of meat and inappropriately fatty edges. However, in the midst of World War II, the excess fat produced from cooking bacon had a more surprising — and even deadly — purpose....
How Lifeway Foods Is Standing With Ukraine During The War Facebook By Taylor Huang/May 31, 2022 10:40 am EST It’s been three months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, meaning civilians are still facing volatile living conditions. Companies around the globe, such as Stoli and McDonald’s, have been open about showing their support for Ukrainians. This month, another brand — whose product is fundamentally Ukrainian — recently posted an announcement of how it plans to stand with the country....
Instagram Is Drooling Over Alex Guarnaschelli’s Homemade Lasagna Bryan Bedder/Getty Images By Amanda Tarlton/Updated: April 21, 2022 1:00 pm EST There are more than 600 pasta shapes in the world, according to Share The Pasta, from farfalle to rotini to penne and everything in between. One of the most popular in Italian cooking, and one that almost every American is familiar with as well, is the lasagna noodle. The wide and flat pasta is most often baked in a casserole dish where it’s traditionally stacked in alternating layers of noodles, tomato sauce, and cheese....
José Andrés Just Gave Another Warning About The Ukraine Crisis Bryan Bedder/Getty By Elaina Friedman/Aug. 12, 2022 7:58 pm EST Since the onset of Russia’s war on Ukraine in February, volunteers from around the world have lent their time — and, in some cases, their lives — by bringing hot meals and other essential services to those in need. At the helm of one of the most prolific emergency meal programs is José Andrés, the Spanish-American chef and humanitarian behind the nonprofit World Central Kitchen (WCK)....
Mistakes Everyone Makes When Making Homemade Salsa Liliya Kandrashevich/Shutterstock By Steven Luna/July 6, 2022 7:41 am EST Salsa has become such a beloved food that NBC News called it a condiment-slash-side-dish that’s more popular than ketchup. And why shouldn’t it be? It’s a blend of fresh vegetables and seasonings that not only tastes great but also makes a healthy alternative to standard dips, as well as a versatile addition to the dinner table as an accompaniment to a slew of other dishes....
Passionfruit Cake Recipe Jennine Bryant/Mashed By Jennine Rye AND Mashed Staff/April 7, 2022 8:24 pm EST Looking for a sweet treat that isn’t your typical, run-of-the-mill dessert? If so, we have the perfect suggestion for you. This passionfruit cake is filled with wonderful flavors thanks to the inclusion of vanilla extract, orange zest, and passionfruit pulp in the batter. The recipe also includes instructions on how to make a sweet glaze to go on top of the cake that adds another great dimension of flavor....
Rachael Ray’s Trick For Timing ‘Perfect Al Dente Pasta’ Debby Wong/Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/March 20, 2022 9:29 am EST Would it really be an exaggeration to say that we’ve never met a pasta dish we didn’t like? Perhaps. But it’s hard to say no to penne slathered with a hearty tomato-based puttanesca, ragu, or marinara sauce, or fettucini covered in a creamy carbonara or alfredo sauce. However, such is the way of the culinary world that there are some recipes that might leave a bad taste in the mouth when the pasta itself is not cooked properly....
Ted Lasso’s Shortbread Biscuits Copycat Recipe Hayley MacLean/Mashed By Hayley MacLean AND Mashed Staff/Updated: May 5, 2022 10:59 am EST Comedy “Ted Lasso” took over the streaming service world during a time when people were in desperate need of laughter and cheer. The Apple TV+ series became an instant hit in 2020, and the titular character, played by Jason Sudeikis, entered our hearts with his far-fetched optimism. There are many wonderful aspects of the show, but one regular occurrence that’s hard to forget is Ted Lasso making his boss, Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham), shortbread biscuits every day....
The Controversial Reason A Trader Joe’s Worker Was Told To Go Home Andriy Blokhin/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/June 8, 2022 11:36 am EST A trip to Trader Joe’s wouldn’t be complete without a friendly interaction with an employee — especially those who ring you up at checkout. “These are so good, I can’t stop eating them,” one of them might say about a bag of the Buffalo-style almonds you tossed in your cart at the last minute....
The Food That Makes The Pioneer Woman’s Heart Skip A Beat Facebook By Melissa Campana/Updated: April 25, 2022 3:48 pm EST There are plenty of things in Food Network chef Ree Drummond’s life that go pitter-pat. The Pioneer Woman lives on a ranch in Oklahoma, so there’s all them thar cattle, first and foremost, and it wasn’t all that long ago that Drummond’s four children (with husband Ladd) were running around the ranch, knee-high to a grasshopper....
