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The Cook With Me Recipes Alex Guarnaschelli Recommends People Start With Amanda Edwards/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/May 4, 2021 9:54 am EST Alex Guarnaschelli is many things: a mother, an Iron Chef and a “Chopped” judge, to name a few. The Food Network star is also the author of three cookbooks, her most recent being “Cook With Me,” which was released in October 2020 (via Barnes & Noble). Per her website, the book is filled with a variety of recipes, some of which she learned from her food-loving parents, while others she discovered on her own over the years....

The Fun New Way Girl Scouts Are Helping You Rep Your Favorite Cookie Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Feb. 18, 2021 1:14 pm EST You’re known to your friends as the person who wears their heart on their sleeve, when it comes to your love of Girl Scout Cookies. Now, the organization is banking on you to love the cookies enough to vote with your feet, and pick up one (or all) of the sneakers inspired by the cookie America loves to eat....

The Gin-Soaked Snack This 105-Year-Old COVID Survivor Credits For Her Longevity Shutterstock By Audrey Michels/Feb. 23, 2021 11:36 am EST Most of us know that if we want to live a long, healthy life we need to put in the work when it comes to our own health with habits like exercise, maintaining a nutritious diet, and getting enough sleep (via Healthline). However, it’s always fun when a person who has lived an impressively long life shares what they believe to be the secret to their success....

The Inventor Of Pop Rocks Created These Popular Products Facebook By Hannah Cole/Feb. 3, 2021 12:00 pm EST Old-school nostalgia comes in many forms, like goofy ’90s sitcoms, flashy hammer pants, or cheesy boy bands. But whether you were team N*SYNC or team Backstreet Boys, chances are there’s another category of nostalgia that sends you back in time like no other: childhood treats and sweets. Pop Rocks are sure to be near the top of any grunge era child’s list of favorites, right up there with Big League Chew and Wonderballs....

The Reason People Have Mixed Feelings About Chopped: Martha Rules Shutterstock By Ralph Schwartz/April 8, 2021 3:10 pm EST After 49 seasons, is Chopped jumping the shark with Chopped: Martha Rules? The expression may not be familiar to everybody, as the origin of “jumping the shark” is about as old as Martha Stewart’s career. The original shark was literally jumped in the ’70s by a water-skiing Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on the sitcom Happy Days (via The Guardian)....

The Reason Rachael Ray Prefers Cooking With Dark Meat Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Aug. 24, 2021 3:48 pm EST According to the USDA, a lot of us like chicken — lots of chicken. Although pork and poultry typically tussle it out each year for the title of most-widely-consumed meat in the world, the agency’s most recent figures have pork consumption at 36 percent and chicken coming in narrowly in second place at 33 percent....

The Reason Twitter Is Furious With Wegmans Brett Carlsen/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Updated: July 26, 2021 9:30 am EST On November 24, a reporter with the Auburn Citizen took to Twitter to address in a thread questions he kept on receiving about Wegmans violations of New York’s mask mandate. Many readers had reached out to him because they’d seen customers in the supermarket flouting concerns of the virus’ transmission. As smaller local businesses had been fined, the reporter sat down for a local council meeting in which Wegmans essentially refused to acknowledge that they did not enforce the order, stating via a lawyer that “[they] felt that they were not responsible for their customers....

The Trick To Making Poached Eggs In The Oven Shutterstock By Keira Wingate/April 20, 2021 1:45 pm EST Whether scrambled, over easy, poached, or however else you may eat them, eggs are a daily dish in many households. A gooey yoke topped with salt, pepper, hot sauce, and everything but the bagel seasoning is almost unbeatable. Eggs have been a staple in breakfast, but also every other meal of the day, since the beginning of time....

The Whataburger Secret Menu Chicken Sandwich You Need To Try Moab Republic/Shutterstock By Erica Buehler/Aug. 18, 2021 4:08 pm EST Not all secret menus or food hacks are the same. Some creations, like the Chipotle two-for-one burrito bowl hack, command presence and demand a little bit of effort and finesse, while other secret menu items only take the slightest of tweakings, but are oh-so-worth-it. In the long-running trend of new hacks popping up across TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit, food-lovers can expect something new and exciting to try each day....

This Condiment Will Fix Your Copper Pans Shutterstock By Courtney Iseman/May 3, 2021 8:36 pm EST The art of cleaning your pots and pans is practically its own genre of know-how, where the Venn diagram of cooking tips and cleaning tips overlaps. There are primers on handling your stainless steel pots and pans with baking soda, like this one from The Spruce, and entire debates over whether to use soap on cast iron skillets, like this one on Eat This, Not That!...

