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Cheesy Stuffed Mushroom Recipe Catherine Brookes/Mashed By Catherine Brookes AND Mashed Staff/June 6, 2022 10:23 am EST Cheese has the characteristic of making just about anything taste better, and these cheesy stuffed mushrooms are no exception. If you’re looking for a hot appetizer to serve at your next dinner party — or for a comforting weeknight dinner — this recipe has got you covered. Plus, it is the perfect jumping off point for making a number of cheesy stuffed mushroom variations....

Classic Pink Champagne Cake Recipe Jessica Morone/Mashed By Jessica Morone AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 25, 2022 3:16 pm EST If you need a cake for a special occasion, look no further: Nothing says special occasion like champagne, and the French sparkling wine is a key ingredient in this classic pink champagne cake that’s perfect for a baby shower, bridal shower, or special birthday for someone you love. “The champagne flavor in the cake itself is pretty light, but it gives it a nice flavor,” says recipe developer Jessica Morone of Jess Loves Cooking....

Dessert Enthusiasts Will Love Popeyes New Offerings Scott Olson/Getty Images By Brianna Corley/Aug. 9, 2022 4:36 pm EST Popeyes is known for many things – delicious fried chicken and feathery biscuits, for example — but when it comes to its dessert menu, many foodies may draw a blank. But while Popeyes isn’t as famous for its teats as other Southern-based chains like Dairy Queen, it still has offered the sweet-obsessed a chance to fulfill their cravings....

Essential Hand Tools You Need In Your Kitchen, According To Bobby Flay Denise Truscello/Getty Images By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 2:09 pm EST On the March 1 episode of Bobby and daughter Sophie Flay’s podcast, “Always Hungry” (via Google Podcasts and Eat This, Not That!), the celebrity chef told listeners that his 25-year-old progeny had recently revealed that she did not own a food processor. How could the offspring of the “Iron Chef” star not have such a basic and integral piece of cooking equipment?...

How Tyson Foods Is Planning Its Comeback rblfmr/Shutterstock By Christopher Kane/July 11, 2022 10:28 pm EST The United States is the world’s largest producer of chicken meat, exceeding 20 million tons per year and six tons more than runner-up China (per The Science Agriculture). America’s leading poultry producer, Tyson Foods, accounts for about one-fifth of the domestic supply of chicken meat (via The Wall Street Journal). But a series of challenges, from staffing shortages to chicks failing to hatch, have threatened to dethrone Tyson as the nation’s top poultry producer....

Rachael Ray’s Husband Adds A ‘Pickle-Icious’ Twist To A Classic Mexican Cocktail Frazer Harrison/Getty Images By Karen Hart/June 13, 2022 2:56 pm EST Still searching for that summertime cocktail to call your own? The wine-and-cola cocktail you’ll be sipping all summer long known as the calimocho is always a good choice. Or perhaps the Dirty Shirley might be your must-have drink. But if neither does the trick for you, Rachael Ray’s husband, John Cusimano, is playing bartender once again — and he might have the perfect adult beverage for you to sip on at those backyard barbecues, picnics, and poolside occasions....

Ranking Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake Flavors Worst To Best Prostock-studio/Shutterstock By Lauren Johnson/March 7, 2022 12:05 pm EST With a 21-page menu and more than 30 cheesecake flavors available at any given time, The Cheesecake Factory is known for its over-the-top offerings. The chain dates back to the 1940s when Evelyn Overton reworked a cheesecake recipe to make it her own. The cakes were a hit and she soon began to sell them all over town....

Reddit Users Just Shared Their Favorite Cost-Effective Foods Lightspring/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/May 25, 2022 4:58 pm EST During these times of rising inflation, prices for basic necessities, including food and fuel, have increased significantly. Inflation rates are at their highest level in 40 years, making each trip to the grocery store a delicate balancing act of finding the most bang for your buck. Analyst projections indicate that food inflation is here to stay for the time being, and it may get worse before it gets better....

Taco Bell’s New Breakfast Box Is An Unsung Morning Hero Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images By Elise DeVoe/June 24, 2022 6:30 pm EST Taco Bell has a reputation as a late night destination, but why wait until the evening to treat yourself when you can do it first thing in the morning? Taco Bell’s breakfast menu went live across the nation back in May 2014 (via Taco Bell’s official website). The fast food chain came out the gate hot with the Waffle Taco, A....

Taco Bell Wants To Upgrade Your Boring Dinners — Here’s How Tada Images/Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/May 10, 2022 11:48 am EST For those with lifestyles that are constantly on the go, it’s hard to assemble meals that are both creative and tasty. Taco Bell wants to lend a helping hand with its most recent campaign. In recent times, Taco Bell has been known for its takeout options and digital orders (via CNBC)....

