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12 Mistakes Everyone Makes When Making Homemade Vinaigrette Dementieva Iryna/Shutterstock By Jennifer Goldsmith/Aug. 18, 2022 12:56 pm EST Vinegar, which comes from the French word vin aigre, meaning “sour wine,” has been used medicinally and as a food preservative since the time of Hippocrates. Nowadays, while still used both for its healing properties and to preserve certain foods, vinegar often serves as the base for many salad dressings, and is a necessary component when making a homemade vinaigrette....

Arby’s And Old Spice Have An Answer To The Meat Sweats Facebook By Lucy Maddox/Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 9:33 am EST In this day and age, fast food chains need more than just good grub to keep up with the competition. While some brands make waves for their food, others get attention for their notorious marketing and social media presence. With an impressive 3.9 million followers, Wendy’s has made a name for itself on Twitter....

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Is Having A Moment On Twitter calimedia/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Feb. 19, 2022 2:21 pm EST Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal is having a moment on Twitter. The social media platform has lovers of this iconic breakfast food pausing (presumably from shoveling spoonfuls of the cinnamony and sugary-sweet cereal in their mouths) to instead profess their love. And much to the probable chagrin of other breakfast cereals, Cinnamon Toast Crunch is trending....

Costco Shoppers Are Coming Up With Creative Ways To Use Leftover Rice Bags Alter-ego/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/March 8, 2022 2:38 pm EST When people are looking to stock up on essentials while still getting some great deals, they probably go to Costco. The wholesale store can offer significant savings on many types of food and household items when people purchase in bulk. However, this can mean that it can take people quite a while to finish off their grocery staples, and when they do, they are left with large, empty food containers....

Dr Pepper Just Relaunched A Fruity Flavor, But There’s A Catch Twitter By Elaina Friedman/April 27, 2022 11:53 am EST Like any brand that counts young people as one of its most important demographics, Dr Pepper has done its part to keep the kids interested. For the soda conglomerate, that means having a quippy and irreverent social media presence that’s just as referential to memes and contemporary pop culture as the majority of its core audience....

Former Honest Tea CEO Seth Goldman On The Importance Of Fair Trade - Exclusive Evangeline Pergantis for Eat the Change By Holly Riddle/June 14, 2022 2:23 pm EST When Seth Goldman founded Honest Tea in 1998, part of the purpose of the brand was not only to provide a less-sweet, lower-calorie, organic tea option to consumers, but also to pay special attention to the product’s entire supply chain. Part of that special attention was to ensure that in 2003 — five years after the brand launched — the tea was fair trade-certified....

Here’s What Happened To Magic Dates After Shark Tank Instagram By Alia Hoyt/Updated: July 18, 2022 10:46 am EST An appearance on “Shark Tank” can literally help a product sink or swim, especially if a shark or two get on board. It’s not chump change, either, when a deal is made. Few deals have exemplified the American Dream more than Magic Dates, the brainchild of Diana Jarrar, a Syrian immigrant who came to America at age 11....

How Portobello Mushrooms Became So Trendy In Recipes zi3000/Shutterstock By Maria Aguirre/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 3:31 pm EST Going to a get-together and finding out that the entrée has a portobello mushroom on it is definitely a fancy surprise — and a delicious one! The portobello mushroom is often preferred over other mushroom varieties for its richness, meatiness, and pronounced flavor. According to Fine Cooking, this mushroom was discovered by accident when farmers let the cremini mushrooms, small and rounded mushrooms with no visible gills, grow a little longer and mature enough to develop gills....

Jamba Is Giving Its Most Loyal Customers $100. Here’s How To Enter Jamba By Taylor Huang/Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 5:26 pm EST Jamba Juice is holding a giveaway with prizes for not only one but 100 of its most loyal customers. The giveaway involves Jamba’s Electric Berry Lemonade Smoothie, which was recently put back on its menu, and for good reason. Ever since its initial release in 2021, it’s amassed quite the fan following (via Thrillist)....

Joel McHale Continues His Snack Feud With Ken Jeong - Exclusive Robin Marchant/Getty Images By Alexandra Cass/June 30, 2022 12:18 pm EST Actor, comedian, and closet foodie, Joel McHale arguably loves to snack as much as he loves to joke. As the newest ambassador for Rold Gold pretzels, McHale is helping the beloved brand celebrate 106 years in business, and the pivotal place in pop culture it has taken up along the way....

