Why May 20, 2011 Might Be The Worst Day In Slim Jim’s History Alex Wong/Getty Images By Maria Scinto/March 10, 2021 5:59 am EST Slim Jim, as a snack product, caught a few lucky breaks over the past decade. For one thing, the dark days of low fat diets are far behind us. Slim Jim’s meat sticks, while not strictly keto, are, as the Poor Man’s Atkins blog puts it, “A great little snack when you are on the road or have to get gas....
Aldi’s Adorable Pasta Is Perfect For Valentine’s Day Matthew Horwood/Getty Images By Molly Harris/Jan. 25, 2021 1:43 pm EST It’s a new week at Aldi, which means that next week’s “Aldi Finds” are out and ready to be found on the store shelves. While there are always tons of treats and special items to choose from, the store is currently gearing up for Valentine’s Day with themed products. This time, the product customers can’t wait to get their hands on are boxes of adorable heart-shaped pasta noodles (via Aldi)....
Bobby Flay Reveals The Weirdest Item In His Fridge Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images By Karen Hart/March 13, 2021 10:47 am EST Bobby Flay has taught us a lot over the years. He has demonstrated (on YouTube) how to grill a ribeye steak to perfection. He’s served up his culinary know-how to show us (also via YouTube) how to whip up a savory, yet sweet, Vidalia jam to top off that juicy, flavorful steak....
Can You Really Boil Potatoes Without Taking Them Out Of The Bag? grandbrothers/Shutterstock By Katherine Mclaughlin/Aug. 20, 2021 3:09 pm EST One of the best things about our entertainment landscape is that there’s often a great deal of education infused into the content we consume for pleasure and leisure. When it comes to food media, anything from talk shows like “The Kitchen” to competition shows like “MasterChef” can provide inspiration, tips, and techniques for viewers to add to their culinary repertoire....
Candy Shop Dazzles TikTok With Bizarrely Satisfying Viral Videos Shutterstock By Ashley Steinberg/July 26, 2021 9:57 am EST As early as 2019, and in some cases even earlier, candy-making videos have been described as visually satisfying — just take one look at YouTube when you search the term “satisfying candy making”. But in the simultaneous world of trending TikTok accounts, Logan’s Candies is the next company to gain its 15 minutes of fame with videos posted from their Ontario, California shop....
Do Whole Foods Employees Really Get An Extra Discount For Having Low Cholesterol? Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images By Owen Duff/July 16, 2021 1:59 pm EST Among national supermarket chains, Whole Foods is a leader in the sale of natural and organic food. A 2017 report by Medium placed the brand as the largest certified organic retailer in the U.S. — not to mention the only national chain to have achieved certification across all departments....
Everything You Need To Know About Steeping Coffee Facebook By Molly Harris/Jan. 22, 2021 12:25 pm EST If you’re looking to cut your coffee budget down from your current daily habit and eliminate more single-use plastics from your life, then steeped coffee might just be the latest coffee trend you need. Though it could mean giving up a barista who knows you as soon as you walk in the door, you won’t be giving up a quality cup of joe too....
Everything You Need To Know Before Buying Your First Grill Defodi Images/Getty Images By Laine Doss/May 11, 2021 1:28 pm EST Summer is coming, which means it’s grilling season. Outdoor grilling is a great way to feed family and friends in a social, fun way. Playing some music and popping some food on the grill makes even the most mundane afternoon into a party. If you want to go from BBQ attendee to owning your own grill, here’s what you need to know before getting fired up....
Here’s How Chrissy Teigen Is Recovering From Her Fruit Roll-Up Tooth Loss David Crotty/Getty Images By Amy Hamblen/Feb. 11, 2021 4:46 am EST Chrissy Teigen recently found out the hard way that hitting up the seasonal candy aisle is all fun and games until your sweet tooth causes you to lose teeth! According to Insider, while in Washington D.C. for the inaugural celebration with her husband, John Legend, and children, Teigen made an ill-fated journey to CVS that led to the dental mishap....
Here’s How You Can Get Cast On Nailed It! Rob Kim/Getty Images By Clara Olshansky/Updated: April 9, 2021 9:34 am EST If you’re a big fan of Netflix’s hit reality series Nailed It!, you know that it doesn’t take a lot of special skill to participate. In fact, that’s the whole premise of the show: home bakers with no real skill try to recreate incredibly difficult works of cake art and other baked goods (via Netflix)....
