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15-Minute Mexican Quinoa Salad Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/July 7, 2021 4:25 pm EST If you’re looking for a salad to whip up that’s hearty, flavorful, and extremely easy to assemble, this 15-minute Mexican quinoa salad is calling your name. (Yes, it literally only takes 15 minutes to prepare!) We acquired this recipe from wellness coach and recipe developer Miriam Hahn of YouCare-SelfCare. She says this salad really shines because of the spectacular citrus dressing....

Beau MacMillan’s Favorite Cheese For Burgers Might Surprise You Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Jen Peng/April 16, 2021 3:02 pm EST Beau MacMillan knows his food. The Food Network celebrity chef has appeared as a coach on Worst Cooks in America, is a regular judge on Guy’s Grocery’s Games, and, perhaps most impressively, has won against Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America (via Forbes). He’s also the executive chef at the Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, an exclusive resort in Arizona, which touts his love for fresh ingredients....

Buffalo Wild Wings Just Introduced Their Fanciest Sauce Yet Facebook By Maria Scinto/March 3, 2021 4:10 pm EST If there’s one food fad we’re so over, it’s truffle oil on everything. Truffle oil fries, truffle oil popcorn, truffle oil cat food … Okay, that last one isn’t a thing, but it might as well be. Far from being as luxurious as it sounds, most truffle oil contains no actual truffles and is instead flavored with lab-created compounds....

Copycat Arby’s Horsey Sauce Recipe Melissa Johnson/Mashed By Melissa Johnson AND Mashed Staff/June 15, 2021 8:09 am EST There’s a lot to love about Arby’s, from the Creamy Mediterranean Chicken Wrap to a Roast Turkey Slider to Mozzarella Sticks. But let’s be honest: At the end of the day, most folks come to Arby’s for two things, and those are the Classic Roast Beef Sandwich and the Arby’s Horsey Sauce, a delectable condiment/dip that has just the right amount of zest and kick to make just about anything you eat a genuine treat....

Little Caesars’ New Dessert Combines 2 Classic Treats Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Aug. 10, 2021 10:30 am EST Little Caesars is doing what it can to come up with a few special surprises for customers this summer. According to Brand Eating, the restaurant is currently on a roll and is testing its new boneless chicken wings at certain locations. The Chick-N-Dippers are essentially oven-baked wings that are being sold in four different varieties, such as a classic version without a sauce, a BBQ special, a version with Buffalo dipping sauce, and chicken wings served with Garlic Parm sauce....

Simple Baked Pasta Recipes That Will Impress All Of Your Guests Shutterstock By Kori Ellis/March 11, 2021 10:39 am EST When you’re cooking for a large group of hungry people, reaching for a baked pasta recipe is always a golden idea. Baked pasta is relatively easy to make, you can adjust recipes to match exactly how many mouths you need to feed, and even the pickiest of eaters probably won’t hesitate to give it a try....

The Biden Administration Just Banned This Widely Used Pesticide Prayong kotjuk/Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/Aug. 20, 2021 12:22 pm EST The Biden administration made important strides on August 18, when they officially banned the used of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on all food crops nationwide. Chlorpyrifos has been used to keep pests like mosquitoes, cockroaches and fire ants away from crops like soybeans, broccoli, and fruit and nut trees since it was first registered for use in the U....

The Kitchen Knives Ina Garten Swears By Shutterstock By Melissa Campana/April 15, 2021 7:39 am EST While the world could always use another nuclear energy budget writer, we consider ourselves lucky that Ina Garten decided the job wasn’t for her and picked up a whisk instead. The celebrity chef, one of the Food Network’s early stars, was working in the White House Office of Management when she downed tools and traded conventions for convection bake ovens (via Barefoot Contessa)....

The Secret Ingredient In Great British Baking Show Star Frances Quinn’s Chocolate Ganache David M. Benett/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 10:21 am EST Ganache is kind of like frosting’s lesser-known sibling. Foodiosity lists four major differences between the two: Ganache is “more of a glaze” that you pour or dip into while frosting is added with a utensil, ganache is made with heavy cream while frosting is made with butter or cream cheese, the taste of chocolate is more powerful in ganache, and ganache is harder to slice through than frosting if you let it set....

The Truth About Self-Serve Kiosks At Fast Food Restaurants Shutterstock By Owen Duff/May 22, 2021 1:39 pm EST As they become more efficient and user-friendly, self-serve kiosks are transforming the fast-food customer experience. Many of us have seen this firsthand. After all, who hasn’t taken some secret pleasure in flicking through a digital menu? However, as FoodTec discussed in a 2018 article, self-serve technology is not only making fast food service more efficient, but also subtly changing customer behavior....

