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Copycat Dairy Queen Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Recipe Lindsay D. Mattison/Mashed By Lindsay D. Mattison/Updated: March 1, 2021 9:39 am EST Every fall, the list of pumpkin-spiced offerings grows larger and larger. What started as an obsession with Starbucks’ PSL has expanded to everything from drinks to scones and bagels, and we aren’t exactly complaining. The combination of smooth pumpkin and ground cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg has us captivated. If there’s one fast-food chain that’s really able to pull it off, it’s Dairy Queen....

Do This With Your Spices Before Moving Shutterstock By Karen Hart/July 26, 2021 1:03 pm EST Moving can be a major P.I.T.A., also know as a pain in the, um, butt. According to the blog movebBuddha, in 2019, almost 31 million people in the United States moved to a new home — or roughly 9.8% of the American population. That’s a lot of boxes, bubble wrap, and packing tape! And ,per Harrington Movers, one of the toughest rooms to pack up (after the garage) is the kitchen....

Dunkin’ Just Announced The Return Of These Popular Fall Products Facebook/Dunkin’ By Lisa Curran Matte/Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 1:19 pm EST America may run on Dunkin’, but every year as we say farewell to summer and set our sights on autumn, Americans start running to Dunkin’ in droves, drawn by the promise of pumpkin-flavored everything. Pumpkin coffee, pumpkin chai, pumpkin donuts, pumpkin muffins. This year, the gourd-fueled stampede starts earlier than usual, with the seasonal goodies set to debut at participating Dunkin’ locations nationwide on August 18....

Here’s How Martha Stewart Prefers To Be Served At A Restaurant Shutterstock By Melissa Campana/June 4, 2021 10:27 am EST Martha Stewart is not a regular domestic goddess. She’s a cool domestic goddess. Just a laid-back, easy-going, totally casual kind of lady. She chills with Snoop. She has her own line of CBD products. And if you’re a restaurant server who thinks that standing at attention next to Martha Stewart’s table is going to put you in the goddess’ good graces, you’ve got another thing coming, mister....

Here’s How To Get Cast On Andrew Zimmern’s Family Dinner Shutterstock By Courtney Iseman/June 3, 2021 1:36 pm EST Andrew Zimmern’s latest television venture takes a much different approach to exploring food than his famed Travel Channel show, “Bizarre Foods.” Zimmern once said in an interview with Thrillist that he actually hated using the word “bizarre” in that show’s title, because it “others” the foods of different cultures as weird in a negative way....

Here’s Why Your Fried Eggs Look Like Plastic Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 3:38 pm EST If you’re like the 65 percent of Americans that like to eat eggs at breakfast (according to a survey conducted by OnePoll for Sabra), you’re in luck, because there are plenty of ways to prepare the golden orbs (via FoodNavigator). Or perhaps you’re even like Giada De Laurentiis and only eat them for lunch or supper, per Food & Wine....

Instead Of Cooking This Lobster, Red Lobster Is Sending It To A Museum. Here’s Why Red Lobster By Felix Behr/April 30, 2021 3:16 pm EST Red Lobster has spared one of their main courses to serve as an exhibit for the Virginia Living Museum. In a press release shared with Mashed, Red Lobster explained that the reason they will not cook Freckles, the lobster pictured above, is because Freckles is a calico lobster....

Jeff Mauro Said He Cried While Filming These Scenes For The Kitchen Monica Schipper/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/May 25, 2021 6:28 pm EST “The Kitchen” is a long-running talk show that has risen to food infamy. Hosted, as Food Network Gossip notes, by Jeff Mauro, Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee, Marcela Valladolid, and Geoffrey Zakarian, the show highlights “food trends, recipes, and family meal tips and also have trivia games and Twitter questions from viewers” (though Marcela has since left)....

Quick Matcha Ice Cream Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/July 13, 2021 9:09 am EST Of course, any chef is going to tell you that you need to try their recipe, but when chef and recipe developer Susan Olayinka of The Flexible Fridge implores you to give this one a whirl, she’s not trying to self-promote; she’s trying to do you a favor. “Honestly, please try this recipe,” Olayinka says, adding, “It is so good and very, very easy!...

Should You Be Seasoning Vegan Meat? Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/July 3, 2021 12:38 pm EST Between Beyond Burgers to Impossible Sausages, there are so many options for vegan meat that are now available in popular restaurant chains like Burger King and Dunkin’. Now, our plant-based friends won’t have to miss out on that delicious breakfast sandwich after a night out on the town, and by the way these fast-food chains prepare the meat, they, and even you, would never know the difference....

