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Simple Porridge Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 28, 2022 11:59 am EST Cozy. Warm. Cottagecore. If these words are conjuring up images of a hearty meal enjoyed by the fireplace, cuddled under a favorite blanket, you’ve come to the right place. Because along with Mashed, family-friendly, passionate cook Susan Olayinka, who blogs at The Flexible Fridge, has developed a recipe for porridge, which she describes as “the best comforting and nourishing breakfast to have....

The Absolute Best Bagels In The US TalyaAL/Shutterstock By Samantha Maxwell/Updated: April 29, 2022 3:34 pm EST Breakfast is amazing in all its forms, but if you ask us, there’s one breakfast food that beats any basic brunch: bagels. ]When done right, these glorious pillows are perfectly designed to deliver cream cheese, lox, capers, and whatever else you like on your bagel directly to your mouth in the most magical way....

The Costco Perk Some Customers Say Is Disappearing Andriy Blokhin/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/June 2, 2022 1:02 pm EST Anyone who drives a car has been taking a hit to their wallet when fueling up at the pump lately. According to AAA, the average price of a regular gallon of gas in the United States today is $4.715. That’s up over $0.11 since last week’s $4.600 and over $0.04 since yesterday’s $4....

The Food Trend That Ted Allen Can’t Stand Sam Aronov/Shutterstock By Rebecca Cherico/July 11, 2022 9:24 pm EST There are good food trends and bad ones. Good ones are wildly popular, but there’s a reason for their ubiquity: Things like avocado toast, kale salad, and bubble tea stick around even after the haters have had their say because they’re just that good. Bad food trends are things that were never that good to begin with, considered too expensive for what they offer, or are just used incorrectly much of the time....

The Icon Jack Harlow Wants To Share His KFC Meal With DFree/Shutterstock By Amberly Mckee/June 23, 2022 8:57 am EST When Kentucky-born rapper was approached by KFC to collaborate on a meal, it felt like the natural thing to do. “You go around the world and people ask you, when you say you’re from Kentucky, they’re like ‘oh like KFC?’ So it’s just like, this iconic thing,” Jack Harlow said in an interview with Food Beast....

The Ingredient Swap That Will Majorly Upgrade Your Canned Tomatoes Sea Wave/Shutterstock By Rachael Grow/June 3, 2022 10:45 am EST Novice chefs and culinary connoisseurs alike can attest to the disappointment that canned tomatoes can sometimes bring to a dish. Forgetting to cut the acidity of the canned tomatoes with an additional ingredient is all it takes to throw off the balance of all the flavors you worked so hard to blend....

The NYC Takeout Fail That Has TikTok Cracking Up buryakphoto/Shutterstock By Elise DeVoe/July 21, 2022 11:55 pm EST During the beginning of the pandemic, restaurants that may have never offered delivery before had to adapt to keep their customers and employees safe. While delivery is convenient for customers, it can be costly to the business and not all food travels well. If the business does not do the delivery in-house, some companies charge up to 30% in fees (via CNN)....

The One Thing You Should Always Add To Your Homemade Lemonade Shutterstock By Molly Harris AND Ceara Milligan/Updated: April 18, 2022 9:01 pm EST No matter what time of year it is, lemonade is always a crisp, refreshing drink. But there’s something about making a homemade lemonade recipe that seems to make it all the better. While drink mixes can have ingredients you might not want in your lemonade, stirring up a pitcher yourself means you can control exactly what goes into it....

The Real Reason McDonald’s Mozzarella Sticks Were A Failure false/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/April 4, 2022 9:39 am EST Fast food chains have the annoying tendency to scrap popular items from their menu, much to the chagrin of loyal customers. Blame it on seasonal availability, marketing gimmicks, supply chain issues, or unprofitability, you never know when your go-to order is going to go extinct. The discontinuation of McDonald’s’ mozzarella sticks, however, is an entirely different story....

The Real Reason Russian Brewers Are Facing A Shortage monticello/Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/April 12, 2022 1:37 pm EST Russians who are peeved about the shuttering of various restaurants and businesses like McDonald’s and Starbucks are likely to be even more annoyed when local beer brewers can’t churn out product in the coming months. All of this, of course, is due to Russia’s unrelenting invasion of Ukraine. But while many banks and restaurants are exiting stage left in a show of solidarity for Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his people, the beer situation is the result of ongoing sanctions designed to cripple the Russian economy and otherwise make people mad enough to throw in the invasion towel....

