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The Real Reason Trader Joe’s Employees Are So Friendly Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Updated: April 21, 2021 5:34 pm EST People often remark that Trader Joe’s employees are exceptionally friendly. And anyone that has shopped at this popular grocery store chain has probably encountered staff that’s always smiling, happy, and inquisitive (even so much as asking what you might be making for dinner with your fresh produce). The employee courtesies are no accident, as Trader Joe’s tries to find great personality and culture matches during the interview process, according to Cheapism....

The Real Reason You Can’t Look Away From Gross Food Hacks YouTube By Chase Shustack/Aug. 13, 2021 2:47 pm EST Have you ever heard of the expression of “so horrible, I couldn’t look away”? It’s not just encountering unfortunate accidents in the workaday world. With bizarre, outlandish, and sometimes quite frankly revolting “food hack” videos appearing everywhere from TikTok to Facebook, we have to ask ourselves: Just what sort of deep psychological urge compels us to keep coming back to look?...

The Right Way To Order Oxtail From Your Butcher Shutterstock By Pauli Poisuo/May 15, 2021 9:51 am EST There are many cuts of meat out there, and they all have their intricacies when it comes to preparing and cooking them — and that’s before you even get into pairing them with other ingredients. As such, it’s very, very easy to just stick with your favorite cut or two, and shine the light of your cooking skills exclusively on them....

The Store Bought Canned Tomatoes Anne Burrell Swears By John Lamparski/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/April 9, 2021 9:55 am EST Canned foods kind of have a bad rap that’s not totally unwarranted. As Eat This, Not That! noted, canned foods tend to have large amounts of sodium and preservatives, so eating too many of them can cause adverse health effects like heart-related conditions, as well as less serious but still inconvenient things like swelling and bloating....

The Truth About Upcycled Food Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Updated: June 1, 2021 8:05 am EST When discussing the state of food waste in the United States in 2021, RTS, a waste and disposal company, shared the fact that Americans alone waste 80 billion pounds of food every year. To combat such egregious amounts of food waste, some have turned to upcycling their food stuffs. To upcycle food, as defined by the Upcycled Food Association, is to repurpose parts of foods one would not eat for other uses with a verifiable supply chain and a positive ecological impact....

This Genius TikTok Salad Hack Will Help Keep Your Lettuce Crisp Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/April 1, 2021 5:56 am EST If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us, it’s not to take trendy social media platforms for granted, whether it’s for funky dance moves, skincare tips, or for out-of-the-box cooking hacks. TikTok’s latest viral gift to home cooks everywhere is a quick fix that takes your droopy, wilty salad greens from drab to fab, and all it takes is a bit (okay a lot) of ice water....

This Is Trisha Yearwood’s Secret Weapon In The Kitchen Dominik Bindl/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 9:41 am EST Trisha Yearwood seems to be the woman who has it all. The three-time Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter superstar turned cooking show host lives a pretty dreamy life. Yearwood works with an impressive line-up of female stars. When she isn’t singing with the likes of her all-time favorite singer, Kelly Clarkson, and Reba McIntire, she is cooking and hanging out with her hubby, Garth Brooks....

Trader Joe’s New Peanut Butter Chocolate Joe Joe’s Have Fans Excited Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/April 22, 2021 11:25 am EST As the trendy, go-to favorite for many across the country, Trader Joe’s does pretty well for itself in the super competitive retail market. Per Eat This, Not That!, the supermarket chain is particularly focused on keeping its products affordable and accessible for customers. As the brand explains, “We have low prices, every day....

What Are Dried Chili Peppers And How Hot Are They? Shutterstock By Keira Wingate/Aug. 12, 2021 11:32 am EST Mexican chiles — capsicum annuum — are the backbone of some of the most flavorful dishes, and they come from capsicum pepper plants. They’re actually related to bell peppers and tomatoes. You may just think of serrano or poblano peppers, but dried chiles give that extra oomph you wouldn’t get otherwise. This is why you will see an array of dried chiles just painting the wall at a Mexican market, per Saveur....

Why McDonald’s Just Got Slapped With A $1 Billion Lawsuit Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/Updated: May 24, 2021 9:10 am EST In the mid-1980s, Charles Griffis, a Los-Angeles-based, Black McDonald’s franchise owner made national headlines, when he sued McDonald’s claiming that the fast food giant systematically kept Black people from buying stores in white neighborhoods (via The New York Times). A decade later, in 1996, then-McDonald’s Executive Vice President, Thomas S....

