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Easy Slow Cooker Whole Chicken Recipe Christina Musgrave/Mashed By Christina Musgrave AND Mashed Staff/Updated: March 25, 2022 2:31 pm EST Roasting a whole chicken is definitely not as difficult as it may seem, and doing it in the slow cooker makes the whole process even easier. You come away with lots of meat, and you can even use the leftover bones to make bone broth. You really use every part of the chicken so that no part goes to waste, and it’s a great solution for both the dark and white meat lovers in your family....

Giada De Laurentiis’ Favorite Aroma Is Totally Relatable Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Kimberley Laws/Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 9:32 am EST As a consummate chef who is constantly surrounded by the heavenly scents of her own cooking, one would think that Giada De Laurentiis would find it difficult to pinpoint her favorite aroma. After all, as an Emmy award-winning host of “Everyday Italian” and a collection of other Food Network shows, an author of many best-selling cookbooks, a successful restaurateur, and a judge on several culinary series, De Laurentiis regularly inhales the savory and spicy scents of authentic Italian cuisine....

Gordon Ramsay Hilariously Responded To Michael Bublé’s Mushy Food Mike Coppola/Getty Images By Elise DeVoe/Aug. 4, 2022 2:06 pm EST Gordon Ramsay has a bit of a signature style of TikTok video: The chef duets people’s recipes and absolutely roasts them. For these videos, he has created the hashtag #ramsayreacts, which has over 7.4 billion views associated with it. The chef’s latest duet victim was Michael Bublé, who recently joined him on a segment on “The One Show” on BBC....

Here’s How Expensive Milk Has Become With Inflation Dmytrychenko Iryna/Shutterstock By Crystal Antonace/Aug. 2, 2022 10:29 am EST The rising inflation rate in the United States has taken a toll on consumer spending habits with steady month-to-month increases since February of last year (via AP News). While you may not have the ability to compare your most purchased items in 2022 with last year’s costs, your current lack of usual funds might provide the answer, especially if you consume a considerable amount of animal products....

Here’s Where You Can Find The Best Vegan Sushi In The Country Narsil/Shutterstock By Robyn Hunt/April 18, 2022 10:33 am EST Veganism is a philosophy and lifestyle choice that has been around for ages, though there’s still quite a bit of misinformation surrounding it. As the TheVeganSociety defines, a vegan is an individual who aims to stop the exploitation of animals by humans in all aspects of their lives. With this, vegans refrain from using and eating animal-based products — in some instances animal-based by-products as well — or products that have used animals for testing....

How Olivia Rodrigo Brought National Attention To ‘Dirty Sodas’ Frazer Harrison/Getty By Elise DeVoe/June 5, 2022 9:22 pm EST While a dirty soda sounds like something you would order at a bar, it’s actually a non-alcoholic beverage that has ties to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (via The New York Times). In 2012, the church clarified that the health code specifically prohibits hot caffeinated drinks, not caffeine in general....

How To Get Free Onion Rings At Burger King Instagram By Katy Canada/June 22, 2022 1:08 pm EST It’s the most wonderful time of the year again, Thrillist reports, a day that’s sandwiched between National Cookie Dough Day and National Porridge Day. You got it — it’s National Onion Ring Day. Let’s face it, we’ve never really needed a special occasion to eat onion rings. They’re the perfect crispy, savory side dish....

Ree Drummond’s Favorite Snack Is So Relatable Monica Schipper/Getty Images By Lauren Farkas/July 25, 2022 8:57 am EST Ree Drummond, professional blogger and television personality, has made quite the name for herself in pop culture by branding her country lifestyle and The Pioneer Woman persona. Throughout her career, she has won the hearts of millions by sharing family-friendly recipes, stories, and home improvement tips, all of which are infused with her irresistible southern charm....

Semolina Vs. White Flour: Which Is More Nutritious? Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Updated: May 6, 2022 10:00 am EST If you’re a home chef, you’re probably familiar with the many wonders of flour. Flour is basically a godsend when it comes to baking a wide variety of items, and is an extremely useful ingredient. Flour is basically made by grinding or milling grains, but here’s where it gets interesting: White flour is essentially normal flour that is treated using bleach, which is how it gets its distinctive white color....

The Absolute Best Breakfast Burritos In The U.S. JJava Designs/Shutterstock By M. Leigh Hood/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 11:05 am EST A beefy burrito is great in the afternoon, but nothing kicks off the day like a burrito full of your breakfast favorites. You can make one at home with a good breakfast burrito recipe, but no one does it like the professionals, and the places on our list bring something special to the plate....