How Brazil’s Most Recent Cold Snap Is Affecting Coffee Prices Shutterstock By Ralph Schwartz/July 26, 2021 1:37 pm EST If the price of your Starbucks or McCafe order goes up, you may have a killing frost in Brazil to blame. But the price bump may not happen until pumpkin spice latte season, or maybe not even until next year. Farmers in the coffee-growing state of Minas Gerais, Brazil arrived at their fields on July 20 to find plants covered with frost from an unusual cold snap, according to the Star Tribune....
How Guy Fieri Fans Feel About The New Guy’s Grocery Games Format Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images By Taylor Huang/July 13, 2021 8:10 am EST Like with other active television shows, the filming of “Guy’s Grocery Games” was largely affected by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Especially for a show where contestants would run around Flavortown Market together and then cook dishes for the judges to taste, getting footage that abided by social distancing rules presented a difficult challenge....
How Rachael Ray Is Helping Older Adults On Valentine’s Day Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Feb. 10, 2021 12:56 pm EST It’s no secret that the very relatable celebrity chef Rachael Ray loves pets. You might remember the beautiful note she penned after the death of her dog, Isaboo. Per her Rachael Ray Show blog, Ray wrote, “We will open our home and our hearts to another animal in need, because that is what Izzy would want....
Ina Garten’s Mother’s Day Breakfast Sandwich Is Easy Enough For Kids To Make Manny Carabel/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy/May 6, 2021 12:31 pm EST What better way to kick off celebrating the special mom in your life than with an extra special breakfast? If you’re thinking of taking your mom out for the festivities, keep in mind that Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for dining out (via Specialty Food Association)....
Ina Garten Thinks This Ingredient Can Be Store-Bought Shutterstock By Sophia Lo/May 5, 2021 11:05 am EST Who wouldn’t want to cook like Ina Garten? To help us get started, Garten has plenty of helpful advice for home cooks, like having high-quality kitchen tools. But if you think that you need to make everything from scratch, don’t worry. Despite all her delicious homemade foods, there are actually some ingredients that she thinks can be bought from the store....
Marinara Sauce May Not Be As Nutritious As You Think Shutterstock By Joe Nasta/Updated: June 21, 2021 10:25 am EST The ultimate energizer, perfect the night before a race or hike. A carb-filled meal every American has both good and bad associations with. Of course, we’re talking about pasta! There’s nothing more filling than a plate of your favorite pasta, but the debate on whether the dish is actually part of a healthy diet has raged on for years....
Pearl Barley Vs. Rice: Which Is More Nutritious? Shutterstock By Holly Riddle/April 7, 2021 8:40 am EST When you’re considering which carb option is healthier — pearl barley or rice — the answer isn’t as black and white as you might hope. It all comes down to the type of rice that you’re comparing against your pearl barley. Pearl barley, in a fourth-cup serving, contains 200 calories, 0.5 grams of fat, 44 grams of carbs (16 percent of the recommended daily value), 6 grams of fiber (21 percent of the recommended daily value), 5 grams of protein, 2 milligrams of iron (10 percent of the recommended daily value), and 221 milligrams of potassium (4 percent of the recommended daily value)....
Salads That Are Perfect To Make In The Summer Kristen Carli/Mashed By Emily Monaco/April 12, 2021 2:07 pm EST Our favorite meals to dig into in the summer? Salads. Light, quick, and easy, they require minimal time over a hot stove or in front of the oven. They’re also easy to serve out on the patio or bring on a picnic to take full advantage of the sunshine, warm weather, and abundantly fresh ingredients....
The Absolute Best Holiday Treats You Should Be Buying From Trader Joe’s This Year Johnny Louis/Getty Images By Carly Caramanna/Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 3:17 pm EST The future is looking merry and bright, and it’s all because it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Of course, the most wonderful part of this wonderful time is all the delicious goodies we’re about to stuff our faces with. Picture the scene: The fire is crackling, the tree is all lit up, and aromas of freshly baked fare are wafting into the room, completing the ultimate seasonal scene....
The Big Problem Customers Have With Crumbl Cookies Shutterstock By Owen Duff/Aug. 10, 2021 7:42 pm EST Gourmet cookie company Crumbl Cookies is on thin icing. As it nears the finish line for its ambitious “20 Weeks of 20 New Flavors” sales event, the brand has begun racking up negative reviews on TikTok, with customers complaining of botched delivery orders. Negative Crumbl reviews have been trickling in on the video-sharing platform since at least late July, when a TikTok poking fun at the company’s new Strawberries ‘N Cream cookie received over 700,000 likes....