You’ve Been Using Your Oven All Wrong Shutterstock By Karen Miner/Updated: Sept. 2, 2021 1:05 am EST How much you use your oven probably depends on your comfort level in the kitchen. Maybe you’re a master chef who uses it to whip up elaborate homemade meals every night, or maybe you only turn the thing on for that late-night (drunken?) frozen pizza fix. Maybe you consider yourself a regular Martha Stewart in the baking department, or maybe the only time you attempt it is to satisfy your cookie craving with a tube of Tollhouse dough....

Alicia Keys Credits Avoiding These Foods For Her Clear Skin Rich Fury/Getty Images By Courtney Iseman/March 23, 2021 6:54 am EST “I don’t want to cover up anymore. Not my face, not my mind, not my soul, not my thoughts, not my dreams, not my struggles, not my emotional growth. Nothing.” Alicia Keys wrote these words for Lenny Letter in 2016, explaining she was done wearing makeup. In a stance against the pressure and judgment exacted on women by the media and society, Keys started appearing at events and in photos without a stitch of cosmetics, prompting the #NoMakeup trend to take off and inspiring women worldwide to embrace the skin they’re in....

Bella Hadid Says She Could Eat This Meal Every Day Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/July 28, 2021 5:14 pm EST Model Bella Hadid is a total foodie. According to Harper’s Bazaar, she loves starting her days at 8 a.m. with a protein-fueled breakfast. “I’ll either make eggs and sausage, and eat breakfast at home, or go to the bagel store below my apartment,” she said. “My go-to is an egg sandwich on a plain bagel....

Costco Fans Are Obsessed With This Cheese Flight Instagram By Molly Harris/Aug. 3, 2021 10:11 pm EST In case you happened to miss the charcuterie fad that has taken over everyone’s happy hours and snack times, there’s a new twist on the trend. Apparently, Costco fans spotted a new product that could inspire a whole new way of thinking about cheese boards, and it has everyone talking. A cheese flight was spotted by a Costco fan Instagram account, @CostcoBuys, on August 2nd....

Dinner: Impossible Season 10: Release Date, Episodes, And More - What We Know So Far Gary Gershoff/Getty Images By Sophia Lo/Aug. 27, 2021 10:36 am EST Although chef Robert Irvine is known for shows like “Restaurant: Impossible” and “Dinner: Impossible,” did you know that Irvine almost quit the show after just filming one episode of “Restaurant: Impossible”? We’re glad he didn’t because we’ve been able to see so many thrilling episodes and restaurants that were completely transformed....

Do This To Keep Your Bananas From Browning Quickly Shutterstock By Jen Peng/May 14, 2021 9:49 am EST You buy a large bunch of bananas with the best intentions of enjoying them every day. You manage to have just one or two at the peak of perfect yellow ripeness. The next time you look, they’re all a yucky shade of brown. You already have a freezer full of black bananas for when you finally get around to making banana bread, so you sadly toss that bunch out in the trash or compost....

Don’t Refreeze Ground Beef After Doing This Shutterstock By Emily Cappiello/April 19, 2021 3:37 pm EST Ground beef can be used to create meatballs or burgers, to enrich sauces, or even be used as breakfast, so naturally, it’s a product that you’ll want to keep stocked for lots of occasions. Things don’t always work out as intended, though. You take the ground beef out for dinner, only to be distracted by takeout....

Easy Black Bean Dip Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/July 20, 2021 2:49 pm EST Whether you’re having friends over for a Mexican-themed night or simply gathering to watch a sporting event with family, a good dip always hits the spot. While salsa, guac, and queso stick out as delicious and basic dips for a variety of occasions, there’s another Mexican dip that is sure to please your pallet....

Everything We Know About Justin Warner’s New Podcast Cindy Ord/Getty Images By Erica Buehler/Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 8:18 am EST Justin Warner, who first made waves on Season 8 of “Food Network Star” (in which, of course, he ended up taking the cake) has since become a food personality people like to keep up with. Everything from his Instagram page to his cookbook, “The Laws of Cooking: And How to Break Them,” to casually whipping up Marvel-themed dishes (via Marvel....

Ground Turkey Vs Ground Beef: Which Is Worse For You? Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/April 1, 2021 5:06 pm EST When the time has come to start thinking about our health, focusing on the smallest nutritional details can sometimes have the biggest impacts. When you want to start cooking with a healthy meat, comparing beef and turkey feels like the difference between night and day. According to Healthline, both options can present a ton of benefits and really shine in particular situations....