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Why You Wouldn’t Recognize The First Dollar Tree Scott Olson/Getty Images By Lauren David/April 18, 2021 11:42 am EST Do you love great deals? Who doesn’t, right? Then you probably often frequent discount stores like the Dollar Tree. These stores are fun simply because you don’t know what you may find on each visit, which definitely adds to the experience. Maybe you have several Dollar Trees in your vicinity and you opt to go to a different store each time if the products vary....

Alex Guarnaschelli’s Simple Cake Recipe Is Perfect For Any Occasion Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/July 14, 2021 1:13 pm EST Sunshine yellow, rich and moist, warm and vanilla-scented … there’s just something about yellow cake. Whether thickly slathered in fudgy buttercream frosting or topped with fruit and freshly whipped cream, the classic cake has us all, well, whipped up. For many, it was the first cake they ever made from a mix, if only because it called out so insistently from the grocery store shelf, demanding to be made....

Bad News For Fans Of Popeyes’ Cajun Rice Bloomberg/Getty Images By Mirtle Pena-Calderon/Jan. 29, 2021 4:03 pm EST There are certain foods that are surrounded with a sense of nostalgia. Things like pizza, chicken nuggets, and virgin piña coladas have a way of taking everyone back to a much simpler time during their childhood. When it comes to fast food restaurants, everyone remembers their favorite McDonald’s Happy Meal combination or the first time they were able to finally eat a “big” slice of pizza like the rest of the adults at Pizza Hut....

Burger King Korea’s Newest Menu Item Stacks Four Whopper Patties Twitter By Ralph Schwartz/Jan. 19, 2021 8:53 pm EST If you thought America was the country with the “supersize me” culture, then you need to take a look at the newest items on the menu at Burger King in South Korea. BK restaurants in that country started a “real Whopper challenge” recently. The standard Whopper in South Korea is much the same as the one in the United States....

Copycat Friendly’s Peanut Butter Ice Cream Sauce Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/June 14, 2021 4:39 pm EST There’s always that favorite restaurant meal or amazing dessert that always keeps us wanting to go back for more. While it is certainly a treat to go to these spots and order up our tried and true dishes, there are times it would be really fun and convenient to enjoy them right at home....

Cosmic Brownie Fans Need To Know About This Nostalgic New Cereal Facebook By Gabriela Mungarro/Feb. 5, 2021 3:59 pm EST With 2021 showing promise of being a great year as the days go by — and we’re only in January! — it seems the internet is anxiously awaiting for the month of May to get here already, as news that Little Debbie and Kellogg’s have yet again partnered to bring hungry customers across the country some nostalgia in a box and remembrances of their youth....

Fried Cod Sandwich Recipe Brings Tender And Crispy Together Christina Musgrave/Mashed By Christina Musgrave AND Mashed Staff/Updated: May 14, 2021 11:16 am EST Is there anything more satisfying than a perfectly fried fish sandwich? Crispy and tender, rich and light, this sandwich is surely one of our favorites. And thanks to recipe developer Christina Musgrave of Tasting with Tina, it’s no longer solely within the purview of your favorite drive-thru. You can prepare this goodness right in your own kitchen....

Great British Baking Show’s Candice Brown Is ‘Devastated’ About This English Pub’s Status Dave J Hogan/Getty Images By Cristine Struble/July 27, 2021 2:22 pm EST Candice Brown, cookbook author and former contestant on “The Great British Baking Show”, has shared some unfortunate news about The Green Man, the pub in the village of Eversholt she co-owns with her brother, Ben. The pub was intended to be a community space that welcomed guests for a pint and some delicious food....

Here’s How Many Kitchen Knives You Actually Need Peter Dazeley/Getty Images By Courtney Iseman/May 3, 2021 9:58 pm EST Based on the enormous variety of shapes, sizes, and blades that kitchen knives come in or with, it’s easy to assume that you need one to slice, one to dice, one to mince, one to chop, and so on until your counters are lined with knife blocks and you need a color-coded system to remember what to use when....

Here’s How Much Donald Trump And Melania’s Wedding Cake Really Cost mark reinstein/Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/Aug. 23, 2021 11:42 pm EST If there’s one thing Donald and Melania Trump know how to do, it’s making a splash with their money. The couple tied the knot back in 2005, and people are still talking about their lavish wedding, which reportedly cost about $1 million, per Showbiz Cheat Sheet. That estimated price point does not include the $1....

