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What Is A Pink Squirrel And Where Was It Invented? Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/June 3, 2021 6:29 pm EST When it comes to cocktails, the possibilities are endless. You can incorporate as few or as many ingredients as your heart desires to create an unforgettable experience. Over the years, cocktails have been taken to a whole new level. From their colors to their garnishes to the glasses in which they are served, a lot of imagination — and improvisation — have obviously gone into the creation of boozy beverages....

What You Should Know About Eating Egg Salad While Pregnant Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Aug. 7, 2021 11:18 am EST There are lots of dos and don’ts when it comes to what you should and should not eat while you are pregnant. Certain bizarre foods are particularly encouraged, whilst other seemingly everyday food items suddenly become harmful if you are expecting. One such item is eggs. Eggs make for a healthy breakfast to eat on a normal day but for pregnant people, it can be a bit tricky....

Why Aloe Vera Should Be Your Go-To Ingredient For Summer Cocktails Shutterstock By Jen Peng/June 25, 2021 9:51 am EST For many, summertime means stocking up on bottles of aloe vera gel or lotion as a soothing salve for sunburns. Or perhaps you have a planter or two of the aloe vera plant in your kitchen as a quick fix for minor burns. But did you know that you can, and should, drink aloe vera as well?...

Why Wax Is Used In Food Commercials Shutterstock By Erica Buehler/June 24, 2021 1:43 pm EST Food commercials are great at what they aim to do — make us super hungry for delicious foods. A perfectly stacked burger, extra melty cheese, or frosty ice cream scoops all look too good to not eat, and it’s probably because that’s true. The reason the food in commercials looks so good (and not at all like what you actually see in real life) is because the team behind the commercial uses special methods of altering the food to make it look its very best....

Aldi Shoppers Are In Love With These Premade Tea Lattes Instagram By Molly Harris/Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 4:53 pm EST Some mornings, it’s just so hard to get going that you need to order a jolt. Thanks to Aldi, you don’t even have to leave your home to get a premade caffeine fix now. The beloved budget-friendly grocery store has just brought back its Simply Nature Tea Lattes, and they’re the perfect grab-and-go way to start the day....

Bobby Flay’s Chili Recipe With A Twist Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/July 28, 2021 8:18 am EST Bobby Flay struck gold with his red beef chili recipe. But private practice registered dietician and recipe developer Kristen Carli added a refreshing twist to create a vegetarian chili with a similar flavor profile. Enter Bobby Flay’s chili recipe with a twist. While Carli’s recipe has many of the same ingredients, the twist aspect is a big enough change for this chili to stand on its own....

Buttermilk Vs. Cream: Which Is Better For Biscuits? Shutterstock By Ni’Kesia Pannell/Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 9:54 am EST If you consider yourself a serious biscuit maker, then the topic of whether you should use buttermilk or heavy cream to make them their best has probably come up from time to time. In some cases, this theory may have needed to be tested because you ran out of one or the other during your Sunday morning brunch prep; in others, you could have simply wanted to test whether your grandmother’s way of making buttery biscuits fared better than your mom’s method of doing so....

Costco’s Suja Organic Ginger Lemonade Is Turning Heads Instagram By Sophia Lo/May 26, 2021 12:49 pm EST There’s so much you can do with lemons, and one easy way to use up a bunch is to make lemonade. But if you want to make things easy on yourself this summer, just pick up a pack of bottled lemonade. Plus, you can take a bottle of lemonade on the go with you....

Flamin’ Hot Doritos Locos Tacos Fans Won’t Want To Miss This Taco Bell NBA Promo Taco Bell By Felix Behr/July 2, 2021 2:58 pm EST As of this writing, the final matchup for the NBA playoffs has to be decided. However, Taco Bell has decided to do their best to raise the stakes of these final games. In a press release shared with Mashed, they announced an “NBA Comebacks” promotion instead of the “Steal A Game, Steal A Taco” promotion that they had run for the last five years....

Giada De Laurentiis Uses A Surprising Pasta For This Lasagna Hack Shutterstock By Karen Hart/April 19, 2021 6:43 am EST Lasagna is one of those meals that can be really difficult to make and make right. And for good reason, lasagna needs a lot of love and care to create those deliciously sumptuous layers of cheese, meat, sauce, and delicate ribbons of noodles. But it is without a doubt a real crowd pleaser....

