Here’s What Happens When You Add Too Many Eggs While Baking Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 10:40 am EST When you nail the ratio of eggs to other ingredients in your baking recipes, your bakes can turn out looking and tasting like perfection. However, when you get it wrong, it can be a disaster so bad that you may be put off from baking for a while. According to Kitchn, eggs play a crucial role in baking....
Here’s What You Can Do To Prevent Tomatoes From Cracking Shutterstock By Rachel Pasche/May 26, 2021 1:29 pm EST Growing a garden can be such a fun and rewarding task to take on, but it can also quickly turn disappointing if all your hard work doesn’t pay off the way you want it to. Whether your zucchini plants are overrun by bugs or your watermelons just won’t swell up the way you want them to, or your beautiful ripe tomatoes suddenly crack without warning, these are all huge letdowns....
How Much Jamba Employees Really Earn David Mcnew/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/March 29, 2021 3:48 pm EST Sometimes, a well-prepared smoothie made with the freshest ingredients can perk you right up on an otherwise terrible day. Jamba takes this very seriously, and does its best as a brand to offer its customers a plethora of options that can keep them going. According to Jamba’s official website, it’s crucial for the brand to constantly evolve and experiment with things like sugar-free options and more food items for those on a vegetarian diet....
How You Can Tell When A Guava Is Ripe Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/April 9, 2021 10:12 am EST Fruits usually have a mind of their own, and if you aren’t a pro, it can be easy to miss the tiny window of opportunity for optimum ripeness — especially when it comes to guavas. While you may think that your freshly-picked produce has some time until it’s ready, the truth is guavas actually can become over-ripened very easily and fast on their way to going stale....
Instagram Is Strongly Divided Over This Surprising McDonald’s Chicken Nugget Hack Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Aug. 8, 2021 5:45 pm EST “Here’s another Macca’s hack that you may not like.” With such an encouraging introduction, Jonny Massaad, an Australian baker (via Newsweek), readied Cake Mail’s Instagram followers with his out-of-the-box flavor combination: McDonald’s chicken McNuggets and its famed apple pie. Having given fair warning, Massaad proceeds to cut open the end of the pastry, scoop out the apple, and shove a whole chicken nugget into the emptied pocket....
Is Making Ramen At Home Really Cheaper Than A Restaurant? Shutterstock By Neala Broderick/April 2, 2021 1:06 pm EST Some people’s comfort food is a heaping pile of mac and cheese, while others look forward to a steamy bowl of ramen when they need a pick-me-up. In fact, you can speak to pretty much anyone and they’ll all have a favorite ramen flavor or a favorite ramen restaurant. Nothing really soothes the soul like the flavor-packed savory broth of ramen....
Moist Chocolate Zucchini Muffins Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/June 11, 2021 12:28 pm EST Do you want the sweet taste of a muffin but one that has a little less guilt and a serving of veggies? These chocolate zucchini muffins have a unique, chocolatey taste, and you wouldn’t even be able to guess that there’s over a cup of grated zucchini in the mix. While they are undoubtedly a hit for adults, kids will also go wild over these muffins....
Spicy Roasted Garbanzo Beans Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Updated: July 20, 2021 12:10 pm EST The truth is that not all snack foods get the attention they deserve, especially if they’re healthy ones. In fact, one hidden gem that deserves way more credit than it’s currently getting is the roasted garbanzo bean. And, perhaps best of all, this snack can be made in the convenience and comfort of one’s home with some serious ease....
Steak ‘N Shake Almost Became A Different Restaurant. Here’s Why Monica Schipper/Getty Images By Amy Hamblen/Jan. 24, 2021 10:50 pm EST While munching on those long, salty strips of tater heaven known as Steak ’n Shake’s Thin ’n Crispy Fries, it is hard to believe that the restaurant we know and love today almost became something — shudder — entirely different. The potentially devastating turn took place around 1969 when the chain was sold to Longchamps, Inc....
The 2 Ingredients You Should Add To Caramelized Onions, According To G. Garvin Paras Griffin/Getty Images By Lauren Rothman/Aug. 23, 2021 1:49 pm EST If there’s a sometimes-undersung hero of the kitchen, we think it might be onions. As flashy ingredients like morel mushrooms, extra-virgin olive oil, and fancy aged cheeses get all the hype, this humble allium flies under the radar — despite the fact that it’s a flavor base for so many of the things we cook....
