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These Are MLB’s Best Ballpark Foods Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/May 19, 2021 2:06 pm EST If there’s one food that’s synonymous with the nation’s pastime of baseball, that would be the hot dog, something that’s been hawked by vendors at ballgames for nearly 130 years (via Ballpark Digest). Coming in a close second and third is the double play combo of peanuts and Cracker Jack, both of which get a shout-out in the 1908 anthem “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” (via Baseball Almanac), which is sung by fans in all 30 MLB stadiums (as well as in all the too-numerous-to-count minor league, independent league, and collegiate summer league stadiums) during the 7th inning stretch....

Things You Should Never Put In Your Drink Shutterstock By DB Kelly/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 3:08 pm EST With all the tough decisions we face in life, your beverage should be a simple one. Unfortunately, that’s not always an easy choice, either. Say you choose coffee in the morning, water during the day, and tea at night. Those are all perfectly fine choices, but there’s still some pretty shocking ways you might be not only ruining your diet, but opening yourself up to risk of severe illness and, in one case, even injury — from a drink!...

This Brand Has The Best Hard Seltzer According To 38% Of People Shutterstock By Molly Harris/July 8, 2021 4:27 pm EST While the summer of 2020 was anything but normal, there was one thing to come from the season that has remained a new norm. It’s the rise of hard seltzer. For the past year, people have been absolutely crazy about flavored hard seltzers thanks to their lower caloric value, refreshing carbonation, and drinkably low alcohol content....

This Is Alton Brown’s Favorite Gin Company Paras Griffin/Getty Images By Karen Hart/June 25, 2021 11:10 am EST Alton Brown did not let a year-plus pandemic lockdown slow him down. The Food Network star proved himself quite the showman, cameraman, lighting expert, producer — and the list goes on — as he took to social media and the world of streaming in full force to ensure the show went on. The “Good Eats” host shared some pretty easy and satisfying recipes with his fan base during episodes of his homemade “Quarantine Qitchen” show....

Trader Joe’s Fans Are So Excited For Its New Hummus And Vegetable Wrap traderjoesfl / Instagram By Taylor Huang/Aug. 16, 2021 11:51 am EST In need of a quick, nutritious meal that is packed with fiber and protein to add to your Trader Joe’s list? This hummus and vegetable wrap is exactly what you’ve been searching for. The popular Instagram account @traderjoeslist reported that this new item was found in a Trader Joe’s store in Florida and reposted a picture from the account @traderjoesfl....

Weird Ways The Pandemic Is Changing The Way You Shop Fiona Goodall/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: May 19, 2021 10:40 pm EST The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our daily routines drastically, and in some cases permanently. One of the places where this has been felt the most is the grocery store. Some of the new trends are about what we’re buying. Oranges are more popular, as are frozen meals (via The New York Times)....

What Starbucks Baristas Wish You Knew About The Mango Dragonfruit Refresher Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 4:55 pm EST Anyone that has ever worked as a barista at Starbucks or anyone that has ordered a secret menu drink from the coffee chain knows that some of the orders can be complicated to say, let alone make. However, there’s one drink that’s now on the menu that has really got a lot of Starbucks baristas in a tizzy....

Whatever Happened To The Quiznos Spongmonkey Mascot? Youtube By Aimee Lamoureux/Feb. 9, 2021 4:59 pm EST The bizarre, screeching rodents known inexplicably as “spongmonkeys” first appeared on TV screens in 2004, quite literally singing the praises of Quiznos subs. The creatures disconcertingly floated in front of a Quiznos building, shrieking lines like “we love the subs, coz they are good to us,” and “they are tasty, they are crunchy, they are warm because they toast them” (via HuffPost)....

Why Giada De Laurentiis Believes Femininity Helped Her Succeed In The Restaurant Industry Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Emily Weaver/Feb. 17, 2021 5:28 am EST In a world of Bobby Flays and Guy Fieris, there can only be one Giada De Laurentiis. Known as the queen of Italian cooking, the Food Network personality has been on air since 2003 and has created quite a name for herself. Throughout her near-20-year stint in the food industry, De Laurentiis has continued to rack up an impressive resume....

You Should Never Put This Ingredient In Your Brownies Shutterstock By Karen Hart/April 8, 2021 10:35 am EST The only thing better than having the smell of chocolatey brownies straight out of the oven wafting through your house is eating them. That gooey, fudgy, cake-like texture is dessert perfection. Add a scoop of your favorite vanilla ice cream and you’ve got the type of nirvana that satiates even the sweetest sweet tooth....

