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Duff Goldman Shares Touching Tribute To ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Shutterstock By Owen Duff/July 29, 2021 1:00 am EST ZZ Top took to their website earlier today to announce the death of their longtime bassist, Dusty Hill, aged 72. Condolences and tributes have already begun to pour in on Twitter — many from fellow musicians, including Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Christopher Cross, and Paul Young. Hill has also received kind words from celebrities outside of the music industry, notably, “Ace of Cakes” star and Food Network regular Duff Goldman....

Easy Strawberry Punch Bowl Cake Recipe Melissa Olivieri/Mashed By Melissa Olivieri AND Mashed Staff/July 16, 2021 9:17 am EST It doesn’t get much easier than this strawberry punch bowl cake! If you have a fun gathering with family and friends coming up, bring this dish along to really wow them — they’ll never know how simple it was to put together. And not only is it incredibly easy and delicious — it also looks incredible....

Everything McDonald’s Gets Wrong About The Hamburger Nathan Stirk/Getty Images By Pauli Poisuo/Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 12:06 pm EST The famous Golden Arches are nearly everywhere you look these days, so McDonald’s burger game is obviously quite on point. Still, while almost anyone can get a hankering for a Big Mac from time to time, is it really the best burger you’ve ever eaten? Is any burger on the chain’s menu, for that matter?...

Follow These Tips To Air Fry Without An Air Fryer Shutterstock By Jen Peng/June 9, 2021 11:52 am EST First it was the slow cooker. Then it was the Instant Pot. Now it’s the air fryer. It seems that every few years, there’s a new “must-have” gadget to buy and take up valuable real estate on your kitchen countertop. And air fryers don’t appear to be going away anytime soon. They were the “it” Christmas gift in 2018 (via Business of Business), and demand for them has only increased since then, according to Grub Street....

Ghostbusters Fans Need To Try This Nostalgic Cereal Shutterstock By Erich Barganier/April 13, 2021 1:19 pm EST When it comes to enjoying cereal and pop culture tie-ins, we always have to keep our eyes peeled. According to MentalFloss, a cereal collab with a movie comes along every few years and wins us over, like the Star Wars-themed C3PO cereal from 1984, or the Kellogg’s cereal that launched in tandem with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull back in 2008....

How The Pioneer Woman’s Daughter Celebrated Her Bachelorette Party Instagram By Ralph Schwartz/April 14, 2021 2:38 pm EST For a young bride-to-be from Oklahoma, you might imagine that whatever happened at her Nashville bachelorette party would stay in Nashville. But Alex Drummond, the 23-year-old daughter of Ree Drummond — aka The Pioneer Woman — was only too happy to share photos on Instagram of a full weekend of fun she shared with younger sister Paige and 11 friends....

Instant Pot Black Beans Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/July 20, 2021 3:49 pm EST Black beans are a versatile and nutritious food packed with protein and fiber. They’re delicious as a key component of a meatless main dish on their own as a satisfying side. And while there was once a time when the only way you could enjoy a pot of homemade black beans involved an overnight soak and several hours on the stovetop, the Instant Pot drastically reduces the time and preparation needed, making it possible to enjoy homemade black beans fast, even with a busy schedule....

Martha Stewart Says These 5 Toppings Make The Perfect Hot Dog Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Updated: July 1, 2021 5:01 pm EST Hot dogs are a classic American food no matter if you enjoy them from stands year round or you love to grill them up during the summer months. Even if you aren’t a huge fan of hot dogs, you’ve likely heard about the warring differences between a New York style hot dog and a Chicago hot dog....

Seriously Delicious Frappuccinos You Can Make At Home Susan Olayinka/Mashed By Laura Williams Bustos, MSEd/April 26, 2021 1:19 pm EST There’s nothing quite like the cold, sweet, pick-me-up of a caffeine-laden Frappuccino on a hot summer day, isn’t there? These part coffee, part sweet, and totally Instagram-worthy drinks just have a way of hitting the spot. But there’s no reason you need to spend upwards of $4 a drink to enjoy the sweet, sweet satisfaction of a cold coffee confection....

