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Frank’s RedHot Just Announced A Cicada-Themed Cookbook. Here’s What’s Inside Franks By Hanna Claeson/May 27, 2021 3:42 pm EST The Brood X cicadas are here. As temperatures rise this spring, billions of the insects are expected to emerge from their underground homes, where they’ve spent 17 years preparing to see the light of day, and amaze the human populations of 15 states and Washington D.C. (via USA Today). You know what that means, right?...

Here’s How Much Panda Express Employees Really Make Instagram By Boshika Gupta/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 11:56 am EST How much do Panda Express employees really make? Fast food is just hard to beat when you’re in need of comfort food. Brands like Panda Express are particularly aware of that, and do their best to keep customers coming back for more. As per Panda Express, its core mission is to help people come together under the same roof and share happy, unforgettable moments with their loved ones....

Here’s Why The Pioneer Woman Compared Herself To This Classic Feminist Movie Bobby Bank/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/March 18, 2021 7:32 pm EST Some moviegoers consider 1989’s Steel Magnolias to be a feminist film, although that’s debated. IndieWire thinks the movie is the opposite of feminist because the female characters’ only concerns are men and their families. On the other hand, a blog called A Young Person’s Guide to Feminist Films calls Steel Magnolias the ultimate feminist movie, right up there with the Ghostbusters remake....

How One Man Won $500,000 With A Fortune Cookie Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 3:08 pm EST It’s hard to turn down a fortune cookie after a hearty meal, especially if you’re in the mood for a delicious and easy treat. Plus, these bite-sized snacks are fun thanks to the predictions they offer. They also have an interesting backstory. According to a piece by Spoon University, these cookies have been around forever and they were first depicted in the form of an image back in 1878....

Impossible Foods Gets To Keep This Disputed Ingredient In Its Products Shutterstock By Felix Behr/May 4, 2021 12:17 pm EST Impossible Foods gets to keep the ingredient to which it credits its edge. As Bloomberg reported, the federal appeals court in San Francisco has upheld the decision made by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow the use of soy leghemoglobin in Impossible Foods’ products. Heme, the name Impossible Foods has given to soy leghemoglobin (perhaps to assuage fears of long chemical names), may just be the key to the product....

Instant Pot Strawberry Compote Recipe Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Susan Olayinka AND Mashed Staff/July 30, 2021 8:13 am EST First things first: What is compote, anyway? Well, it’s similar to a jam — fruit cooked with syrup. Simple enough, right? People have been enjoying this sweet, fruity mashed treat for a long time, and if you haven’t had it yet, you need to give it a try. Whereas in centuries past you would have had to slowly cook your fruit compote over a fire, and in generations past you would have slowly simmered it on the stove, today you can create a fresh batch of compote in mere minutes thanks to that wonderful device called an Instant Pot....

Kroger Just Got A Perfect Score For LGBTQ+ Equality Bloomberg/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Jan. 29, 2021 3:05 pm EST Kroger has appeared on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 list of Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality. The list consists of 767 companies that met all the criteria set by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation to earn a 100 percent rating in this category. Other companies on the list include the Kraft Heinz Company, Mondelez International and Walmart....

Not Everyone On Instagram Is Impressed With ‘The Best Big Mac Hack Ever’ S3studio/Getty Images By Amanda Tarlton/Aug. 21, 2021 11:17 pm EST Since the Big Mac first hit McDonald’s menus in 1967, the burger has become one of the most popular items at the Golden Arches (via Love Food). According to Reference.com, there are more than 900 million Big Macs sold per year, which averages out to about 2.4 million per day....

Seriously Delicious Things You Can Make With Oats Shutterstock By Samantha Maxwell/March 15, 2021 9:38 am EST Let’s face it: Oats don’t get the attention they deserve. They often get overlooked as a fun meal, because they’re readily available and can seem kind of boring … unless, of course, you amp them up. Oatmeal can be a delicious and exciting way to start your day, and it’s a surprisingly healthy and filling meal....

Signs That Your Honeydew Has Gone Bad Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/March 29, 2021 2:59 pm EST Honeydew may be available all year round, but it just hits different in the summer. Not only is the cool juiciness of the melon a welcome refreshment on a hot July day, but its peak season runs from June to October (via Kitchen Stories). In the same family as watermelon and cantaloupe, honeydew is full of good-for-you vitamins and antioxidants, according to Healthline....