This Hollywood Star Once Worked At El Pollo Loco David Livingston/Getty Images By Karen Hart/May 15, 2021 9:43 am EST El Pollo Loco is known for its citrus marinaded chicken served up Mexican style that is oh-so good for your taste buds. Per Thrillist, this fast food chain is based in Texas, but its humble beginnings started in Mexico before it found its way to California, where it was an instant success....

This Is The Best Trader Joe’s Non-Dairy Milk For Lattes, According To Fans Bloomberg/Getty Images By Hannah Cole/Updated: May 3, 2021 11:07 am EST Oat milk is, essentially, a non-dairy drinker’s dream — it’s creamy, thick, sweet, packs in protein, and it’s just about as close as you can get to cream in your coffee without the stomach ache (via Good Housekeeping). That’s why it’s flying onto the shelves, and right back off of them....

This One Thing Nearly Destroyed Robert Irvine’s Career Gary Gershoff/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/May 14, 2021 3:02 pm EST Celebrity chef Robert Irvine is a talented man. Always passionate about food, the chef decided to chase his dreams early on and polish his cooking skills. He accomplished his goals despite the fact that his father wasn’t a fan of his decision to be a part of the food industry. “For years — especially in England where I come from — cooking was a subservient job,” Irvine explained....

This TikTok Recipe Made Duff Goldman Say ‘Holy Toldedo’ Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Aug. 1, 2021 10:23 am EST Do celebrity chefs follow and use other food recipes they find online? Of course they do! Loving food in all its forms and discovering new recipes and their creators is half the fun of being a foodie — the other half is, of course, eating the food. This amazing recipe for Tandoori Shawarma by Chef Jassim (via TikTok) is one great example that already has our mouths watering....

Travis Scott’s $90 McNugget Pillow Has People Talking Jerritt Clark/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Feb. 17, 2021 6:00 pm EST It’s been a challenging year for McDonald’s given the pandemic, according to CNN. Leave it to Travis Scott — the hip-hop artist who turns everything he touches into gold — to bring some shine back to the Golden Arches. This week, the 28-year-old Houston rapper collaborated with McDonald’s on multiple promotions, including a new meal: a Quarter Pounder with bacon and lettuce added, fries with barbecue dipping sauce, and a Sprite, for $6....

What Adam Richman Really Thinks About Casey Webb Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Feb. 27, 2021 12:38 pm EST The premise of the popular Travel Channel series Man V. Food is simple enough: viewers were treated to competitive eating challenges. Adam Richman was hired as the host for the show’s original run, which started in 2008, and he managed to shine. According to Distractify, what really worked in his favor was the fact that he was relatable and entertaining for many viewers....

What Are Scallion Pancakes And How Do You Make Them? Shutterstock By Cassidy Dawn Graves/Jan. 29, 2021 12:08 pm EST Americans know pancakes as fluffy breakfast foods, typically enjoyed with butter and syrup. That’s just one chapter in the big book of pancakes, however. There’s a whole wide world of pancake varieties out there waiting for you, including savory scallion pancakes. Also known as cong you bing, scallion pancakes are a flat, savory fried pancake popular in both China and throughout the world (via China Sichuan Food)....

Why Masaharu Morimoto Originally Didn’t Want To Be On Iron Chef Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images By Pauli Poisuo/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 11:49 am EST Chef Masaharu Morimoto might be all smiles on his official website, but anyone who’s watched the legendary “Iron Chef” knows that he’s one hard nut to crack. After an injury ended his nascent baseball career, young Morimoto devoted himself to the art of cooking, and the combination of his skills and “Iron Chef” exposure turned him into a restaurant powerhouse and a sake entrepreneur....

You’ve Been Peeling Hard-Boiled Eggs For Egg Salad Wrong Your Whole Life Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/March 4, 2021 10:15 am EST Hello, lovers of egg salad, Cobb salad-devotees, and well, anyone else who just happens to enjoy noshing on a hard-boiled egg now and then. We have some startling news about egg-peeling, and it’s likely to have you questioning whether you’ve been peeling hard-boiled eggs wrong your whole life. But we promise that once you get past that initial feeling of dismay, you will be so thoroughly thrilled that you’ll never look back again....

10 Best Substitutes For Ricotta Cheese Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/June 1, 2021 12:20 pm EST Since ricotta cheese can be used in sweet and savory dishes, it’s a great addition to dishes like pasta or pancakes. There are plenty of creative ways to use this fresh cheese, but what exactly makes ricotta unique? Ricotta is made by recooking whey leftover from making other cheeses. It’s also “usually mixed with a bit of whole milk or cream to boost the fat content and give the cheese more body and a creamier texture,” according to The Cheese Professor....