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Are Peanuts A Good Substitute For Pesto? Here’s What Reddit Says mahirart/Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/April 5, 2022 2:59 pm EST Homemade pesto is a simple and delicious way to liven up pasta, sandwiches, pizza, and salads. All you need is a dollop to transform a bland dish into a memorable one. Even better, you can make fresh pesto in just a handful of minutes. A basic basil pesto sauce recipe calls for only fresh basil leaves, finely grated Parmesan, pine nuts, olive oil, garlic, and salt — which you can quickly buzz up in a food processor or blender (or grind by hand with a mortar and pestle)....

Chewy Oatmeal Scotchies Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 26, 2022 5:55 pm EST There’s something about the sight of fresh-out-of-the-oven, homemade cookies that makes everyone feel all ooey, gooey inside (much like the cookies themselves). And no mater where cookies are in the world, they are delicious, and just about everyone loves them. While chocolate chip cookies seem to be one of the most popular recipes to bake in the U....

Coffee Drinkers Just Received More Bad Inflation News Kingmaya Studio/Shutterstock By Elaina Friedman/Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 8:37 am EST At this point in the inflation crisis, coffee drinkers have grown accustomed to ponying up a pretty penny for their morning caffeine fix — not to mention their ice cream fix, their ground beef fix, and their egg fix. According to data compiled for Mashed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average price of a pound of coffee grounds in U....

Culver’s VP Of Marketing Brings Love From Wisconsin - Exclusive Interview Culver’s By Helena Nichols/Updated: June 17, 2022 9:17 am EST Culver’s has been delighting Wisconsin since 1984 with their dairy delights. Since then, the company has expanded to 25 states and over 850 locations, but the company has not lost its Wisconsin roots. Today, they still source some of their products from local dairies and strive to make the best products they can....

Guy Fieri’s New Downtown Flavortown Is Bigger Than You Think Arturo Holmes/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/March 9, 2022 4:17 pm EST In addition to hosting a slew of Food Network shows, celebrity chef Guy Fieri also owns a solid amount of restaurants. Eater reports that as of 2018, Fieri owned “restaurants in 20 cities on four continents (plus a few cruise ships).” This included the barbecue-themed Pig & Anchor, the fried chicken establishment Chicken Guy!...

Homemade Carrot Bacon Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/Updated: June 29, 2022 10:36 am EST With apologies to our porcine friends, bacon is absolutely delicious. It’s great with fried eggs and hash browns. It crumbles over baked potatoes, soups, and nachos. It’s the main player in a BLT sandwich. But of course, despite the wonderful flavor and texture of a perfect piece of bacon, many people will never touch the stuff because they can’t stomach the thought of eating meat....

Ice Cream Is Healthier Than A Multigrain Bagel, According To One Study Tamara Kulikova/Shutterstock By Hannah Beach/Aug. 22, 2022 4:43 pm EST With many foods, it’s easy to say whether they’re healthy or not. For example, watermelon is considered a healthy snack, while potato chips are deemed junk food. However, some foods are harder to place on the healthy/unhealthy spectrum, and others are incorrectly placed on this spectrum. When comparing ice cream and a multigrain bagel, you’d think it would be easy to say which of the two is a healthier option....

McAlister’s Is Scooping Up A New Way To Enjoy Its Sweet Tea Natallya Naumava/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/June 8, 2022 9:04 am EST Sweet iced tea is not just a Southern thing. As AARP rightly points out, once this staple hit fast food restaurant menus like McDonald’s, it became an everyone. everywhere drink. However, in the spirit of giving credit where credit is due, it’s fair to say the South made sweet iced tea what it is today....

Messy History Of American Food: Grab A Napkin And Dig In marcin jucha/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/May 19, 2022 12:13 pm EST American cuisine can’t be described by one thing alone. You could say cheeseburgers, fries, and milkshakes are the quintessential staples of American cuisine, while another person can say that biscuits and gravy represent the great American comfort foods (via Traveller). There are all foods and dishes that changed America forever, and these aren’t wrong answers, by any means....

One Beer Brand Has An Unusual Plan To Help Couples Get Married By Elaina Friedman/June 1, 2022 2:19 pm EST The first stretch of the COVID-19 pandemic brought many realizations to light for people acclimating to life in lockdown. Those who lived alone may have been shocked to find that they crave social interaction more than they thought. The constituents of “The Great Resignation” may have been faced with a desire for a career change....