The Real Difference Between Puff Pastry And Phyllo Dough Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Updated: May 31, 2021 4:19 pm EST Pastry lovers everywhere know that the secret is in the dough. While sweet and savory fillings can be applied to almost any bread base, the difference between a crispy waffle wafer, a crunchy pie crust, a flaky baklava layer, and a puffy croissant are true game changers. So, how do you pick the correct dough, and what is the difference between dough types?...
The Real Reason Five Guys First Opened Shutterstock By Pauli Poisuo/April 29, 2021 12:05 pm EST The world might be marginally skinnier without Five Guys, but it sure wouldn’t be any happier. The burger chain may have had to weather the occasional huge scandal, but at the end of the day, its burgers are still pretty close to the top whenever fast food hamburgers are ranked. There’s just something about that slightly soggier-than-average bun, filled with all the unhealthy trimmings that make up a great burger … and then some....
The Real Reason The U.S. Might Be Facing A Meat Shortage Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 2:01 am EST A facility in South Dakota that processes 4 to 5 percent of the United States’ pork supply closed indefinitely after hundreds of workers there tested positive for COVID-19 (via NPR). Food industry experts were saying as early as last week that a meat shortage wasn’t likely in the U....
The Real Reason You Have Costco Anxiety, According To A Psychologist ARTYOORAN/Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Aug. 21, 2021 8:49 am EST While Costco is highly applauded for great deals, bulk purchases, and tasty samples, the experience can be overwhelming to many shoppers. In an interview with Mashed, Dr. Nicole Avena, a research neuroscientist, health psychologist, nutrition expert, and author of “Why Diets Fail,” shared some insights about the phenomenon of how the store so many of us love also produces significant levels of anxiety....
The Real Reason Your Grocery Bill Keeps Climbing Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/April 15, 2021 9:05 am EST It’s not just your imagination that your grocery bill seems to be inching up ever higher while you don’t seem to be getting more groceries in return. According to the most recently published report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, sticker shock at the grocery store is a pattern that’s only growing more pronounced....
The Truth About Natalie Soto From Spring Baking Championship, Season 7 Food Network By Boshika Gupta/Feb. 24, 2021 5:56 am EST With the latest season of the Spring Baking Championship making its way to our television screens, it’s only natural to wonder what to expect from the show and its contestants in its seventh edition. One thing that’s abundantly clear is that the fact that the Food Network show has plenty of talented bakers competing for the top spot....
The Worst Grocery Store Butcher According To 23% Of People Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/July 20, 2021 7:21 pm EST While going to the grocery store and heading over to the butcher for this week’s meat might seem straightforward, there’s more that can go behind selecting the right cut. We’ve talked to a butcher at a national grocery store chain who revealed the meats you shouldn’t buy, and we’ve also broken down the best and worst cuts of meat to purchase....
This Might Be The Oldest Box Of Chocolates In The World anna.q/Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Aug. 27, 2021 3:00 pm EST Chocolate has a lengthy, and somewhat murky history. Our best guess is that chocolate has been around for about 2,000 years and in the earliest days, it was so valuable it could even be used as currency (via Smithsonian Magazine). For those curious about the exchange, the going rate was one cacao bean for a tamale, 100 beans for a nice turkey hen....
This Sandwich Shop Has The Best Chicken According To 32% Of People Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Aug. 11, 2021 1:20 pm EST The chicken sandwich is a classic food option that’s perfect for a snack anytime, anywhere. According to Eat This, Not That!, certain sandwich shops have managed to consistently impress customers with their menu items such as Jimmy John’s. Which make sense considering that nearly all the options at the chain are worth trying....
Trader Joe’s Fans Are Psyched For Its New Ajika Georgian Seasoning Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/April 15, 2021 3:03 pm EST If you’re a fan of interesting spice blends, you don’t have to look any further than your local Trader Joe’s. From their Everything But The Bagel seasoning to their Mushroom and Company Umami seasoning blend, they have a reputation for providing delicious and flavorful seasonings that can’t be found anywhere else....
