Why Is White Castle So Cheap? Drew Angerer/Getty Images By Joel Stice/Updated: July 27, 2021 2:42 pm EST Fast food burgers just aren’t as cheap as they used to be. The New York Post estimates that over the last decade or so, fast food burger prices have climbed as much as 54 percent. This is largely due to the emergence of fast casual restaurants and pricier burger chains like Shake Shack and Five Guys....
Why You Should Knead Dough By Hand, According To Paul Hollywood Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images By Ashley Steinberg/May 13, 2021 4:28 pm EST Breadmaking has become very popular as of late. Globe and Mail covered the why, but the how of becoming a thorough-bread-maker is a bit more complicated. There are many things that can go wrong in the process of baking bread — the dough not rising being one. Red Star Yeast lists other common issues, like the bread rising but collapsing in the oven, dough being too sticky, crust being too thick … you get the picture....
You Should Never Drink Water After Eating Spicy Food. Here’s Why Shutterstock By Hannah Cole/May 6, 2021 3:14 pm EST For some people, spicy food equates to a mild buffalo wing dunked in ranch dressing, and then downed with a bottle of water. You know the ones — paused between bites with a bead of sweat dripping down their forehead because the sweet n’ spicy sauce pushed the envelope just a bit too far....
10 Best Substitutes For Butter Shutterstock By Steven John/Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 4:50 pm EST It’s hard to beat butter. What else can you say is used in baked potatoes, cakes and cookies, roasted asparagus, toast, popcorn, and steak? Butter is useful, versatile, and delicious. But butter isn’t all that healthy. Plus, some people need to or choose to avoid dairy, and in other cases, you simply may run out of butter in the course of your cooking....
33% Of People Picked This Surprising Restaurant As Their Go-To Date Night Spot Shutterstock By Cat Lafuente/March 17, 2021 3:52 pm EST Ah, date night. Sometimes, all you need is to unwind, relax, and have a bit of a fun with your partner. Plus, it’s great excuses for dressing up, too. Also, there’s no dearth of options when it comes to planning your date night. Maybe you could choose to go on an adventure and check out a new theme park?...
6 Things To Order At A Seafood Restaurant And 6 Things To Skip Shutterstock By Samantha Maxwell/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 1:41 pm EST Seafood is one of those types of food that’s pretty polarizing. If you hate it, you probably really hate it, and you likely don’t want to come anywhere near it. To be fair, fish can be kind of stinky, so it totally makes sense if you fall into this category....
Copycat Sweetie Pie’s Macaroni And Cheese Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/June 24, 2021 12:45 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. ‘Remember Sweetie Pie’s? Even if you never ate at one of the regional soul food chains restaurants, you likely remember the OWN reality show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” starring former Ike Turner backup singer Robbie Montgomery. Unfortunately, there was even more drama going on off-camera for Sweetie Pie’s, with Montgomery’s son being accused of charges ranging from copyright infringement to assault to arranging a murder (via the St....
Egg Substitutes Ranked Best To Worst Shutterstock By Amie Watson/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 1:00 pm EST There are plenty of reasons you might want to replace eggs in a recipe. Maybe you’re vegan. Maybe you want to go easy on the cholesterol. Or maybe you’re nervous about food safety and raw eggs. Whatever the reason, there will come a time when you’ll need a substitute, but certain egg replacements work better than others depending on the situation....
Grillmaster Reveals The Most Common Mistakes You’re Making While Grilling Chicken Breasts Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/May 6, 2021 11:44 am EST Once the weather warms up, lot of folks hope to morph into master chefs behind the grill. Nothing wrong with that! Topping the list of many people’s favorite meats to throw on the grill is the chicken breast — after all, it’s a lot healthier than hot dogs and much, much cheaper than steak....
How To Juice A Lemon Mackenzie Burgess/Mashed By Mackenzie Burgess/March 25, 2021 3:51 pm EST Lemon juice is an important ingredient used in all kinds of different recipes. It helps enhance the flavor of fish, provides the perfect pucker to a cocktail, and brings bright flavor to baked goods. Lemon juice is a highly acidic fruit. Similar to salt, this acidity increases salivation and allows our taste buds to receive more flavor....
How To Tell If Eggs Are Good Mikayla Marin/Mashed By Mikayla Marin/April 1, 2021 11:08 am EST There’s nothing more frustrating than getting halfway through a recipe only to realize that the eggs in your fridge are a week past their best by date. But before you chuck them in the garbage can and scrap the whole recipe, wait! That best-by date is not an expiration date, but rather an indication that eggs are at their best quality if consumed before then....