Taco John’s Fans Won’t Want To Miss This Taco ‘Twosday’ Deal Be Saowaluck/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Feb. 22, 2022 2:26 pm EST Taco John’s has hundreds of locations in 23 states, so the midwest chain must be serving up something good. According to Junk Food Blog, the restaurant’s Street Taco won fans over thanks to its mashup of either steak or chicken paired with tomatoes, garlic lime sauce, and authentic Mexican cheese....

TGI Fridays Just Dropped New Cocktails And Desserts For Mother’s Day Paula Bronstein/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/May 4, 2022 2:43 pm EST When it comes to treating your mom right on Mother’s Day, you might have your work cut out for you. You could opt to spend the day gardening with her, treat her to a spa day, cook a meal together, or even plan a trip to their favorite vacation destination, as Hindustan Times suggests....

The 4-Star NYC Restaurant That Got A 1-Star New York Times Review BorisK9/Shutterstock By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/June 18, 2022 2:39 pm EST Talk about a fall from grace. It’s unusual for a much-lauded institution to go from the status of a four-star review in the New York Times to being absolutely obliterated by that same venerable publication. But this is exactly what happened to Eleven Madison Park, a restaurant that for years was a cornerstone of New York’s fine dining scene, mentioned in the same breath as Le Bernadin, Per Se, Jean-Georges, and Aquavit....

The Bizarre Air Fryer ‘Experiment’ With Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza That Has People Talking Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/May 30, 2022 4:49 pm EST In the languishing post-holiday days of 2021, Twitter user and “food scientist” Kendrick Lobstar (@KLobstar) decided to see what would happen if he put a hotdog in the air fryer for two hours — because winter, because pandemic, because who wants to take down the Christmas tree?...

The Entrepreneur Amanda Frietag Shouted Out For Women’s History Month Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images By Justina Huddleston/March 7, 2022 8:10 pm EST March is Women’s History Month, and some celebrities have been celebrating by sharing social media posts that shout out some of their favorite women, women-owned businesses, and female entrepreneurs. Take, for instance, Amanda Freitag. The “Chopped” judge, “Iron Chef” competitor, and frequent Food Network personality just headed to Instagram to give kudos to one of her favorite women-owned food businesses....

The Founders Of The EatOkra App Say You Have To Visit These Two Charleston Restaurants - Exclusive Rhea Kay By Alexandra Cass/March 28, 2022 2:29 pm EST If there is anyone you should be taking restaurant recommendations from, it’s the founders of the EatOkra app. Connecting foodies to amazing, local, black-owned eateries is literally their claim to fame. The husband and wife duo, Anthony and Janique Edwards, founded EatOkra in 2016, first as a way to find restaurants in their own neighborhood....

The Lucrative Surprise A Couple Found In Their Seafood Dish Artur Begel/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/March 2, 2022 4:43 pm EST Usually, people find treasures in seafood before it hits the table. According to Lines On The Water, fishermen have found fish of all kinds filled with cash, engagement rings, even sandwiches, and much more. But, usually the hidden goods typically don’t inspire awe. Game & Fish Magazine reports that fishermen mostly find used cigarette butts inside fish, and a snorkel was once found inside some sea life in Florida....

The Most Disgusting Food Natasha Leggero Ate On Rat In The Kitchen - Exclusive s_bukley/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 7:00 pm EST Some foods have some pretty gross components you might never even taste thanks to the cooking process. According to Health, some meat gets injected with saltwater to improve the taste and weight, and even viruses find their way into some foods, but then get burnt away as they are placed over heat....

Can bottled water be more dangerous than tap water? Shutterstock If you believe the EPA, 92% of tap water in the United States is safe, reports The Conversation. But in a city like Flint, Michigan, where contaminated drinking water was found to have significantly increased fetal deaths, bottled water is your only option (per The Washington Post). Flint’s not unique. Per Science, during Flint’s 2015 water crisis, 21 million of us were drinking tap water contaminated with leads, coliform bacterias, nitrates, or arsenic....

The Restaurant Where You Can Only Get One Type Of Sandwich Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Aug. 2, 2022 10:42 pm EST Walk into most any restaurant that sells sandwiches and browse their menu. Hot subs, cold subs, turkey, BLT, wraps, and melts — needless to say, there’s quite a lot a restaurant can put between two pieces of bread. But all of those sandwich options can sometimes be overwhelming, can’t they?...