Survey Reveals How Many People Would Give Up Pizza For The Rest Of Their Lives Shutterstock By Molly Harris/March 17, 2021 10:15 am EST When it comes to comfort foods, everyone seems to have their own favorite. But when Mashed readers were asked in a survey which food they would prefer to give up for the rest of their lives, the chips were down on which foods were in or out....

Sweet Kale Salad Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/July 20, 2021 11:39 am EST Although salad is a welcome dish (or side) for any time of the year, there’s something special about biting into a crunchy and healthy salad during the summertime. That sentiment especially rings true when you’re eating recipe developer Miriam Hahn’s sweet kale salad recipe. “This salad is super healthy and delicious,” Hahn said. “I love that kale is a hearty green that actually holds up as a leftover....

The Bean Company Ted Allen Swears By Shutterstock By Emily Alexander/May 5, 2021 3:40 pm EST In recent years, beans have become a bit of a celebrity in the food world, appearing everywhere from Samin Nosrat’s wildly popular book and television show, “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” (as seen on her official website) to Alison Roman’s viral stew recipe (per the New York Times). Perhaps one of the most famous new members of the bean elite is Steve Sando, founder of the renowned heirloom producer, Rancho Gordo....

The Fruity Ingredient You Should Try Adding To White Rice Suwan Wanawattanawong/Shutterstock By Karen Hart/Aug. 27, 2021 12:58 pm EST White rice can be tricky. On one hand, this grain is a blank canvas and just waits for a cook to customize it to make it their own. On the other hand, the staple has the potential to be overwhelmingly bland and boring. According to The Mirror, if white rice falls into the latter category, it most likely means you didn’t properly season and herb your grains prior to cooking....

The Real Difference Between Durian And Jackfruit Shutterstock By Mirtle Pena-Calderon/April 8, 2021 1:24 pm EST Fruits are said to be nature’s candy. Depending on the fruit, you can use it for either savory or sweet purposes. While tomatoes are great for things like Caprese salads, blueberries and strawberries are often used in smoothies and açai bowls. According to Fruitsinfo, there are over 2,000 types of known fruits around the world....

The Real Reason Police Shut Down This Krispy Kreme Drive-Thru Joe Raedle/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: March 9, 2021 2:27 pm EST Police in Long Beach, California closed the drive-thru window at a Krispy Kreme on May 19th because eager graduates were snarling traffic for blocks near the doughnut shop (via Long Beach Post). Why? Well, Krispy Kreme was giving away a dozen doughnuts that day to members of the Class of 2020, but the demand exceeded the company’s expectations....

The Ridiculous Price Scalpers Are Charging For Dolly Parton’s New Ice Cream Shutterstock By Ralph Schwartz/Updated: June 12, 2021 12:15 am EST Dolly Parton’s popularity seems to be reaching new heights, if that’s even possible. The country singer’s music has always attracted fans on both sides of America’s political divide (via Reuters). Over the past year, Parton has become something of a pandemic hero, too, actively encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine after donating $1 million to the medical center in Tennessee that helped develop Moderna’s version of the shot (via The New York Times)....

The Surprising Reason Digital Orders Could Lead To Bigger Meals Shutterstock By Felix Behr/July 6, 2021 1:33 pm EST Digital ordering, once the domain of a drunken night catered by Domino’s, has entrenched itself as a permanent feature of the food landscape. We are still discovering what that actually means. One thing we do know is it apparently means more money. Not just in terms of the amount of people ordering food on digital platforms, but the amount that each person orders as well....

The Surprising Reason You Need To Rethink Your Carb Intake Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Feb. 1, 2021 10:49 am EST Many of us have a love-hate relationship with carbs. While nutritional science tells us that carbs are our bodies’ primary source of energy, the food group has also developed a bad reputation. That’s because of what our bodies do to carbs when we consume them: they bump up our blood sugar as our digestive system turns carbs into glucose....

The Truth About The 17,000-Calorie Breakfast Dubbed The ‘Terminator Armageddon’ Shutterstock By Khyati Dand/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 4:28 pm EST If “Man V. Food” is any indication, we’re living in a world that is fascinated by bizarre eating challenges. In fact, there’s a whole world of competitive eating out there — and anyone that wants to participate in it, let alone win a matchup, has to go through some pretty hardcore training and have an iron stomach to do so....