Slow Cooker Duck Confit Recipe Ting Dalton/Mashed By Ting Dalton AND Mashed Staff/July 30, 2021 3:43 pm EST Believe it or not, you don’t need to go to a restaurant in order to get some really good duck confit. Be excited, because you can actually make it in the comfort of your own home. This recipe for duck confit in the slow cooker is simple to prepare, tasty to eat, and it will make you feel like a top chef....

The Particular Temperature Wendy’s Frostys Are Made At Bloomberg/Getty Images By Holly Riddle/April 1, 2021 1:43 pm EST There’s no denying that Wendy’s Frostys are an American classic. On the Wendy’s menu since the brand opened its very first restaurant in the 1960’s, the Frosty is a very carefully formulated dairy dessert concocted by founder Dave Thomas. According to Wendy’s, the brand’s chains serve approximately 300 million Frostys per year, with the 99-cent Super Value version being the most popular....

The Peanut Butter Hack Your Ramen Needed All Along Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/Feb. 22, 2021 7:55 am EST Ramen has long been a staple in Japanese cuisine. The dish, which consists of Chinese-style wheat or egg noodles served in an aromatic broth, has been around for decades in Asia. But up until recently, ramen in the United States was thought of as a quick lunch for kids or a cheap snack for broke college students....

The Real Reason Five Guys’ Buns Are So Unique Shutterstock By Neala Broderick/May 4, 2021 11:51 am EST When Five Guys Burgers and Fries made their debut and began franchising, they gave other fast food joints a run for their money. The burger and hot dog chain prides itself on something that many fast food restaurants can’t, and that’s wholesome pure ingredients. The burger spot uses fresh ground beef and peanut oil, according to the Five Guys website, and they don’t even have freezers on-site, only coolers....

The Real Reason Kate Middleton And Prince William Served Wedding Cake At Their Son’s Christening Max Mumby/indigo/Getty Images By Emily Weaver/Aug. 13, 2021 1:23 pm EST In the U.K., it is tradition to serve slices from the top tier of a couple’s wedding cake at their child’s christening, per Insider. As we know, the royal family is the epitome of age-old traditions, so it’s no surprise Prince William and Kate Middleton have followed custom....

The Real Reason Starbucks Is Pushing Pricier Drinks On Customers Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/July 30, 2021 11:58 am EST If it feels like you’ve seen the Starbucks Iced Brown Sugar Oat Milk Shaken Espresso drink everywhere lately, even though it came out months ago, it isn’t without reason. It turns out the coffee chain is trying to push its newer, fancier iced drinks onto customers in order to make up for higher supply costs, according to The Wall Street Journal....

The Reason People Were Upset About Tim Hortons’ Poppy Donut Bloomberg/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/March 2, 2021 10:28 am EST Despite the fact that Tim Hortons now has a strong presence across the globe, as per Mental Floss, the brand is as Canadian as can be. Interestingly, while Tim Hortons sold burgers when it began its journey, it eventually evolved into the coffee chain that we know and love. Why? Well, the hamburgers didn’t live up to expectations which led to the founders experimenting with more suitable options for their target audience such as coffee and donuts....

The Ridiculously Expensive Couch Bobby Flay Started A Lawsuit Over Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/Updated: April 20, 2021 10:29 pm EST Not many of us have the budget for custom furniture pieces, but when you’re Bobby Flay, a celebrity chef superstar for nearly 25 years (via IMDb), it’s not a problem. Beginning with a Lifetime television show in 1996, The Main Ingredient, and continuing with successful ventures with the Food Network, including Food Nation, Grill It, Iron Chef America, Beat Bobby Flay, and more....

The Truth About Duff Goldman’s Marriage Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/March 13, 2021 4:48 am EST Respected chef and baker Duff Goldman has been a culinary sensation for years. According to Cheatsheet, the chef is popular enough for fans to be curious about his family life. Well, Goldman has a wife named Johnna, and they have a rather adorable story. The couple got into a steady relationship in 2016 after meeting through Tinder....

The Truth About Subway’s Spicy Italian Sandwich Joe Raedle/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/March 8, 2021 9:40 am EST A good sandwich is hard to beat if you’re looking for a quick snack and don’t want to spend too much time trying to figure out what to order for lunch. As explained by Thrillist, since 1965, Subway has been a respected name in the world of fast food thanks to the sheer amount of variety that the brand has introduced to the world....