The Worst Grocery Store Private Label According To 25% Of People Shutterstock By Taylor Huang/July 26, 2021 2:00 pm EST Walmart is known for selling house goods and foods at affordable prices and has remained the largest U.S. employer for years, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. However, as reflected in the myriad of memes on the internet making fun of the store and the pop culture phrase of “Walmart version,” which is used to refer to a cheaper, often less desirable copy of popular products, Walmart never seems to get any love....

This Is The Best Vinegar For Making Hot Sauce Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/July 7, 2021 11:42 am EST People who like hot sauce tend to really like hot sauce. They’ll put it on everything including burritos, eggs, potatoes, and chicken wings, to name a few. The love Americans have for hot sauce is also reflected in the number of choices out there. There are tons of brands — from local vendors to bigger names like Tabasco, Sriracha, and Texas Pete — and a wide range of heat levels, from mild to hot to those made with the world’s hottest Carolina Reaper peppers....

This Was Bobby Flay’s First Job In A Restaurant Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Updated: April 12, 2021 10:14 am EST Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is a renowned figure in the culinary industry. He’s also a popular TV personality, known for his extraordinary talent and appearances on shows such as Beat Bobby Flay, Bobby and Giada in Italy, BBQ with Bobby Flay, Brunch At Bobby’s, and more. According to Biography, Flay was always drawn to cooking and made an active effort to be in the kitchen as a child....

What You Didn’t Know About The Stealthy Starbucks Nathan Stirk/Getty Images By Ashley Ortiz/March 30, 2021 10:19 am EST Boasting approximately 33,000 stores across the world with plans to reach 55,000 by the end of the decade, according to Bloomberg, Starbucks has established itself as the world’s biggest coffee chain in just 50 years existence and, as a result, attracts a multitude of customers with various backgrounds and taste preferences. It may come as a surprise, however, that the busiest Starbucks is not located on a heavily-frequented street corner in a bustling city, but instead nestled within the quiet, and secretive headquarters of the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia (via The Washington Post)....

Why Alex Guarnaschelli Cooks With Cheap Wine Shutterstock By Rachel Pasche/June 2, 2021 8:38 pm EST Cooking with wine can really elevate a simple dish into a masterpiece. Whether you’re reducing it and making a delicious sauce, adding depth to a dessert, deglazing a pan, or adding acid to a rich dish, there are tons of ways to incorporate wine into your day-to-day cooking — but there are a few tricks to know before you start tossing wine into your meals....

Why Dick Van Dyke Eats This Fruit Every Single Day Frazer Harrison/bafta La/Getty Images By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/March 28, 2021 8:38 pm EST Actor, singer, and dancer Dick Van Dyke has been entertaining people since the 1950s. If you saw the 2018 film Mary Poppins Returns starring Emily Blunt, you are familiar with Van Dyke, who appeared in the small role of Mr. Dawes Jr. But your grandparents know him from the 1964 Disney classic Mary Poppins....

23% Think This Grocery Store Has The Best Customer Service Shutterstock By Courtney Iseman/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 4:04 pm EST Customer service is every bit as important as selection and affordability at a grocery store, perhaps even more so. Think about it: You’re spending your hard-earned money on the most essential things for you and your family. If you can’t find something, if an item is damaged, if you spot a price discrepancy — basically, if there’s a hitch in your regular shopping routine, it’s vital it gets fixed....

7 Best And 7 Worst Canned Foods From Trader Joe’s Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images By Kori Ellis/Updated: May 18, 2021 2:04 am EST From its humble beginnings in California in 1967, Trader Joe’s has grown to become a favorite grocery store destination for millions across the United States. With locations in 40 states across the country, their tantalizingly low prices and laid back atmosphere have allowed Trader Joe’s to rise above many of their competitors....

Cheap And Easy Recipes The Whole Family Will Love Molly Allen/Mashed By Alexa Mellardo/April 22, 2021 1:45 pm EST When you have an entire family to feed, your grocery bill can add up pretty quickly. But, just because you may not have a big budget for your weekly food shopping, that doesn’t mean you can’t think big when it comes to the recipes you prepare. As a matter of fact, we here at Mashed have a bunch of family-friendly meals to suggest that are simply delicious, exciting, and won’t make your wallet absolutely cringe....

Cheetos’ Super Bowl Commercial Has People Laughing Bloomberg/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/Updated: Feb. 8, 2021 10:53 am EST Cheetos knows how to get people to love their ads. Almost a month ago, the snack company released a teaser-trailer for what turned out to be their Super Bowl ad, and have been building the drama ever since (per Marketing Dive). The trailer featured Ashton Kutcher sneaking into a darkened room and examining a set of evidence as he pulls out a bag of Cheetos’ new Crunch Pop Mix and says to himself, “I knew it....