Here’s How To Get Cast On Beat Bobby Flay Mark Brown/Getty Images By Laine Doss/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 4:01 pm EST Chefs across the country have been trying to “Beat Bobby Flay” at the television personality’s own game, since 2013. The Food Network show’s premise is simple: Two chefs go head-to-head to create a meal using a featured, secret ingredient. The chefs are then judged by a rotating host of celebrities in the food and pop culture world....

Here’s How To Get Cast On Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef Shutterstock By Jen Peng/May 28, 2021 9:50 am EST Gordon Ramsay has built up an impressive roster of hit reality cooking shows on television, including “MasterChef” and “Hell’s Kitchen.” And he’s about to add one more to that roster: “Next Level Chef,” which will also feature Nyesha Arrington and Gino D’Acampo. In a recent tweet, Gordon Ramsay announced that, “America…I’m looking for a #NextLevelChef…is it you?...

How MrBeast Burger Has Been Helping Restaurants During The Pandemic Instagram By Boshika Gupta/March 11, 2021 5:38 am EST The restaurant industry, it must be said, has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, forcing everyone to come up with alternative options to keep running as smoothly as possible. MrBeast Burger is one of those companies that has managed to rise to the occasion and help restaurants stay afloat in such unprecedented times....

In Ina Garten’s Career, One Recipe Stands Above The Rest Manny Carabel/Getty Images By Lauren Rothman/Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 4:00 pm EST Oh, Ina Garten, is there anything you can’t do in the kitchen? This cooking, baking, and hostessing doyenne makes any kitchen task — from leveling and frosting a layer cake to mixing perfect, pink cosmopolitans — look as easy as pie (which, incidentally, is another thing Garten does well)....

Is Farro More Nutritious Than Rice? Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/May 4, 2021 10:22 am EST Just about everyone wants to take care of their health and make smart choices with their diet. But with all the different options, substitutions, and so-called healthy alternatives out there, it can be difficult to know which foods really are the best for us. A good example of one such alternative is farro, which has been gaining popularity in the United States in recent years as a substitute for other common grains like rice....

Lean Cuisine Frozen Dinners Ranked From Worst To Best Shutterstock By Kori Ellis/April 16, 2021 5:00 pm EST When you’re craving the ease of a frozen dinner but you’re looking to limit your intake of calories, Lean Cuisine has been a trusted option in America for 40 years. Since the beginning, these frozen dinners have been marketed to people who are watching their weight. Though Lean Cuisine has rebranded itself many times over the decades, their basic motto has remained the same: All the flavor of other frozen dinners but without all the calories....

Padma Lakshmi Shares Super Relatable Food Dilemma Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Aug. 9, 2021 9:29 am EST “Top Chef” star Padma Lakshmi recently shared a meme with her followers on Twitter that brought back memories for many. The image shows a woman standing next to a fully stocked refrigerator packed with bags of pre-cooked meals and meat, one of the many hilarious “when mom says there’s food at home” memes. Watching your mother or grandmother try to remove something from the carefully organized, overflowing arrangement of the refrigerator or try to squeeze in just one more box of meal prep can put the most seasoned Jenga and Tetris players to shame....

Pizza Vending Machines Are Coming To The US. Here’s What We Know So Far Shutterstock By Rachel Pasche/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 3:41 am EST Maybe you’ve seen some of the myriad Japanese vending machines that exist selling things like t-shirts, apples, umbrellas, and even sake (via Interesting Engineering). The vending machine craze is coming to the United States with devices that dispense pizza, but what exactly does that mean? To answer that, we’ll begin with a trip to the not-too-distant past....

Popular Tropical Smoothie Cafe Menu Items, Ranked Worst To Best Facebook By Samantha Maxwell/Aug. 25, 2021 1:18 pm EST Generally, when you want to grab food fast, that sad truth is that you’re not left with many healthy options. You can more often find a subpar taco or go with the classic greasy burger and fries. But just because you’re on the go doesn’t necessarily mean you want to eat something that’ll leave you feeling heavy and sluggish....

Sierra Nevada Has A New Line Of Hard Kombuchas. Here’s What You Need To Know Instagram By Molly Harris/May 21, 2021 11:56 am EST Only those who are very in-tune with Sierra Nevada might have noticed the soft launch of their newest drink in October 2020. The beloved beer company originally made and released three hard kombucha flavors: Ginger Lemon Hibiscus, Blueberry Acai Sweet Basil, and Passion Fruit Hops Blood Orange (via @StraingeBeast)....