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Ina Garten’s Chicken Chili With A Twist Jaime Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/June 15, 2021 9:16 am EST Ina Garten sure knows what she’s doing when it comes to cooking. The celebrity chef is one of the most well-known in the industry, and pretty much every recipe that she puts out there is a slam dunk. Her famous chicken chili is one of her best known, with a five-star rating on Food Network’s website and hundreds of rave reviews....

Is Whole Foods Actually More Affordable Than Trader Joe’s? Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images By Felix Behr/May 10, 2021 5:28 pm EST After the change in ownership, CNBC tested the prices again, finding that they spent $41.45 at Whole Foods and $37.15 at Trader Joe’s. This is about the same difference Philly Mag reported in 2018 when they tried Aldi, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and ACME, a Northeast regional supermarket chain. Again, they discovered that Trader Joe’s was cheaper than Whole Foods with a trip costing $53....

Las Vegas Man Blames DUI Charge On Chipotle Drink Bruce Bennett/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Aug. 16, 2021 9:24 am EST Even major brands like Chipotle cannot escape controversies sometimes, no matter what they do. For example, in 2020, Chipotle was accused of keeping change, instead of returning it to their customers (via Today). Frank Salpietro, an attorney who was a part of the case, said, “There has been a lot of chatter and people complained about the problem....

Mountain Dew’s DEW-S-A Flavor Is Finally Returning For Soda Fans Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/April 19, 2021 11:16 am EST Mountain Dew has stuck around for a reason. The company recently hedged all its bets, and came out with a recipe book last year that featured its iconic soda as the star ingredient (via Insider). The book instructs us how to make items like cupcakes, salsa verde, and even grilled cheese using Mountain Dew, and presents some very novel takes on classic recipes....

Popular McDonald’s Menu Items, Ranked Worst To Best Shutterstock By Carly Caramanna/June 25, 2021 2:57 pm EST From the great plains of Mid-Western America to the hustle and bustle of city life in Tokyo, Japan, while the cultures may be vastly different, there is one thing we can all agree on. There may be no greater or widely recognized brand than those golden arches of McDonald’s. Beloved by all, it’s a staple of life as we now know it today....

Reddit Thread Reveals Hidden Costco Membership Benefits Scott Olson/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Feb. 4, 2021 9:16 pm EST Everyone who has been to a Costco knows that the membership-warehouse store is good for stocking up on everything from French vodka to rotisserie chicken. But tropical vacations? Homeowners insurance? Rental cars? These are just a few of the hidden benefits to a Costco membership mentioned in a Reddit thread that is currently running hot on the Costco subreddit....

Robert Irvine Has Good News For Dinner: Impossible Fans Gary Gershoff/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/March 27, 2021 1:24 pm EST Chef Robert Irvine is renowned in the culinary industry for his extraordinary skills. He’s also a popular television personality. According to his website, the chef is well known for several shows, including but not limited to Restaurant: Impossible, Next Iron Chef, Worst Cooks in America, Chopped: Impossible, and Restaurant Express. His Food Network show, Dinner: Impossible has been quite the sensation....

The BBQ Brawl Judge Reddit Loves Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/July 8, 2021 3:01 pm EST When you think of Carson Kressley, images of the original Fab Five from Bravo’s “Queer Eye For the Straight Guy” immediately spring to mind (via a Carson Kressley fan page). The fashion expert has gone on to make an appearance on “Dances With The Stars,” started his own fashion line, and has even written several self-help books aimed at making everyone feel comfortable in their own skin....

The Best Dish Antonia Lofaso Ever Ate On Iron Chef Rick Kern/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/July 22, 2021 3:50 pm EST “Iron Chef” has been known as one of the premiere cooking competition shows on television. The show originated in Japan, as Cooking Channel TV notes, before making its way to other countries, including America, where some of the country’s most talented chefs compete against a famous and renowned Iron Chef in each episode, utilizing secret ingredients, to see if they’ve honed their skills enough and have what it takes to stack up against these pros....

The Bizarre Way Andy Cohen Eats Doritos Bryan Bedder/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/April 1, 2021 3:50 pm EST We’ve all got a thing, right? Jessica Biel eats in the shower. Jimmy Fallon once tweeted that Selena Gomez makes popcorn with Tabasco sauce and pickle juice. Andrew Zimmerman admitted to Delish that he collects mustard. If you believe the gossip, Jenny from the Block, i.e. JLO, i.e. Jennifer Lynn Lopez, will only drink coffee when stirred counter-clockwise (via Washington Examiner)....

