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This Ingredient Swap Instantly Upgrades Boxed Mac And Cheese P Maxwell Photography/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Updated: May 24, 2022 1:54 pm EST In this day and age, there are plenty of ways to enjoy mac and cheese. You can get it from a restaurant. You can buy it pre-made from the grocery store or deli. You can whip up a creamy homestyle mac and cheese recipe from scratch. You can buy boxed mac and cheese or go with those little cups that just might catch your microwave on fire if you forget to add water....

What A Registered Dietitian Thinks Of Buffalo Wild Wings’ Boneless Bar Pizza Steve Cukrov/Shutterstock By Dai Poole/Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 4:09 pm EST With the NFL preseason in full effect, there will surely be weekly football watch parties filled with chips, beer, and two football fan favorites — pizza and wings (per We Are The Mighty). Knowing the demand for the latter individually, Buffalo Wild Wings has announced plans to combine the two into a tasty, filling way to enjoy the football staples as one hearty meal....

Why We Eat Boiled Eggs On Easter virtu studio/Shutterstock By Kimberley Laws/April 2, 2022 11:53 pm EST The egg spends much of the calendar year on the sidelines, without anyone giving it much thought or attention. A plain white orb that gets cracked open for breakfast or baking, robbed of its whites to make facial masks, or lobbed at homes on Halloween, people tend to take the common egg for granted....

Why You’ll Never Find Pureed San Marzano Tomatoes At The Grocery Store photo-lime/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/Feb. 23, 2022 2:15 pm EST A rose by another name might smell as sweet, but tomatoes are a different story. If you’ve ever had an authentic San Marzano (which, though once only grown in a small region of Italy between Naples and Salerno, are now harvested in parts of California and also sold as seeds), you know that there’s no replacing the real thing....

A Recent Study Could Reveal A Potential Danger In Meal Kit Deliveries Greens and Blues/Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Feb. 25, 2022 10:06 am EST Meal kit delivery services have spiked in popularity over the last few years. Many people turned to them during the coronavirus pandemic, when grocery stores were closed and there were food shortages aplenty. Now, despite the fact that many places have reopened, meal deliveries are still all the rage, thanks to how easy and convenient they are....

Aldi Just Announced A Major Environmental Change For All Stores Bloomberg/Getty Images By Aimee Lamoureux/April 30, 2022 12:24 pm EST Plastic is bad news for our environment. And one of the worst offenders when it comes to harmful plastics is disposable plastic bags. These convenient single-use bags that we are given whenever we do our groceries or pick up odds and ends at a store are actually among some of the most environmentally damaging types of litter that humans produce....

Aldi Shoppers Are Freaking Out Over These Festive Irish Cheeses Facebook By Erich Barganier/March 8, 2022 7:24 am EST When it comes to what to eat during St. Patrick’s Day, those who celebrate have certain expectations. According to Food Network, Irish soda bread, corned beef and cabbage, and colcannon, all serve as festive foods that evoke a sense of Irish pride. Others associate traditional Irish beer like Murphy’s Irish Stout and Guinness Extra Stout with the holiday (per Delish)....

Copycat Costco Chicken Bake Recipe Erin Johnson/Mashed By Erin Johnson AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 25, 2022 12:50 pm EST If you always time your Costco runs to coincide with lunch or dinner so you have an excuse to buy one of the store’s chicken bakes, here’s an easy alternative — you can learn how to make your own right at home using just five ingredients. As a matter of fact, if you have an air fryer, you can whip up a batch of four in roughly 20 minutes, or about 30 minutes if you use a standard oven....

Costco Shoppers Are Fascinated By This Functional Corner Desk dennizn/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 3:03 pm EST Having a dedicated workspace can really do wonders for one’s productivity. A quiet, well-organized place to work, with all of your supplies easily within reach, can really help create an environment where you actually want to work. That can make all the difference when you are trying to figure out a tough problem or finish up a complicated task....

Could ‘Vertical Farming’ Be A Solution To Growing Food Shortages? YEINISM/Shutterstock By Jared Kaufman/June 1, 2022 3:00 am EST The global food system is in a precarious position. Many experts are concerned that food shortages could soon reach a crisis point — what The Economist calls a “food catastrophe.” Between Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, heat waves from climate change, and more, food shortages are brewing that might drag on for years....