Popular Dishes Named After Royalty nelea33/Shutterstock By Anita Surewicz/May 25, 2022 12:39 pm EST It’s not uncommon to find streets, public buildings, and even airports named after celebrities, politicians, authors, and nobility. From Malcolm X Boulevard in New York City to the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, we are surrounded by infrastructure that pays tribute to famous people. And food is no different. From mains, sides, and desserts to drinks, culinary creations inspired by well-known personalities are often hidden in plain sight (via Almost History)....

Rachael Ray’s Touching Tribute To Madeleine Albright Jim Spellman/Getty By Lauren Cahn/Updated: March 24, 2022 1:01 pm EST Former Secretary of State Dr. Madeleine K. Albright has died at age 84, Albright’s family announced via Twitter. She trailblazed her way into the White House as its first female Secretary of State in 1997 — the highest-ranking government position any female had held up to that point, per Women’s Hall of Fame – but had already been active in steering foreign policy for many years prior....

Slow Cooker Fried Apples Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 24, 2022 1:44 pm EST Apples are one of the best fruits, and there are many reasons for this high honor. First and foremost, apples have an amazing flavor on their own, with just the right amount of sweetness, crispness, and tartness. Of course, there are also several varieties of apples, depending on your flavor preference — if you like a light and sweet flavor, many of the red varieties will suit your needs....

Sour Punch Just Brought Back A Nostalgic Flavor For National Sour Candy Day Facebook By Hannah Beach/July 18, 2022 4:12 pm EST When it comes to compiling a list of the most popular sour candies, you can’t possibly leave out Sour Punch. According to The Candy Encyclopedia, Sour Punch entered the candy market in the 1990s and was actually among the first sour candies. Sour Punch candies currently come in several forms — Mini Bites, Twists, Straws — and various fruit flavors, including but not limited to strawberry, apple, and blue raspberry....

TGI Fridays’ New Happy Hour Menu Means All-Day Drink Deals Facebook By Chase Shustack/March 16, 2022 5:59 pm EST Although the origins are as fuzzy as one’s head after one too many cocktails, the concept of happy hour is universal for most bars and lounges. VinePair credits bored U.S. Navy members and Prohibition-dodging Americans with inventing the late-afternoon tradition, but whatever the case may be, it’s a time for cheap drinks and good times (if only for a brief period of inebriated bliss)....

The Best Cheap Tequilas Of 2022 Rimma Bondarenko/Shutterstock By Alex Darus/Updated: June 7, 2022 11:59 am EST It seems like everyone either has a fairly positive or absolute horrified response when offered tequila. The drink may conjure up memories of hazy nights gone wrong, after too many shots that burned going down your throat. Or, hopefully, you’re someone who enjoys a margarita on a hot day, whether it’s with or without salt....

The Big Problem Trader Joe’s Shoppers Have With Its New Oat Creamer Facebook By Aimee Lamoureux/Updated: April 7, 2022 1:39 pm EST Plant-based dairy alternatives have been on the rise in recent years. It appears that plant-based food products are here to stay, with the market for non-dairy products expected to rise to a whopping $40.6 billion worldwide by 2026, according to New Food. Vegan and non-dairy creamers have accounted for a good deal of that growth, with the non-dairy creamer market growing by 40% in 2018 and anticipated to continue an annual global growth rate of 20% to 40% through 2023, per Expert Market Research....

The Heartbreaking Death Of Lidia Bastianich’s Mother Twitter By Hope Ngo/Updated: May 5, 2022 11:37 am EST For the time that Lidia Bastianich has been on PBS, her mother Ermina Bastianich, or “Grandma” as she is known to fans, has been a huge part of Bastianich’s shows. So it was devastating for Bastianich’s viewers when, on Friday, Lidia went on social media to share her heartbreaking news about her beloved mother with fans, saying (via Twitter): “My dear mother, Erminia, affectionately known as ‘Grandma’ passed away quietly at home with me and the immediate family several days ago....

The Ingredient You Should Be Using Instead Of Water When Melting Chocolate stockcreations/Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/March 15, 2022 6:21 pm EST There are all sorts of ways to use chocolate when you’re baking. Chocolate chips and chocolate chunks are both great options for cookies, and you can also chop up your chocolate with the proper technique. But some recipes call for melted chocolate instead of pieces of chocolate, and sometimes, people end up with clumpy chocolate....

The Unexpected Ingredient Wolfgang Puck Puts In His Macaroni And Cheese Bryan Steffy/Getty By Jared Kaufman/Feb. 25, 2022 1:25 pm EST From a young age, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck has never taken the easy way out to making delicious foods. His first food memory is of his mother’s hot chocolate — but this was no quick packet-of-powder recipe. “It could take hours,” he said, to wait for his mother to milk the cow, skim the milk, temper the chocolate, and assemble the final drink (via Luxury London)....