Here’s What Happens When You Drink Water Every Day Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Feb. 17, 2021 9:48 am EST One thing we’ve all been told time and time again is that you need to drink eight glasses of water each day. It’s kind of like the white noise of nutritional advice — something we hear, but few of us actually pay attention to. It’s just water, we’ll drink it when we’re thirsty, and we won’t if we’re not....

How To Ensure Fluffy Angel Food Cake Every Time Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/Aug. 23, 2021 6:25 pm EST What widely loved dessert is as soft as white clouds on a sunny day and tastes like heaven? Why, it’s angel food cake, of course! Whether you prefer indulging in a slice (or two) of angel food cake drizzled with delectable strawberry sauce, creamy chocolate syrup, or by its plain ol’ self, you truly can’t go wrong....

How To Soften Cream Cheese Mikayla Marin/Mashed By Mikayla Marin/March 9, 2021 12:50 pm EST We’ve all been in that baking bind when you’re ready to start your recipe but realize you forgot the all-important “bring to room temperature” step. Starting with ingredients at the proper temperature is key to baking success, so what can you do when that block of cream cheese is still cold and fresh from the fridge?...

Jacques Torres Says You’ve Been Making Your Chocolate Chip Cookies All Wrong - Exclusive Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images By Alexandra Cass/April 2, 2021 2:13 pm EST There is perhaps no other cookie as beloved as the humble chocolate chip. The simple, yet decadent treat is both universal and personal at the same time. There are countless ways to make chocolate chip cookies, and everyone has an opinion on how they should turn out — some prefer a crunchier cookie, while others go for a chewy, gooey center....

Movie Theater Candy, Ranked Worst To Best Shutterstock By Kristin Danley-Greiner/Feb. 24, 2021 12:27 pm EST What’s better than soft and gooey milk chocolate M&Ms mingling with buttery popcorn? Well, that depends on your favorite movie theater candy. With some, there’s no way to mix them with popcorn — the word “gross” comes to mind when envisioning melted Swedish Fish mingling with the fluffy, crunchy treat. On the other hand, even though you’re there to watch the latest movie, the popcorn is probably a close second for why you’re there, so why order candy anyway?...

Popular Foods At Disney World’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Park Ranked Amy Sussman/Getty Images By Jenny Kellerhals/Aug. 9, 2021 2:01 pm EST If you’re planning a trip to Disney World anytime soon, we assume you’re like us and can’t wait to experience the wonder that is Galaxy’s Edge, the incredible Star Wars-themed park inside of Hollywood Studios. The Imagineers at Disney have created Batuu, a desert planet that gives off strong Tatooine vibes and is packed with stormtroopers, a full-sized Millennium Falcon, and two rides that Star Wars fans can’t get enough of....

Read This If You Have Hershey’s Chocolate Shell Topping At Home Shutterstock By Felix Behr/May 7, 2021 4:24 pm EST On May 5, chocolate giant Hershey’s initiated a voluntary recall of 7.25-ounce bottles of their Chocolate Shell Topping. The reason, as the FDA shared, is that a contracted manufacturer mistakenly filled 1,700 of those bottles with Heath Shell Topping, which contains almonds and, as such, it poses a serious problem for those with nut allergies....

The Massive Amount Of Margaritas Chili’s Sells Each Year Bloomberg/Getty Images By Amanda Tarlton/July 18, 2021 7:01 pm EST Maybe it’s Taco Tuesday or maybe you’re just craving Mexican food — with a side of tequila, of course. Regardless of the occasion, Chili’s is one of the most popular Tex-Mex restaurants in the U.S. The national casual-dining chain, which started in 1975, now has over 1,200 locations around the world (via Statista)....

The Real Reason Crackers Can Be Worse For Your Teeth Than Candy Shutterstock By James Lewis/June 12, 2021 2:04 pm EST We are all constantly being told about the dangers of eating too much sugar. Frequently disguised as part of the deliciousness of candy, sugar is a regular (and deeply enjoyable) part of many people’s lives. England’s National Health Service notes that the risks of high sugar consumption include heart disease, increased blood pressure, and tooth decay (deeming the tastiness of sugary products to be far less significant than the upkeep of good health)....

The Untold Truth Of Buttermilk Shutterstock By Mirtle Pena-Calderon/March 23, 2021 8:53 am EST There are certain foods and ingredients that have become staples in homes all around the world. Thanks to the events like the Silk Road, folks were able to pass along spices like salt, pepper, and cinnamon (per Silk Road Spices and Ducksters), as well as trade new ideas and thoughts. When the world expanded even more during colonial times, even more ingredients started to pop up....