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Slow Cooker Country Captain Chicken Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 24, 2022 5:36 pm EST Country captain chicken is well known as a Southern classic, even if it’s said to have had its origins in the Indian subcontinent, but the New York Times reveals the shocking truth: Indian-inspired though it may be, the recipe was first published in an 1857 Philadelphia cookbook and was later tweaked by a chef at legendary NYC eatery Delmonico’s....

Take A Dip Into Summer With Jeni’s Pool-Inspired Ice Cream Flavors Billy F Blume Jr/Shutterstock By Molly Clark/Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 8:27 am EST Swimsuit? Check. Sunscreen? Check. Floppy hat? Check. Lounge chair? Check. Pool float? Check. What else could we possibly be missing for a day of summer fun by the pool? Why, ice cream, of course! When it comes to ice cream flavors designed to be enjoyed by the pool, Jeni’s Ice Cream did not disappoint this summer, recently dropping a line of five sun-inspired ice cream flavors in its “At The Pool” collection (via Jeni’s website)....

The Actual Drink Of The Summer Is A Coconut Classic KlavdiyaV/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Aug. 13, 2022 7:18 am EST Summer gets us sipping boozy beverages. According to a 2015 paper published by BMC Public Health, December and the summer months tend to be when Americans do the bulk of their alcohol consumption. That’s probably why we’ve seen so many beverage companies release ready-to-pour spirits throughout these warmer months. These convenient beverages – premixed gin and tonic, Negronis, Swamp Water, and apple gimlets – have been a game changer, and the market value for these products is expected to swell to $1....

The Iconic Chef Who Used Actual Poison To Grill Steak Mikhaylovskiy/Shutterstock By Jennifer Mathews/Aug. 26, 2022 5:26 pm EST There are as many ways to cook a steak as there are types of cuts to cook. Although the word “steak” usually refers to a cut of beef from a cow, the name can describe a thick cut of protein, like fish, or vegetable, like cauliflower, served like a beef steak....

The Milestone Children Might Reach Sooner Because Of The Baby Formula Shortage Dragana Gordic/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/June 3, 2022 6:39 pm EST In February, several of Abbott Nutrition’s baby formulas were recalled due to potential contamination by salmonella and cronobacter sakazakii. The baby formula recall was expanded in March after another infant fell ill. The current formula shortage was set into motion back in 2020, per The Atlantic, when parents stocked up due to the then-new COVID-19 pandemic....

The Most Romantic Restaurants In The US Prostock-studio/Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Updated: May 3, 2022 2:56 pm EST What makes a restaurant date-worthy? Answers to this question undoubtedly vary from couple to couple. Hipsters in love might enjoy the ambiance of an indie coffeehouse or farm-to-table restaurant, while long-married partners may prefer somewhere that reminds them of the malt shop where they first shared a milkshake with two straws. Other pairs may still be trying to replicate the most romantic restaurant scene in film history, which occurred in a back alley where Lady and the Tramp showed us the sweetest possible way to divvy up a plate of pasta....

The Restaurant That’s Completely Devoted To Cheese sweet marshmallow/Shutterstock By Kimberley Laws/Aug. 5, 2022 10:12 pm EST Whether you consider yourself a connoisseur of cheese, otherwise known as a “turophile,” or a casual devourer of this curdled milk product, humans seem to share a universal appreciation for this dairy staple. With varieties ranging from firm parmesan to creamy brie and from the mild akkawi to sharp cheddar, there is something to suit every palate....

The TikToker Who Found A ‘Random’ Surprise In Their Costco Cart Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/June 29, 2022 4:41 am EST Costco seems to be on a mission to sell everything under the sun just in case someone wants it. Need a bucket of macaroni and cheese that contains 240 servings? Per the warehouse retailer’s website, it has got you covered. Making sandwiches or want to make a lot of super moist cakes?...

The Tweet That Perfectly Sums Up How Fans Feel About Costco’s Food Court Cassiohabib/Shutterstock By Crystal Antonace/June 23, 2022 8:40 am EST With all the perks that come with a Costco membership, one of the most popular benefits is access to the warehouse food court. Who wouldn’t be psyched to get their lunch for only $1.50? According to Insider, the classic hot dog and fountain drink combo has stayed the same price for close to 30 years, which is comforting to know at a time when grocery store prices are on the rise due to inflation....

The Unexpected Ingredient You Should Be Using To Make Burgers YesPhotographers/Shutterstock By Maria Aguirre/Updated: July 8, 2022 9:16 am EST The best part about a burger is that there are tons of versions for it. Some may imagine the most popular one, the meat patty between two buns of brioche bread, lettuce, sliced tomato, pickles, cheddar cheese, and their favorite sauces. There are cheeseburgers, fancy burgers, diner burgers, and of course, the famous Big Mac....

