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10 Best Bourbons To Mix In A Manhattan Cocktail Ranked Elena Gordeichik/Shutterstock By Jacob Smith/July 12, 2022 3:01 pm EST The Manhattan cocktail is nothing short of a bartending classic. It’s got some serious history, for one, given that it has been satisfying thirsty patrons since the late 19th century. That’s when it was supposedly invented by a mysterious unnamed bartender in New York City (per Taste Cocktails). Although the earliest recipes did not specify the type of whiskey used by this quasi-mythical mixologist, many assume that rye whiskey was employed due to the spirit’s prevalence around New York City at that time, according to the New York Times....

How Aspartame Was Accidentally Invented Iryna Imago/Shutterstock By Colin McCandless/April 25, 2022 11:37 am EST Whether or not you know what aspartame is, chances are you have drunk or consumed a product or two that contains it. This ubiquitous artificial sweetener is found in diet sodas and sugar-free substitutes. Picture those colorful packets of Equal or NutraSweet lining that bowl of your local diner — those are aspartame. Aspartame, which is 200 times sweeter than sugar, is now commonly used as a low-calorie alternative to sugar in sweetening coffee, tea, sodas, or other items....

Ina Garten Says This Is The Only ‘Real’ Parmesan Cheese Manny Carabel/Getty Images By Jillian Hammell/Updated: June 15, 2022 12:22 pm EST Ina Garten, better known as the “Barefoot Contessa,” knows a thing or two when it comes to prepping a dinner everyone will love. One of her all-time favorites, her “Parmesan Chicken,” is an herb-breaded chicken breast, topped with a light arugula salad, lemony dressing and of course, Parmesan (via Food Network Magazine)....

Jennifer Aniston Swears By This Oatmeal Breakfast Hack Gregg Deguire/Getty By Amanda Tarlton/Updated: April 20, 2022 9:19 am EST Of all the breakfast options out there, from fluffy Belgian waffles to creamy avocado toast, oatmeal is hardly the trendiest choice. You might associate it with the cardboard canister of Quaker Oats your grandma always had in the cupboard, or maybe the bowl of porridge your dad ate every morning. But oatmeal has made a comeback thanks to social media (hello, overnight oats!...

KFC Just Made It Easier Than Ever To Enjoy Its Famous Sides Yalcin Sonat/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/June 21, 2022 12:39 pm EST KFC has always seen itself as an “innovator” of fried chicken. If Colonel Sanders could revolutionize fried chicken with those original 11 herbs and spices back in 1939, why not carry on his legacy? Sometimes these contemporary innovations are so bizarre they actually loop back around to being sensible, while other times they’re just downright odd....

Oreo’s New Collaboration Is The Ultimate Sweet And Salty Mashup Facebook By Lauren Cahn/May 24, 2022 3:08 pm EST If you’ve ever accidentally sprinkled salt into your coffee or sugar on your French fries, you probably have a visceral sense of the distinction between salty and sweet. And from a chemical standpoint, these two are as different as night and day. But like many odd couplings, the combination of sweet and salty works like a charm....

Original Paper Plane Cocktail Recipe Michelle McGlinn/Mashed By Michelle McGlinn AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 27, 2022 6:00 am EST If you like a cocktail that’s “sour, sweet, and deeply bourbony,” and even comes with an adorable little paper plane garnish, then you’ll want to try this original Paper Plane cocktail, courtesy of recipe developer Michelle McGlinn. “The creator of this cocktail was apparently creating a riff on the Last Word, so I was expecting a very different cocktail,” she explains, noting that the Last Word cocktail uses both green chartreuse and gin, making it “very herbal....

Amy’s Kitchen products may be unsuitable for those with dietary restrictions Jenari/Shutterstock A March 10 TikTok video from user el_toxico_95, in which they say that they’re a former quality control employee for Amy’s Kitchen, notes the potential dangers of eating Amy’s Kitchen products if you’re following a specific diet, using hashtags such as #notapproved and #dontdoit. In the video, they say, “They treat the allergens like a Mexican mother who doesn’t believe that people are allergic to things....

Ree Drummond On Working With Guy Fieri During Big Bad Budget Battle - Exclusive Bobby Bank/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/Aug. 23, 2022 10:50 am EST With food costs soaring, supermarket adventures are pipe dreams brought to life with Food Network’s new culinary competition, “Big Bad Budget Battle.” Besides, The Pioneer Woman is hosting, and The Mayor Of Flavortown is executive producing, making it hard to think of a reason not to give the show a chance to become a regular in your weekly arsenal of Food Network musts....

Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn Just Revealed His ‘Dream Meal’ Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Amberly Mckee/July 20, 2022 3:06 pm EST With the premiere of season four barely in the rearview mirror, “Stranger Things” is taking the internet by storm, and at the forefront of the conversation is a brand new character: Eddie Munson. According to US Magazine, Eddie Munson is played by 29-year-old Joseph Quinn. The character is described as a “metal head,” which is appropriate for the timeline in which the show takes place....