You’ve Been Cooking Farro Wrong This Whole Time Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/March 24, 2021 10:42 am EST Nothing can fill you up while providing a healthy meal like farro. This grain actually encompasses three types of foods — einkorn, emmer, and spelt — with people typically referring to emmer when they talk about farro (via Healthline). According to Good Housekeeping, this ancient grain packs in seven grams of protein per serving, while serving up more benefits than your typical rice....

15-Minute Cashew Chicken Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 4, 2021 10:18 am EST You can never have enough dinner-in-a-hurry recipes in your repertoire. After a long day at work, we’re all looking forward to a tasty meal, but who’s got time to spend hours futzing around preparing one, not to mention the patience to wait for several hours until dinner’s done? Susan Olayinka blogs about simple, quick family meals on her website, The Flexible Fridge, and she shares with us a delicious new recipe she’s created for a cashew chicken dish that can be prepared in next to no time....

Bobby Flay’s Net Worth: Exactly How Rich Is The Celebrity Chef? Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images By Courtney Giardina/Updated: April 20, 2021 8:42 pm EST At the age of 17, Bobby Flay became a high school dropout. He passed the time scooping ice cream at Baskin Robbins and working at a pizza restaurant (via Money Inc). That was Flay’s first real taste of the food industry, an industry that would eventually make him a multi-millionaire....

Cold Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe Christina Musgrave/Mashed By Christina Musgrave AND Mashed Staff/July 29, 2021 1:29 pm EST Having friends over might seem like a distant memory for many, but as more and more people become fully vaccinated and feel comfortable getting out and socializing, the time has finally come to think about … entertaining once again. Yes, it’s a distinct possibility, and you don’t want to be caught unprepared. On the other hand, you probably don’t want to stock up your fridge and pantry with perishables that you “might” use if the situation arises....

Costco Fans Are Freaking Out About These Tonkotsu Ramen Kits Instagram By Erich Barganier/Feb. 10, 2021 12:48 pm EST You may consider yourself a ramen fan, but have you ever had the chance to sample a tonkotsu ramen? According to ANA, this special type of noodle dish originated in the Kurume Prefecture in 1937 and features a cloudy white broth created by overheating pork bone broth. This style of ramen spread throughout the world and has cemented itself as one of the most popular varieties thanks to its rich flavors....

Here’s How To Get Cast On Hell’s Kitchen Shutterstock By Olivia Bria/May 24, 2021 8:34 am EST If you have ever dreamed of being on television alongside a culinary legend, now is your chance. Gordon Ramsay, the infamous British chef, has the perfect opportunity for you on his cooking show, “Hell’s Kitchen.” FOX’s hit series is searching for the best culinary experts to work alongside the infamous chef. “Hell’s Kitchen” is a reality television show that follows up-and-coming chefs around the kitchen in a pressure-filled restaurant....

How This Viral TikTok Steak ‘Hack’ Set One Man’s House On Fire Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/July 9, 2021 2:23 pm EST Breaking news: This just in, not everything you see on TikTok is safe to do at home, kids. Over the past year or so, TikTok has become many people’s go-to source for creative cooking hacks, and this is all well and good as long as the creativity only extends so far as cracking eggs on their sides (no worse than any other way), buttering your popcorn with a drinking straw (sure, why not), or shredding chicken with a hand mixer (maybe a little messy, but nothing a sponge can’t fix)....

McDonald’s Chicken Nugget Craving Ends A Wild Police Chase Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/July 11, 2021 9:40 am EST Hold on Hamburglar! One Worcester, Massachusetts woman has taken McDonald’s cravings to an entirely new level, ending a two-hour police chase involving a truck she stole as she got in line at one of the chain’s drive-thrus (via Boston.com). The woman in question has since been identified as 38-year-old Johanna Gardell, who clearly really, really needed her McNugget fix....

Stewed Okra And Tomatoes With Sausage Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/July 23, 2021 11:03 am EST By the middle of the week, most of us don’t want to even think about making a piece of toast, let alone plan an interesting meal for the whole family. And that’s perfectly understandable. But before you take a deep breath and steel yourself up to rattle every pot and pan in your kitchen, recipe developer Kristen Carli has a simple but savory sausage dish packed with stewed tomatoes and okra that’s sure to please everyone in your household....

The Biden Administration Just Extended This Important School Meal Program Leon Neal/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/April 21, 2021 3:06 pm EST Food insecurity has been among the social issues the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to public attention. It’s defined as “a lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life,” according to Feeding America. Today, as many as 12 million children in the U....