The Shocking Amount Of Coffee Robert Irvine Once Drank Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Elise DeVoe/July 20, 2022 1:49 pm EST They say to never trust a skinny chef, but what about a chef who is absolutely ripped? When Robert Irvine first appeared on Food Network in 2007, his commanding presence and fascinating backstory made him an instant hit with viewers (via Muscle & Fitness). Not only was he the most muscular chef on the network, but his military background separated him from the pack because he was calm and very organized under pressure....

The Trader Joe’s Seasoning That Will Instantly Elevate Your Potato Salad MariaKovaleva/Shutterstock By Rachael Grow/June 28, 2022 12:37 pm EST Stroll through the spice aisle at Trader Joe’s and you’ll notice an array of creative and original seasonings that will surely pique your interest. The best part is that these unique infusions are far from basic. Sprinkle any of its signature spices on a variety of dishes you already love to infuse your meal with that next level of flavor....

The Unexpected Connection Between Steak ‘N Shake And Cool Whip Facebook By Derek Helling/June 24, 2022 8:25 am EST There’s a real link between the home of the Steakburger and one of the most popular brands of ready-made whipped topping in the United States. No, it has nothing to do with Steak ‘N Shake hand-dipped milkshakes, either, even though those normally do come with whipped topping and a maraschino cherry. Mental Floss explains how the connection between Cool Whip and Steak ‘N Shake is actually more about business moves and timing than culinary pairings....

The Untold Truth Of Coffee Shutterstock By Daniela Uslan AND Laura Willcox/Updated: July 26, 2022 2:34 pm EST Americans are having a huge love affair with coffee. In fact, a 2018 survey by the National Coffee Association said about 64 percent of Americans have at least one cup of coffee every single day. And most of us aren’t going for the cheap stuff, either. The U.S. Census Bureau says (via MSNBC) that Americans spend an average of $1,100 each year on coffee alone — more than they spend on pets, entertainment, and even car insurance....

The Untold Truth Of Meijer Bruce VanLoon/Shutterstock By Holly Riddle/March 28, 2022 9:17 pm EST Those who live in the Midwest likely already know (and love) Meijer. This grocery store chain dominates mid-size cities with its wide array of products at affordable prices. According to the brand, each store offers more than 220,000 products, from groceries to sporting goods, and among those items are more than 600 varieties of produce (the produce is important, but more on that later)....

The Untold Truth Of Mythical Kitchen Facebook By Amanda Maida AND Laura Willcox/Updated: May 18, 2022 10:03 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you’ve ever caught an episode of the YouTube web show Good Mythical Morning, you’ve more than likely come across one of their numerous food-centric videos. Turns out that, with all of the things that hosts Rhett and Link have dared to eat, there was a team of chefs and creators working behind the scenes to make it all happen....

What Instagram Is Calling The ‘Best Cookie’ At Crumbl Cookies Facebook By Brianna Corley/July 20, 2022 12:07 pm EST From the rainbow bagel trend that conquered foodies’ cravings in 2016 to the elaborate, vintage-inspired cakes that captured the heart of 2021 baking enthusiasts, it’s apparent that Instagram has a food obsession. In fact, according to Chef’s Pencil, in February of last year the hashtag #Food was slapped onto nearly 500 million Instagram posts....

Why Chef John Doesn’t Show His Face In His Videos David Livingston/Getty Images By Abby Tariq/July 30, 2022 12:00 pm EST Americans are gravitating towards cooking more meals at home owing to healthier food choices, saving on dining out, and, most importantly, the behavioral shift due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Home cooking in the United States is gaining momentum, and some of the credit for the growing fascination with the eat-at-home trend should be given to incredibly engaging and easy-to-follow YouTube cooking channels....

Why These Celebs Swear By Drinking Bone Broth Ahanov Michael/Shutterstock By Joanna Steven/March 11, 2022 9:26 am EST We’ve all seen celebrities who don’t seem to age, year after year. And while the statistics for plastic surgery during the coronavirus epidemic showed a decline in procedures according to data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the United States still leads the world as the country with the highest number of plastic surgeons....

A New Study Shows Being ‘Hangry’ Isn’t Just In Your Head Daniel Jedzura/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/July 7, 2022 1:37 pm EST “Hangry,” a portmanteau of the words “hungry” and “angry,” is the perfectly apt way to describe the feeling of irritation that often accompanies pangs of hunger. Most of us have probably felt this emotion at least once or twice in our lives, when we’ve snapped at somebody or grown extra frustrated at mildly inconvenient situations after missing a meal or two....