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7-Eleven Slurpee Fans Will Love This Big Announcement Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/June 17, 2021 4:41 pm EST Last year, the global pandemic brought with it so many closures — some of them permanent — not to mention a whole world of heartbreak, so it seems kind of petty to mention the cancellation of one small ritual. Nevertheless, 7-Eleven customers still mourned last year’s announcement that July 11, 2020, would not be celebrated as 7-11 (aka Free Slurpee) Day, or at least not in the usual way....

A Celebrity Wine Expert Was Just Accused Of Arson. Here’s What We Know So Far Instagram By Lauren Cahn/Updated: July 29, 2021 4:17 pm EST Caleb Ganzer is a celebrity wine expert that was named Food & Wine’s 2017 Sommelier of the Year for his work at the New York City wine bar, Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels (via Daily Journal). On Wednesday, July 28, New York City fire officials announced that Ganzer had been arrested and charged with two counts of felony arson, among other crimes in connection with three fires that appear to have been intentionally set in Manhattan over the first seven months of 2021 (via New York Times)....

Aldi’s Coconut And Avocado Cooking Sprays Are Turning Heads Shutterstock By Erica Andrews/June 8, 2021 2:05 pm EST Aldi has big fans across the country because it offers delicious food at an affordable price. Customers can’t get enough of its tasty options like their five-cheese frozen pizza, double-glazed ham, or their incredibly fresh produce options. Now, we all have even more to look forward to, since the grocery chain just stocked their shelves with new cooking spray made with avocados and coconuts....

Cheesy Ranch Chex Mix Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 7:01 pm EST Chex Mix has been around for a long time. Well, not as long as those dishes that trace their origins back to medieval times or even earlier, since boxed cereal really wasn’t that much of a thing before the days of John Harvey Kellogg. (Not a cereal historian? According to The Daily Mail, Mr....

Copycat Chick-Fil-A Cookies & Cream Milkshake Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/Updated: June 15, 2021 12:34 pm EST Milkshakes are one of those fast food restaurant favorites that just seem to go better with a hamburger (or chicken sandwich) and fries than any other treat out there. But, you don’t have to swing through the drive-thru to pick up your favorite creamy and delicious dessert. Making this copycat Chick-fil-A Cookies & Cream Milkshake recipe at home only takes 10 minutes total — and that includes making your own whipped cream....

Costco Shoppers Can’t Stop Talking About These Uniquely Flavored Mini Éclairs Instagram By Audrey Michels/March 2, 2021 11:18 am EST If you’ve spent the past year of social distancing dreaming about strolling down the Champs-Élysées, exploring the twisting streets Montmartre, and indulging in the pure pleasure of Parisian pastry, there’s good news and bad. The bad news is: the pandemic continues. The good news is: you can stroll down the long aisles of Costco (with a mask on, of course), explore their always-affordable food court, and even indulge in some petit Parisian-inspired pastry....

Easy Japanese Beef Curry Recipe Eric Ngo/Mashed By Eric Ngo AND Mashed Staff/Updated: July 19, 2021 1:35 pm EST It may have its roots in India, but curry is very much a thing in Japan, and it could even well be considered a national dish. Legend has it that curry came to Japan as an import, brought to the country by British soldiers. Today, curry is enjoyed by people in different corners of the country, and it’s even served in a variety of ways....

Easy Muhammara Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/July 22, 2021 9:07 am EST If you have yet to try muhammara, let us just tell you that you’re missing out! According to No Recipes, muhammara was created in Syria and is made primarily of red peppers. There are a few different variations of this delightful recipe, but in our case, recipe developer Miriam Hahn of YouCare-SelfCare opted to use breadcrumbs and walnuts instead of bulgur....

Everything You Need To Know About Zoë Bakes Discovery+, provided by Lede Company By Cristine Struble/July 21, 2021 11:23 am EST As the Magnolia Network fills the screen with must-watch television, the new series “Zoë Bakes,” featuring popular cookbook author and blogger Zoë François, might be the show that makes you wish for smell-o-vision. From the pies baking in the oven to the luscious cakes that could fill sweet dreams, this baking extravaganza might be the confectionery that people return to watch time and again....

Here’s How To Make Disney’s Famous Chili Recipe Facebook By Maria Scinto/Updated: May 19, 2021 10:04 pm EST Walt Disney may have been one of the 20th century’s greatest success stories — Celebrity Net Worth notes that his lifetime earnings, if valued at their current worth, would have put him among the ranks of the nation’s billionaires. Despite his vast fortune, Walt’s tastes remained simple. One of his favorite meals was chili, but not any kind of fancy chef-concocted creation....

Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/July 16, 2021 9:14 am EST Rice is delicious, but it’s easy not to like rice so much when it is improperly cooked, and improperly cooked rice is all too common. Why? Most of the time, badly cooked rice comes down to impatience, plain and simple. It can be hard to wait around for as long as an hour as your rice slowly simmers then sits then needs fluffing and whatnot....

Read This Before Ordering A Papa John’s Papadia Papa John’s Facebook page By Robin Miller/Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 9:28 am EST As you walk into Papa John’s with a hankering for a crisp crust, gooey cheese, savory meats, and the quintessential dipping sauce on the side, look beyond the pizza offerings and consider the papadia. What is this mystical lunch offering, you ask? Simply put, imagine what would result if a loaded quesadilla and folded slice of pizza had a baby: Behold the papadia (via Nation’s Restaurant News)....

The Best Recipes To Make With Peppers Laura Sampson/Mashed By DB Kelly/April 6, 2021 4:57 pm EST Bell peppers, hot peppers, jalapeño peppers, cayenne, serrano… there’s an almost shockingly long list of options out there for anyone who loves peppers, especially if you like a little extra kick of heat and spice in your meal. Peppers aren’t just tasty, though. They’re also super easy to grow if you happen to have a sunny window, while a single pepper plant will keep on giving....

The Big Problem People Are Having With Aldi Finds Shutterstock By Felix Behr/May 20, 2021 4:22 pm EST A couple of days ago, Aldi fans grouped together on the store’s Subreddit thread to air a big complaint. Under a post titled “I wish Aldi would put limits on some of the find items,” they bemoaned the fact that, every week, people would arrive at the store with two or three carts to purchase the entire stock of goods offered under Aldi’s Finds section....

The Fast-Food Chain Queen Latifah Was Once Fired From Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/July 22, 2021 11:10 am EST Several high-profile figures held down a range of jobs in the food industry before becoming successful. For example, according to Politico, former President Barack Obama started working when he was just a teenager at a local Baskin-Robbins outlet in Honolulu. His first gig scooping ice cream was fairly simple. However, he expressed how grateful he was for the experience, sore wrists and all....

The Real Reason Panera Freezes Their Soup BWM Infinity/Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/Aug. 25, 2021 2:21 pm EST In viral behind-the-counter restaurant news: Panera Bread keeps a majority of their menu items frozen, including their soup. On Reddit, former Panera employees have come forward sharing that most food items are precooked by an outside distributor and delivered to Panera frozen, minus “bread and produce.” One Redditor explained the process in vivid detail, “The soups are made at a factory/plant/etc, flash-frozen, shipped to us, and we thaw it out in what’s called a thermalizer, essentially a soup-thawer....

The Tragic Reason Cooking Was ‘An Escape’ For Wolfgang Puck Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Erica Buehler/July 13, 2021 5:06 pm EST Many famous (and even not-so-famous) chefs pursue professional cooking simply because it’s their passion. And while cooking is clearly Wolfgang Puck’s true talent — and one he was able to turn into a successful career, no less — his reason for first stepping foot in the kitchen is much more real and much less glamorous than simply having an affinity for making a meal from scratch....

The Type Of Show Food Network Is Missing, According To Fans Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images By Cristine Struble/Updated: Aug. 13, 2021 9:10 am EST When culinary competitions fill nighttime programming and shows like “The Pioneer Woman” fill the daytime airwaves, it can seem like the Food Network has a bevy of food television programs. Although well known celebrity chefs are on the screen, a few foodies on Reddit believe that one type of series is missing from that programming list....

The Untold Truth Of World Peace Cookies Instagram/sharon_the_aspiring_chef By Lauren Rothman/May 17, 2021 11:34 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Have you ever heard of World Peace cookies? It’s a lofty name for a little dessert, isn’t it? These chocolate-y shortbread cookies took the internet — and home kitchens — by storm in the early aughts. That’s when baker, The New York Times recipe columnist, and cookbook author Dorie Greenspan published the recipe for these addictive bites, first in a 2002 cookbook and later in a 2006 tome (via Dorie Greenspan)....

The World’s Oldest Brewery’s Secret To Success Is No Surprise Karanik Yimpat/Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/Aug. 23, 2021 2:38 pm EST Who doesn’t love beer? From a heady stout to a crisp IPA to a refreshing lager, this bubbly beverage is the perfect complement to so many foods. Some of the food-and-beer pairings we enjoy include a porter alongside smoked meat, a pale ale alongside a burger, and an IPA to wash down spicy Indian dishes such as curry (via Brewers Association)....