Joe Biden Just Made A Big Change That Affects How Students Get Fed Alex Wong/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Jan. 22, 2021 8:25 pm EST Hunger Free America, an advocacy nonprofit group that aims to provide all Americans with access to nutritious food, has praised the Biden administration’s decision to boost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and food benefits, via executive orders, for students who lost access to meals during the pandemic....
Kardea Brown Fans Think She Just Dropped A Rare Hint About Her Love Life John Lamparski/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/March 15, 2021 4:26 pm EST Looking for lemon-flavored buttermilk pie inspiration? Want to spend a second mooning over peach upside-down cornbread cake? Or dream about digging into your next serving of chicken and waffles? Kardea Brown’s Instagram page is definitely a place you should hang out. Interested in the ins and outs of The Food Network personality’s love life?...
Martha Stewart Fans Are Stunned By Her Vegetable Garden Harvest lev radin/Shutterstock By Lisa Curran Matte/Aug. 23, 2021 4:53 pm EST If your springtime optimism about a bountiful fall harvest turned to dismay when stealthy yard critters plucked your tomatoes before they ripened on the vine or your bevy of cucumber blossoms fizzled on the stem, it may be time to cut your losses and plan for next year. For inspiration, check out the kaleidoscopic display of fresh-from-the-garden produce on Martha Stewart’s Instagram page along with the caption, “It’s a bountiful harvest over at @marthastewart48’s Bedford farm....
Steak ‘N Shake Might Soon Declare Bankruptcy. Here’s Why Monica Schipper/Getty Images By Erich Barganier/Feb. 16, 2021 11:07 am EST Steak n’ Shake has found its way into the pantheon of American restaurant greats for a good reason. According to Mentalfloss, the chain was ahead of its time when it adopted the open kitchen design, letting patrons take a look at what the chefs cooked up while also promoting their hamburgers as safe to eat....
The ‘Not Remotely Italian’ Way Nigella Lawson Loves To Use Gnocchi David M. Benett/Getty Images By Erica Gerald Mason/April 5, 2021 3:09 pm EST Nigella Lawson, accomplished cook and microwave extraordinaire (via YouTube), took American television by storm with her Food Network show Nigella Feasts and with her time as a mentor on The Taste (via Food Network). Since then, the author of 14 cookbooks has utilized her classic British wit and panache to showcase luscious recipes that are accessible for home cooks....
The Food Allergy You Probably Didn’t Know Marcus Samuelsson Has John Lamparski/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/Aug. 19, 2021 10:26 am EST Chef Marcus Samuelsson is a respected chef who is devoted to food. As per Embroker, the chef had an enthusiastic grandmother who loved food and taught him to appreciate the importance of celebrating food in many ways. As a child, he helped her prepare jars of homemade jam, bake Swedish apple cake, and pickle vegetables....
The Injury That Threatened Masaharu Morimoto’s Culinary Career Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/May 14, 2021 9:40 am EST Veteran chef Masaharu Morimoto is perhaps best known for his ability to create a fusion of American and Japanese cuisines, hitting the nail on the head every time with his delicious dishes. Interestingly, as per the chef’s website, Morimoto was originally passionate about pursuing a baseball career, but couldn’t fulfill his dreams after he sustained a bad shoulder injury....
The One Drink You Should Never Order With Your Fries Shutterstock By Ashley Ortiz/Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 1:39 pm EST Washing down the saltiness of an order of warm, crispy french fries with a fizzy diet soda might seriously satisfy your taste buds in the moment, unfortunately enjoying the two together appears to actually lead to legitimate neurological damage that may disrupt the body’s natural processes for metabolizing sugar (via Inverse)....
The Possible Health Benefits Of Drinking Rum Shutterstock By Ceara Milligan/June 24, 2021 4:33 pm EST As Captain Jack Sparrow inquired more than once, “Why is the rum always gone?” Although he may not have been guzzling his spiced brown alcohol by the bottle for health reasons, his perplexity was legitimate. Rum is one of the most popular liquors in the world, and for good reason. It’s the star ingredient in many delicious, tropical fruit-infused cocktails, including daiquiris, mojitos, piña coladas, mai tais, hurricanes, and dark ’n’ stormies....