The Controversial Ingredient Annie’s Has Pledged To Remove From Its Mac And Cheese Instagram By Ralph Schwartz/March 8, 2021 9:47 pm EST With its bunny-shaped pasta and cute rabbit face on every box, Annie’s Homegrown macaroni and cheese is a hit with kids. More importantly, it’s popular with the parents who have the final say on what families bring home from the grocery store. That’s because Annie’s Homegrown is organic and has no added sugar or GMOs....

The Demi Lovato Froyo Controversy Explained Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/April 20, 2021 2:07 pm EST Before we get into the Demi Lovato froyo controversy, please be aware that it includes some frank comments from Lovato about struggles with healthy eating, and it may be triggering to some. That being said, the essence of the controversy is that during a weekend in mid-April, the 28-year-old singer posted a series of Instagram blasts aimed at the way Los Angeles-based frozen yogurt shop The Bigg Chill had been marketing its offerings, which Lovato apparently felt was pandering to a toxic “diet culture” (via People)....

The Hygiene Product Duff Goldman Uses To Decorate With Fondant Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/April 6, 2021 6:55 am EST Cake decorating can be somewhat of a pain, especially when it comes to using fondant. Described by Bob’s Red Mill as having a clay-like texture, the icing — though disliked by many — is great for draping over cakes as well as molding and shaping into beautiful and unique decorations....

The Paul Hollywood Recipe Noel Fielding Has Hanging In His Kitchen YouTube By Jillian Hammell/March 4, 2021 11:11 am EST Noel Fielding, best-known for delivering quips to preoccupied contestants on The Great British Bake Off (known in the U.S. as The Great British Baking Show) has alluded many times to his lack of experience in the kitchen. With prior background in the entertainment industry, Fielding originally rose to stardom for his role in the surreal British comedy show The Mighty Boosh....

The Real Reason Aldi Has So Many Lemon-Flavored Snacks Right Now Shutterstock By Jen Peng/Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 2:52 pm EST Shoppers at low-cost grocery chain Aldi may have noticed an abundance of lemon-flavored snacks at the moment. There’s a very good reason for that, and it’s all for a good cause. As Aldi explained on its website, for every lemon-themed item with the Alex’s Lemonade Stand logo purchased, the grocery store chain will make a donation to families of children diagnosed with cancer, up to $1 million....

The Real Reason Eli Manning Is Going To Douse TikTok Star David Dobrik In Hot Sauce Elsa/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Feb. 4, 2021 2:50 pm EST Generations collide in the latest Frank’s Red Hot promotion. Retired NFL quarterback Eli Manning might be the country’s oldest millennial, born January 3, 1981 — the year that started the generation (via Kasasa). Social media star David Dobrik would be pushing it a little, but as a 1996 baby, he is on the cusp of Generation Z....

The Real Reason Why Steak Is So Expensive Shutterstock By Felix Behr/March 30, 2021 3:02 pm EST In 2012, the American food writer and historian Josh Ozersky deemed the steakhouse a holdover from a time when meat was cheaper and expectations were lower. Writing in Time, he compares the steakhouse to a strip club, as they “offer the most primal of pleasures, but the actual exchange is cynical, unsatisfying, and almost prohibitively expensive....

The Real Reason You Should Never Put Some Frying Pans In The Oven Shutterstock By Gabriela Mungarro/April 28, 2021 10:31 am EST Most people spend a lot of their time attempting to preserve their prized pans that cost them an arm and a leg — the ones they so admirably scoured department stores for, compared online, and obsessively researched before committing. Whether it’s a pan from Williams Sonoma, Sur La Table, or a set from Costco, the truth is that no matter where you go these pans don’t come cheap....

The Reason Filming ‘Pig’ Was So Emotional For Nicolas Cage Michael Kovac/Getty Images By Emily Cappiello/July 15, 2021 2:44 pm EST Nicolas Cage may be known for action movies. Yet, his new movie, which revolves around the loss of the main character’s beloved truffle-sniffing pig, could truly be one of his most emotional of all time. “Pig” dabbles into the deep world of love and loss and uses the relationship between people and pets to represent it....

The Surprising Reason Miller Lite Is Trending On Twitter Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/July 13, 2021 1:05 am EST While a YouGov poll of the 20 most popular beers in America didn’t exactly rank Miller Lite as one of the top ten beers in the country (it is currently ranked 15th as of this writing), the beer is making waves on social media for an unorthodox reason. In a bid to prevent the Texas Legislature from voting on a bill that has raised the eyebrows of civil rights groups and voting rights advocates (via The Texas Tribune), House Democrats decided to leave the state and fly to Washington D....