Culinary Students Have A Question About The Biden Student Debt Plan Parilov/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/Aug. 26, 2022 1:32 pm EST The typical American college student who takes out a student loan is likely to graduate with upwards of $37,000 in debt, which in February of 2022 rounded out to over $1.5 trillion nationwide (per The Economist). With the average public university tuition clocking in at well over $32,000 (per Education Data Initiative), only a lucky few can afford to attain a bachelor’s degree without private or federal assistance....

Dietitian’s Take On McDonald’s Cheeseburgers Isn’t What You’d Expect Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Updated: March 31, 2022 11:26 am EST The unexpected take is that dietitians would condescend to consider the McDonald’s cheeseburger as one of the healthier options on the McDonald’s menu. Talking to Eat This, Not That!, registered dietitian Amy Goodson points out the cheeseburger has 15 grams of protein and only 300 calories, making it a better choice if you are craving a burger....

Does This Briny Bacon Alternative Satisfy Vegans’ Cravings? DronG/Shutterstock By Nicole Rivas/July 5, 2022 5:00 pm EST Visit any grocery store and it’s easy to see that meat substitutes have flooded the market. Consumers have become increasingly conscious about their meat consumption as it relates to climate change, with more and more people turning to vegan or plant-based diets. Today, the typical U.S. supermarket is teeming with vegan-friendly faux meats, and 5% of the country’s population identifies as some form of vegetarian....

Dunkin’s New Irish Creme Flavor Has Arrived To Poor Reviews Facebook By Amanda Tarlton/Feb. 19, 2022 12:42 pm EST One of the best things about ordering a drink from Dunkin’ is that you can completely customize it to your liking, whether you’re someone who prefers a sugary sweet iced coffee or someone who is dairy-free and chooses to order a latte with almond milk. According to Dunkin’, there are more than 10,000 ways to personalize your beverage on their app, from the cream to the sugar to the flavor....

Here’s What Happened To Obvious Wines After Shark Tank Obvious Wines By Lucia Capretti AND Molly Clark/Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 12:14 pm EST Part of the American dream is the belief that everyone can accomplish their goals successfully with hard work. Entrepreneurs take a similar path with their businesses, chugging along as they develop something tangible from a distant concept. Of course, initial funding or lack thereof affects how much an idea can become reality....

How A Muffin Tin Can Help Make Meatloaf In Half The Time Anastasia Turshina/Shutterstock By Adrianna MacPherson/Aug. 27, 2022 5:00 am EST If you’re the type of person who loves to cook, there’s a good chance you’ve collected quite a few pieces of kitchen gear over the years, from specialty devices with just one use (hello, cherry pitter) to staples like your well-worn baking sheets. And, if you like to bake in particular, you’ve probably amassed a few more kitchen items, including loaf pans and muffin tins....

How Rich Is The White Castle CEO And What’s The Average Pay Of Its Employees? Drew Angerer/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Updated: May 2, 2022 11:21 pm EST In January, Lisa Ingram, CEO of White Castle, took on a second title at the chain: head of the board of directors, following the retirement of her father (via Columbus Business First). Ingram had replaced her father as CEO at the end of 2015, according to The Columbus Dispatch....

Nigella Lawson’s Idea Of ‘Absolute Heaven’ Is A Controversial Recipe Neilson Barnard/Getty By Hope Ngo/May 1, 2022 1:48 pm EST Because food is one of those things that can provoke a “love it or leave it” kind of response, it’s not surprising to know that there is a list of foods that people love to hate, which includes coriander, fish sauce, okra, mayonnaise, coconut, pineapple on pizza, and vegemite, per The Recipe....

Rachael Ray’s Macaroni And Cheese With A Twist Jaime Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 24, 2022 12:54 pm EST What is better than some good old-fashioned mac and cheese? How about some mac and cheese with a few added veggies, so you feel like you’re eating relatively healthy in the midst of all that delicious cheese and pasta? Jamie Shelbert of Wholly Nourished is the mastermind behind this recipe with a twist, which combines one of Rachael Ray’s signature macaroni recipes with kale as a healthy addition to the mix....

Roy Rogers Resurrects Its Beer Battered Cod Sandwich For A Limited Time Roy Rogers By Adrianna MacPherson/Updated: March 3, 2022 9:41 am EST Correction 3/3/22: An earlier version of this story stated that the Roy Rogers cod sandwich will be available until April 4; it will be available until April 25. If you’re a seafood lover who simply can’t get enough of crispy battered fish, whether it’s nestled between buns for a sandwich or plated up alongside fries for a hearty meal of fish and chips, you may want to stop by a Roy Rogers location to try their new limited-time offering....