The Gluten-Free Aldi Dessert Instagram Is In Love With defotoberg/Shutterstock By Elise DeVoe/Aug. 24, 2022 8:24 am EST According to a press release from Aldi, it was the first grocery store to offer an in-house brand of gluten-free foods. The line is called liveGfree and it was first introduced as a “Special Buy,” then added to the shelves permanently in 2014 after rave reviews from customers (via PR Newswire). According to Hopkins Medicine, over 2 million Americans have been diagnosed with celiac disease, and others may be living with the disease and not know it....
The Michelob Ultra Guy Just Became A Beer Legend Steve Cukrov/Shutterstock By Elise DeVoe/May 27, 2022 1:48 pm EST People can go viral for the silliest things. For example, Brittany Tomlinson AKA @brittany_broski on TikTok went viral in 2019 for a video of her trying kombucha for the first time. Her internet fame was not a flash in the pan, however — Vox deemed her “one of the most beloved creators on the internet right now,” and she currently has 6....
The Mistake A TikTok Starbucks Employee Wishes Customers Wouldn’t Make Boyloso/Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/Feb. 23, 2022 10:32 am EST Working in customer service can be brutal for those with even the highest mental stamina. The requests and crazy orders alone, especially at places like Starbucks with infinite mix-and-match options, can make employees feel overwhelmed. So clearly, there is no shortage of the list of things customers do that can rub an employee the wrong way or distract them from their job....
The Reason This Texas Chick-Fil-A Was Built On Top Of A Bible Facebook By Chase Shustack/March 8, 2022 8:19 pm EST You may have noticed a difference between Chick-fil-A and fast food chains like McDonald’s, Burger King, or Subway. For one, it lacks zany marketing promotions starring A-list celebrities to promote flashy new menu items. Instead, Chick-fil-A focuses more on customer service and engagement, greeting people warmly as they pull up to the counter or drive-thru speaker....
The TikTok Chef Who Shares Hilarious Deadpan Reactions To Cooking Videos Anton27/Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/July 20, 2022 2:09 am EST TikTok has evidently veered away from being a social network solely dedicated to viral choreographed dances — with the exception of the latest sensation that is Lizzo’s “About Damn Time.” In any case, the video creation app has evolved into a platform for all types of users — more than one billion, to be exact, according to Hootsuite — to easily share their thoughts on hot topics, promote new products, and show viewers how to whip up simple, delicious meals step by step....
The USDA Is Cracking Down On Chicken. Here’s What You Need To Know GSDesign/Shutterstock By Claire Schuh/Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 10:11 am EST The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that is cracking down on salmonella contamination in chicken. Their new plan involves more stringent testing at chicken production plants, per ABC. The new rules aren’t finalized yet, but when they are, they will be published in the Federal Register, and there will be a period of public comment before they go into effect....
This McDonald’s T-Shirt Is Perfect For Fans Of Its McRib David Paul Morris/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Updated: April 15, 2022 12:29 am EST McDonald’s recently debuted its new McRib shirt on Instagram. It’s charcoal colored and displays an illustration of a McRib lying upon the massively rendered word “McRib” on the front, while on the back it reads “Sandwich of the Year” and “December 2020” at the bottom. All these details, the Instagram caption explains, are so “you’ll never forget those fleeting McRib memories....
Trader Joe’s Shoppers Can’t Help But Relate To This Common Impulse Aleksandar Malivuk/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Updated: March 7, 2022 1:48 pm EST Grocery stores have a simple plan that encourages you to buy more than you might actually need. According to Real Simple, stores place flowers by the entrance to draw in customers, use the bakery section to entice shoppers with the sights and smells of fresh baked goods, and place in-store pharmacies at the far end of the store to encourage customers to walk past aisles of goods....
Waldorf Chicken Salad Recipe With A Sweet Twist Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 28, 2022 11:26 am EST This tasty sandwich is a spin-off of the famous Waldorf salad, which originally featured just four ingredients, according to The New York Times. All that goes into the classic dish are some lettuce, apples, celery, and mayonnaise. Since the original version, this tasty salad has inspired an assortment of variations, including ones that feature blue cheese, walnuts or raisins — and sometimes all three....
Why One Louisiana Popeyes Location Has An Ironic Mascot Tony Prato/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/March 14, 2022 5:56 pm EST McDonald’s has Ronald McDonald. Burger King has the King. KFC has Colonel Sanders. Wendy’s has the … Wendy’s girl? It seems like all the major fast-food chains have mascots to their name, colorful faces with even more colorful backstories. But there’s a few restaurants that don’t have mascots to speak of — and Popeyes is one of them....