The Asian Beer Brand That Just Made A Game-Changing Acquisition stock-boris/Shutterstock By Andrew Walser/June 25, 2022 6:59 pm EST Craft beer is an important part of the modern American beer scene, and the industry is growing to this day. Each year finds more and more microbreweries opening and working to create small batches of well-crafted beer, with Statista reporting over 9,000 small US breweries operating in 2021. One American company that’s often found itself at the forefront of the craft movement is Stone Brewing, a California-based company that was established in 1996 by Greg Kotch and Steve Wagner, who would go on to be a major part of the craft beer movement popularizing “West Coast-style” Indian pale ales....

The Bizarre Way Subway Responded To Its Tuna Court Ruling Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Molly Clark/July 12, 2022 3:55 pm EST The debate over the authenticity of Subway’s tuna has gotten fishy indeed. The ordeal started back in January 2021 when two plaintiffs, Karen Dhanowa and Nilima Amin, filed suit against the sandwich giant alleging the tuna the restaurant serves is not in fact tuna. Instead, they contended that it’s “made from anything but tuna,” a claim allegedly confirmed by independent lab tests, according to the complaint (via The Washington Post)....

The Cocktail-Inspired Flavors Oui Yogurt Is Welcoming Spring With Vladislav Noseek/Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/March 25, 2022 8:52 am EST As we’re getting closer to warmer weather, it’s time to start dreaming about picnics with fun spring and summer cocktails. If you’re looking for something to try, Giada De Laurentiis’s zesty spring cocktail recipe only requires four ingredients, and there are also some dangerously easy 3-ingredient summer cocktails. But who says you should only be sipping on these flavors?...

The Daily Drink A 108-Year-Old Woman Swears Is The Secret To Her Longevity Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock By Cristine Struble/Feb. 25, 2022 12:55 pm EST While Ponce de Leon searched for the Fountain of Youth, a woman named Julia Iverson might have discovered the secret to a long life that could be sitting in many people’s cupboards. Even though celebrities might seem to never age, the reality is that turning another year old happens and youth seems to fade like a memory....

The Five Guys Customer Who Had Reddit Losing Faith In Humanity Eduardo Parra/Getty Images By Chase Shustack/Aug. 14, 2022 9:49 pm EST It’s the litterbug in the park who throws his empty can in the bushes. It’s the woman who cuts ahead of you in line and throws a fit. It’s the driver on the highway who’ll rear-end another driver for the way they’re driving. It’s only a handful of the self-absorbed, rude, and selfish people that inhabit every business, every highway, and every public space out there....

The Heartwarming Way Tom Colicchio Showed Up For A Fan On Twitter Roy Rochlin/Getty By Claire Schuh/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 4:48 pm EST It’s always amazing to see the internet serve its highest purpose, connecting humans across the world. Stories of people receiving help and support during tough times are plentiful, and a recent one involving Tom Colicchio is quite heartwarming. A young chef and aspiring food critic named Freddie was going into chemotherapy for an aggressive brain sarcoma, and his mom posted a picture of him on Twitter in the kitchen....

The Real Reason Paul Child Was Summoned To Meet In DC In ‘Julia’ Janet Fries/Getty Images By Nancy Mock/March 31, 2022 3:58 pm EST The new HBO Max series “Julia” takes a unique look at Julia Child by focusing on the moments that marked the start of her celebrity: Her first appearances on TV station WBGH in 1962 and the birth of her cooking show, “The French Chef.” The series takes liberties with the storytelling and sequence of events in order to explore the obstacles that Child faced....

The Real Reason Sprite Will No Longer Use Green Bottles Bloomberg/Getty By Kimberley Laws/July 29, 2022 7:38 am EST For over six decades, Americans have been “obeying their thirst” and reaching for a green bottle of Sprite to satisfy their need for lemon-lime, fizzy goodness. All these years later, Sprite is the world’s 12th “most valuable soft drink brand” and is extremely popular among ages 18 to 29 with 46% consuming this beverage within a four-week period in 2018 (via Statista)....

The Unexpected Connection Between Stonehenge And BBQ PTZ Pictures/Shutterstock By Derek Helling/June 20, 2022 8:54 am EST If you thought barbecue was an American creation, you’re at least four thousand years late and on the wrong continent. Placing animal flesh over an open flame or burning pit for a crowd of people actually stretches back a lot further. It’s recently become one of the few things that experts on United Kingdom landmark Stonehenge can agree on....

The Untold Truth Of Bumble Bee Tuna rblfmr/Shutterstock By Adam Swierk/July 7, 2022 2:14 pm EST It’s genuinely difficult to top the economic and nutritional bang-for-your-buck offered by canned tuna. Both cheap and healthy in equal measure, you can just about guarantee this superbly diverse, preserved protein will be found in any kitchen pantry in the U.S. Countless options exist for both brands and varieties of canned tuna, but Bumble Bee Tuna’s dependable flavor and thier lid that, from our experience, doesn’t bend and spray juice everywhere when you drain it, as some brands do — have contributed to Bumble Bee remaining popular for several decades....