Rachael Ray Shares Key Ingredient For ‘Perfect Pasta Every Time’ Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/March 7, 2022 9:39 am EST Rachael Ray is the proud author of not five, not 10, but over 25 successful cookbooks! Once that little fact sinks in, you’ll be even more amazed to know that the “The Rachael Ray Show” host writes anywhere between nine to a staggering 15 recipes each week (via She Knows). While Ray probably has little in common with the rest of us who would rather sneak in a takeout or two than cook 15 meals a week, rest assured, she has top-notch tips to share with the world which fans would be wise to pay heed to....

Ranking Store-Bought Pickles Worst To Best Shutterstock By Molly Allen/Updated: May 9, 2022 1:33 pm EST It’s safe to say that there are plenty of people out there who will claim that they just aren’t pickle people. And in response to that we say, well, more pickles for us. There’s just something so beautiful about that briny, bumpy exterior paired with the perfect crunch that makes pickles ideal for such a variety of dishes and so many occasions....

Slow Cooker Al Pastor Recipe Christina Musgrave/Mashed By Christina Musgrave AND Mashed Staff/Updated: June 29, 2022 10:46 am EST Tacos al pastor are super trendy at the moment — and for good reason. You may be vaguely familiar with the tacos, which involve pineapple, pork, and a warm tortilla. You may even know that “al pastor” means “shepherd style,” though you may not know exactly how the al pastor style of cooking actually came to be....

The 15 Absolute Best Italian Subs In The US Ezume Images/Shutterstock By Brianna Persons/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 12:11 pm EST Hoagie. Grinder. Hero. Whatever part of the country you hail from, these slang terms translate to more or less the same thing, which is the Italian sub. Piled with cold cuts, cheeses, and brine-infused condiments on a crusty bread loaf, the mouthwatering sandwich has endured as the grab-and-go lunch through generations of American life....

The Burger King Advertising Flop You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Papin Lab/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/June 20, 2022 11:49 am EST Many fast food chains have a mascot. McDonald’s has Ronald McDonald – at least they did up until 2016 for reasons involving recent “clown sightings” and that good ol’ Ronnie might scare kids more than encourage them to eat hamburgers (via NBC News). Wendy’s has the red-haired girl with pigtails, and KFC had Norm MacDonald as Colonel Sanders (via YouTube)....

The Real Reason The TSA Wouldn’t Let A Cupcake Pass Through Security Alena_Kos/Shutterstock By James Lewis/Aug. 10, 2022 1:57 pm EST The world faces many challenges and risks that seem to increase as the days go by, but there is an unlikely contender: cupcakes. Although not instantly recognizable as a massive security threat, cupcakes have been deemed to pose a risk by airport officials carrying out safety checks on passengers’ luggage....

The Truth About Ree Drummond’s Reported Endorsement Of CBD Gummies Ree Drummond/Facebook By Lauren Cahn/Feb. 22, 2022 10:29 am EST Just because something is on the internet doesn’t mean it’s true. In fact, as a rule of thumb, it might be helpful to take whatever you get from the internet with a grain of salt unless independently verified. A prime example of this comes from a small health and wellness group on Facebook that has posted a misleading advertisement for a brand of sugar-free CBD gummies, claiming they can reverse diabetes....

The UK Just Got The First-Ever Vegan Burger King Location Michael Thomas/Getty By Felix Behr/March 14, 2022 3:50 pm EST What was once unthinkable for many has actually happened. Burger King has opened a fully vegan location in London’s Leicester Square. Well, more accurately, the company has decided to run the pre-existing franchise as a purely vegan restaurant for about one month, starting from March 14 and ending on April 10....

The Unexpected Food Brand That Just Partnered With Zac Efron Joshua Blanchard/Getty By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: June 14, 2022 11:23 pm EST These days, if a food or beverage company does not come along with its own celebrity endorsement, it might be seen as behind the tide. Beyond Meat recently partnered with Kim Kardashian, naming her its Chief Taste Consultant, and before that, Q Mixers and Joel McHale beat her to the punch when the actor agreed to serve as its Chief Happy Hour Officer....

Tillamook Executive Shares The Most Popular Type Of The Company’s Cheese - Exclusive Colleen Michaels/Shutterstock By Molly Allen/May 17, 2022 9:19 am EST About 80 farmer families work to provide the milk for Tillamook, supplying what gets turned into their selection of dairy products. It’s been that way since Tillamook started in Tillamook, Oregon in 1909. In its more than 100 years in business, the company has added a variety of dairy options to its production line, including ice cream, sour cream, yogurt, and butter....