The Best Way To Counteract Super-Spicy Food, According To Jade Catta-Preta From Hotties - Exclusive Veronika Idiyat/Shutterstock By Holly Riddle/Aug. 23, 2022 2:21 pm EST If you’ve ever accidentally bitten down on something extra spicy and been caught unawares, tongue burning and begging for relief, then you likely quickly downed the nearest drink or ran to the fridge for some milk. Jade Catta-Preta, host of the new cooking-slash-dating competition show “Hotties,” streaming on Hulu, knows a lot about this....

The Bizarre Way Jack White’s Guacamole Recipe Was Revealed Mark Cunningham/Getty Images By Ceara Milligan/Updated: June 28, 2022 6:41 pm EST Many famous musicians, actors, and other entertainers request particular meals or drinks, snacks, and even decor backstage to help them prepare for their upcoming performance. Riders — which are essentially sets of (often wildly specific) contractual demands stars make to their host venues — can sometimes reveal a lot about someone....

Many Enjoy Life cookies have been recalled Trader Joe’s In its original release from the end of June, Enjoy Life announced that it needed to recall several products, including multiple types of soft-baked cookies (snickerdoodle, chocolate chip, double chocolate brownie, sunflower seed butter chip, and Monster), as well as two types of chewy bars, three types of fruit and nut breakfast ovals, and two types of brownie bites (via SnackSafely.com). The FDA alerted consumers at the time that no instances of illness or injury had been reported, but still urged those who had bought the product to discard it and/or contact the company for a refund....

The Hack That Will Help You Make Fondant With A Pasta Maker New Africa/Shutterstock By Adrianna MacPherson/June 6, 2022 5:59 pm EST If you’ve ever admired a cake created by a talented baker that looks almost too good to be true — or a cake designed to fool you into thinking it’s something else, a specialty of the Netflix reality show “Is It Cake?” — chances are you’ve seen just what fondant can do....

The Real Difference Between Soy Sauce And Hoisin Sauce Shutterstock By Andrea Beck/Updated: June 24, 2022 4:03 pm EST Anytime you go out for Asian food, or get delivery, you’ll almost always end up with plenty of condiments for adding some extra flavor to your stir-fry, sushi, or grilled meats and veggies. But before you start pouring them over your plate or using your chopsticks to dip a bite into the closest sauce, you’ll want to know exactly what you’re adding to your meal....

The Real Reason Bobby Flay Dips Fried Chicken In Buttermilk DFree/Shutterstock By Julia Mullaney/March 18, 2022 4:58 pm EST Professional chefs learn a slew of different techniques through the years, which they often develop based on their own trial and error. While there are countless ways to prepare a dish, you’ll almost never find two chefs who do it the exact same way. Bobbly Flay has been a renowned chef for decades....

The Real Reason National Beer Day Was Invented Ievgenii Meyer/Shutterstock By Cristine Struble/April 7, 2022 1:54 pm EST Turning the calendar page usually means another reason to eat or drink because of a national food holiday, like National Chili Day for example. The exact history associated with these celebrations can be as cloudy as a hazy beer and with National Beer Day celebrated on April 7, some might be wondering why raising a pint or two is in order....

The Real Reason Starbucks Just Filed Complaints Against Unionizing Manu Padilla/Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/April 22, 2022 4:07 pm EST The battle over unionization at Starbucks continues to heat up. According to CNBC, Howard Schultz retook control over Starbucks as the interim CEO in early April, but the company has since lost some of its value, partially due to his union-busting approach. The New York Post reports that Schultz has criticized the unionization movement, claiming that they operate as an “outside force” that will destabilize the cafe chain’s business operations....

Trader Joe’s Returning Spicy Cheese Flavor Has Fans Excited Facebook By Khyati Dand/July 20, 2022 7:28 am EST Whether it’s a dish of baked brie at a party, bubbling mozzarella cheese on top of a pizza, a generous shaving of Parmesan on pasta, or a cheese board stacked with Gruyère and sharp cheddar, cheese is a gift to mankind in all its shapes and flavors. And just when you thought cheesemakers had already created all the varieties you thought possible, supermarkets like Trader Joe’s continue to up the ante on their cheese selection....

Vegan Shepherd’s Pie Recipe Ting Dalton/Mashed By Ting Dalton AND Mashed Staff/March 8, 2022 4:24 pm EST The shepherd’s pie is a classic British dish whose ingredients may tend to confuse people, at least here in the U.S. For one thing, we tend to think of a pie as having a crust, while this dish has no bottom crust and used mashed potatoes for a top layer. What’s more, a true shepherd’s pie, as its name might indicate, is always made with mutton or lamb (shepherd = one who herds sheep, after all), but many American recipes call for using ground beef, instead....