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Traditional Strawberry Shortcake Recipe Angela Latimer/Mashed By Angela Latimer AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 3, 2021 10:01 am EST There are many iconic American desserts, like lemon meringue pie, Toll House cookies, cherry pie, peach cobbler … The list goes on and on, but how many desserts can you name that have their own namesake cartoon complete with TV show, dolls, and tons of other merch? There’s only one we can think of, and that would be strawberry shortcake....

What Joanna Gaines Eats In A Day Roy Rochlin/Getty Images By Amanda Tarlton/April 7, 2021 11:24 am EST Anyone who’s interested in anything related to home renovation or interior design is likely familiar with Joanna Gaines. Ever since Fixer Upper first launched on HGTV, Joanna has been changing lives — and more importantly, houses — one row of shiplap and well-placed farmhouse chic accent pieces at a time. While the star, who has five kids with husband and co-star Chip Gaines, has left HGTV, she recently launched two new TV series, Magnolia Table and Fixer Upper: Welcome Home for fans to get their fix (via Insider)....

What Makes Top Chef All-Star Tre Wilcox’s Chicken Thigh Recipe Unique Peter Larsen/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Aug. 4, 2021 5:01 pm EST Before “Top Chef” all-star Tre Wilcox became a celebrated chef, he worked at Boston Chicken or what is now known as Boston Market, according to Local Profile. During his time at the chicken restaurant chain, Wilcox developed his poultry skills, telling Local Profile that he got his start at the age of 16 as a chicken spitter and then worked his way up to shift manager....

Why Some Are Applauding This IHOP Employee For Turning Away Adam Sandler Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/April 28, 2021 3:15 pm EST It’s hard to deny that IHOP knows its way around a stack of griddle cakes. Even if you happen to prefer a fluffier pancake or one fried in butter, IHOP’s uniformly golden brown pancakes can be hard to turn down. The question, therefore, is not whether or not you want pancakes at any given moment, but rather, how long you might be willing to wait to get your stack....

Why Starbucks Owes Peet’s Coffee For Its Success Shutterstock By Jen Peng/April 30, 2021 10:29 am EST Starbucks is everywhere. Even if you’re not a coffee drinker, and partaking in the 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed every day around the world (via Zippia), you’re probably still familiar with its iconic siren logo and its distinctive smell that’s nearly everywhere you turn. Starbucks is in fact the largest coffee chain in the world, with more than 15,000 shops in the US and 30,000 shops worldwide, according to Cuppabean....

Why Top Chef Contestants Must Make Two Of Every Dish Jason Kempin/Getty Images By Amanda Tarlton/Feb. 1, 2021 10:49 am EST Anyone who has ever watched an episode of Top Chef knows exactly how exciting those final few moments are. The contestants are scrambling to put the finishing touches on their dishes while the judges count down the last seconds, and there’s usually some sort of drama, whether it’s someone forgetting an ingredient at the last minute or someone pulling a dish out of the oven only to find it burnt to a crisp....

Why You Won’t See George In The New Episodes Of Dinner: Impossible, According To Robert Irvine Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images By Hannah Cole/March 4, 2021 4:46 am EST If you’re one of the many who’ve added Discovery+ to your subscription lineup recently, then we have some good news: The new platform is part of the driving force behind bringing back yet another hit television show, this time in the form of Dinner: Impossible’s long-awaited reboot....

Yogurtland CEO Phillip Chang Shares His Ultimate Frozen Yogurt Hack - Exclusive Facebook By Alexandra Cass/Aug. 26, 2021 9:07 am EST No matter what your style is, frozen yogurt is pretty self-explanatory. You load up your cup with your favorite flavor or two (or three) and then pile on the toppings, be it fruit, candy, cereal, chocolate, or all of the above. But what if we told you that there’s another, potentially better way to create the froyo of your dreams?...

You Should Never Put A Glass Casserole Dish On The Stove. Here’s Why Shutterstock By Keira Wingate/April 7, 2021 3:33 pm EST Who doesn’t love a good casserole? A hearty, soul-warming dish filled with just about anything you could imagine, it’s hard to say no to a scoop of casserole goodness. According to Matador, this one-pot meal became a household staple in the 1950s. They are such a diverse dish, you can make a different one every single day of the week....

7-Eleven Has A Limited-Edition PEEPS-Flavored Latte. Here’s What You Need To Know 7-Eleven By Brittany Gibson/March 29, 2021 11:39 pm EST Spring is officially here, which means Easter is around the corner and so are all those new seasonal menu items at your favorite restaurants and stores! (That’s the most important part of spring anyway, right?) This year, convenience store chain 7-Eleven is also taking part in those seasonal changes. More specifically, its java menu is looking a little different....