The Untold Truth Of Marco’s Pizza Instagram By Melissa Epifano/Updated: April 9, 2022 3:28 pm EST Nobody does pizza better than the Italians. One of the best examples of this is pizza brand Marco’s, a brand that has been catering to its pizza loving customers since 1978. Marco’s claims to be one of the most rapidly expanding pizza brands in the country and is particularly proud of its commitment to serving authentic Italian pizzas....

Trader Joe’s Fans Can’t Wait To Grab Its New Latin American Inspired Dessert Instagram By Katy Canada/April 14, 2022 3:14 pm EST Trader Joe’s just served dessert lovers a tempting reason to flock through its doors. Each of this grocery chain’s locations already abound with an evolving inventory of sweets, some tried-and-true permanent offerings and others newer releases that become instant crowd pleasers. It seems that each customer has a unique opinion on the Trader Joe’s desserts that should be in your kitchen, from fan-favorite dark chocolate peanut butter cups to Oreo-like Joe-Joe’s sandwich cookies in seasonal flavors....

What The Cameras Don’t Show You On Great British Bake Off Comic Relief/Getty Images By Jacob Smith/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 11:04 am EST Fuelled in equal measure by Paul Hollywood’s icy blue gaze, and the heart-stopping thrills that accompany every challenge, “The Great British Bake Off” (known as “The Great British Baking Show” for those stateside) has become an international phenomenon. Throughout the past 12 seasons, viewers have been privy to a gripping and wide-ranging array of tent-based drama, from the dark cloud of Bingate, which still haunts the British psyche today, to more pleasant moments, like the stunning BLT Illusion cake baked by Season 8’s Stephen Carter-Bailey....

Why Some Reddit Users Are Super Confused By This Sam’s Club Soda Machine Qilin’s prance Filmmaker/Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Feb. 28, 2022 12:05 pm EST Sam’s Club and Costco are popular retailers that have managed to impress many shoppers across the country. That said, Redditors can’t help but talk about some of the unexpected things that they’ve occasionally spotted while shopping: For example, some folks recently noted that a vending machine at Sam’s Club has the Coca-Cola logo but not a single Coke product....

Why The Type Of Saturated Fat In Butter Might Actually Be Good For You RHJPhtotos/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/June 16, 2022 2:41 pm EST You don’t need to have a medical degree to know that eating a lot of fats each day isn’t exactly the healthiest thing in the world. With 36% of America’s population being considered obese (via World Population Review), it’s understandable that there would be a push against greasy, fatty foods....

12 Things You’ve Got Wrong About French Cheese Shutterstock By Emily Monaco/Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 10:49 am EST Cheddar cheese is naturally yellow; brie and Bordeaux make the perfect pair. These common misconceptions (and more!) are about to be challenged by cheese experts in the heart of fromage: France. Cheese is a bona fide foodie favorite, with somewhere between 37 pounds of cheese consumed per capita in the U.S. each year, according to data from the USDA....

36 Popular Sour Candies, Ranked Worst To Best Crawford Smith/Mashed By Crawford Smith/Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 2:34 pm EST With some articles on Mashed, we writers can stay safely behind our keyboards the whole time, but others require a certain amount of participatory journalism. In these cases, we put our bodies on the line to give you the food content you crave. That’s what happened with this ranking of 36 different sour candies....

50 Lunch Ideas For Kids Everyone Will Love Oksana Klymenko/Shutterstock By Caitlin Lamb/Updated: July 6, 2022 9:48 am EST It’s easy to slip into a pattern when prepping lunch for your kiddo to enjoy at home or school. Maybe your child tends to ask for the same foods again and again. Or you’re just so busy that you reach for old favorites. Either way, mixing it up might be the last thing on your mind....

Alex Guarnaschelli Just Solved TikTok’s Biggest Cast Iron Issue Bryan Bedder/Getty By Jennifer Mathews/Aug. 30, 2022 9:40 am EST Raised with a culinary education given by the late esteemed editor Maria Guarnaschelli, her daughter Alex Guarnaschelli has exotic spices coursing through her veins. As an accomplished chef, Alex has cooked across the pond in Paris at the legendary Michelin three-star restaurant Guy Savoy before becoming executive chef at Butter in New York City circa 2003....

Alton Brown Just Hilariously Trolled A Food Network Mistake Paras Griffin/Getty Images By Margaret McCormick/May 18, 2022 12:30 pm EST When it comes to Food Network’s biggest stars, many would argue that Alton Brown sits towards the top of the list (and not just when that list is sorted by alphabetical order). Per Biography.com, the chef signed on with the culinary-centric television channel in 1999 and quickly captivated viewers with his hit program “Good Eats,” which ran for more than a decade before its final episode aired in 2012....