Anthony Bourdain’s Final Travel Guide Is Getting A Posthumous Release Roy Rochlin/Getty Images By Kate Hagan Gallup/Feb. 17, 2021 3:44 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. An irreverent guide to world travel The book has additional content in the form of personal accounts from those who traveled with Bourdain, including his brother Chris, info on Chicago’s cheap eats from music producer Steve Albini, illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook, and more surprises....

Are You Using The Wrong Type Of Flour When Baking Cupcakes? Shutterstock By Amy Hamblen/March 15, 2021 9:26 pm EST If Step One of your cupcake-making routine is buying a box of Funfetti Cake Mix, then you might not even have to worry about flour. After all, if you’re making cupcakes, you may have a lot of other things on your to-do list, like inflating balloons, finding the candles, and booking a clown....

Burger King Japan Just Got A New Type Of ‘Ugly’ Burger Shutterstock By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/April 9, 2021 1:07 pm EST It’s easy to forget that on the other side of the world, there are people living vastly different lives, with different traditions, cultures, and values. Also, they eat at Burger King. Along with Japanese burger chains MOS Burgers, Freshness Burger, Dom Dom Burger, and Lotteria, the Japanese also enjoy Burger King, and for that matter McDonald’s and Wendy’s as well (via All About Japan)....

Can You Really Pay For Starbucks With Bitcoin? Shutterstock By Emily Weaver/July 13, 2021 1:13 pm EST You know how our frequent flyer miles sat untouched for about a year? Well now, you can use those bad boys to purchase yourself a vanilla latte at Starbucks! In addition to frequent flyer miles, customers can also use bitcoin to pay for their favorite handcrafted Starbucks beverages, per Business Wire. However, there is a catch — you can’t walk up to a Starbucks cashier and physically pay with bitcoin....

Copycat Red Lobster Crab Alfredo Recipe Hayley MacLean/Mashed By Hayley MacLean AND Mashed Staff/July 28, 2021 2:10 pm EST Regularly going out for a restaurant meal can become a bit indulgent, but there’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to enjoy gourmet flavors at home from time to time. While it may seem that everything tastes better when you’re out for dinner, a few tricks and carefully chosen ingredients can make any recipe a success....

Does Honey Really Never Expire? Shutterstock By Lauren Rothman/March 11, 2021 2:46 pm EST If you’re anything like us, your pantry is scattered with one or two (or three or four) open jars of honey, ranging in age from “purchased last week” to “this jar of honey has seen me through four moves and I probably bought it when I was 17.” We never seem to use these jars up, and yet the honey doesn’t appear to go bad....

How Chick-Fil-A Employees Really Feel About The Chain’s Coffee Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/July 19, 2021 8:31 pm EST Chick-fil-A knows how to make good chicken. Fans of the popular chain keep coming back to the restaurant for their spicy chicken sandwiches, tasty chicken nuggets, and even their delicious, savory waffle fries. While they have been known to offer some sweet and refreshing drink deals, like their lemonade, iced tea, or special Sunjoy blend of half lemonade, half sweet tea, it’s probably the food, not the beverages, that makes them such a popular chain....

How To Make Your Eye Of Round Roast More Flavorful Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/Jan. 20, 2021 8:54 am EST It’s unlikely you’ll find anyone willing to claim their favorite cut of beef is eye of round, which came in at dead last in our ranking of them. Even the Beef Board has described eye of round as looking deceptively like tenderloin but far less tender. In fact, The Splendid Table went so far as to deem eye of round “unredeemable” for its tough chew and bland taste....

How To Make Your Hot Sauce Less Spicy Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/July 13, 2021 9:22 am EST We’ve all been there. There are certain times when your otherwise bland stir fry, slice of pizza, tacos, wings, or plate of scrambled eggs could use a bit of a kick. A dash of hot sauce is always around to save the day when your dish calls for some extra flavor. However, not all hot sauce is created equal....

Is Disneyland’s Celebration Churro Worth The Hype? Instagram By Hanna Claeson/May 24, 2021 6:12 pm EST Churros are to carnival atmospheres and amusement parks like cute cat memes are to the internet: everyone wants to love them. And no one — not even Cruella de Vil — is going to argue that Disneyland’s new “celebration churros” aren’t prime for Instagram (via Instagram). The bright blue sugar coating on the churros is as ferociously eye-catching and at least as photogenic as Disney’s cast of impossibly proportioned princesses....