The Big Problem Customers Have With McDonald’s Saweetie Meal Jerritt Clark/Getty Images By Felix Behr/Updated: Aug. 12, 2021 2:48 pm EST This week, the anticipated Saweetie’s McDonald’s meal launched. Naturally, people had opinions about the latest in McDonald’s line of celebrity meals. On Reddit, that opinion is negative. Redditors’ issue is with the pricing of the meal. “It’s $10 for a big Mac meal with a 4 piece nug,” one user noted....

The Coffee Machine Oprah Swears By Shutterstock By Katherine Mclaughlin/June 28, 2021 11:03 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If there’s one thing we all know to be true, it’s that mornings don’t start until there’s coffee. And a close second life rule is that any product Oprah recommends will become an automatic favorite. Now, these two universal truths have collided in the form of an O-approved coffee machine....

The Hidden Meaning Of Bubble Tea Shutterstock By Melissa Campana/June 16, 2021 10:26 am EST No matter how ubiquitous boba tea becomes, it will never stop looking like a drink from another planet, with marble-sized gelatinous spheres, bobbing mysteriously in a colorful, milky sea. It’s the kind of beverage a pre-schooler might dream up while finger-painting, or a science fiction writer would concoct when imagining the drinks of the future. But instead it’s ours, here on earth, right now....

The Reason LA Councilmen Want To Investigate These Kroger Closures Shutterstock By Felix Behr/April 8, 2021 1:54 pm EST On Wednesday, Los Angeles councilmembers Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Paul Koretz introduced a motion to investigate the reasons for Kroger’s closure of two of their stores. NBC Los Angeles quotes from the motion: “The city has an interest in considering whether it should take legislative action to address these closures and potentially future closures of other grocery stores especially in areas of the city that are commonly known as Food Deserts....

The Secret To Making Edible Cookie Dough Shutterstock By Molly Harris/Jan. 25, 2021 9:04 am EST If you are someone who just cannot resist sneaking a pinch of cookie dough while baking, then you might be among those who will make a batch of edible cookie dough just for the sake of devouring it. Not to mention you can mix edible cookie dough into so many other recipes, like an add-in for homemade ice cream....

The Strange Thing Guy Fieri Does To Every DDD Restaurant He Visits Kevin Mazur/Getty Images By Naomi Kennedy AND Ralph Schwartz/Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 1:38 pm EST You don’t have to be a resident of Flavortown to know who Guy Fieri is. The spikey-haired restaurateur has been a staple on the Food Network since he won “Next Food Network Star” in 2006 (via Guy Fieri’s website). His hit show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” premiered a year later, according to the blog Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Locations....

These Chips Improve Any Sandwich, According To Robert Irvine Gary Gershoff/Getty Images By Sophia Lo/May 26, 2021 5:29 pm EST There are so many tasty sandwiches out there, and a sandwich always makes for a quick, easy, and filling lunch. Although chips are usually reserved as a side, Robert Irvine may have convinced us otherwise. Recently, Irvine tweeted out a recipe for a smoked shrimp roll that appeared on his Food Network TV show “Restaurant Impossible....

This Is The Best Rib Roast Method, According To Alex Guarnaschelli Shutterstock By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/May 7, 2021 3:21 pm EST Few entrées say “special occasion” like prime rib. Grand, dramatic, and incredibly tender, with an exterior “crackling with salt and fat,” (via Serious Eats), once sliced, the slices reveal a rosy, juicy center “eye” surrounded by a marbled muscle and a layer of rich, flavor-infusing fat. For meat lovers, it’s a thing of unparalleled beauty and flavor....

TikTok Is Divided On The Correct Way To Use A Cheese Grater Shutterstock By Ralph Schwartz/Aug. 2, 2021 5:48 pm EST In a world that seems to be defined more and more by disagreement, it’s no wonder the TikTok community is divided over something as straightforward as the proper way to grate cheese. Creator @sidneyraz has found some degree of TikTok fame with their video series, “Here’s something I wish I knew before I was in my 30s....

TikTok Thinks This Is Why Costco’s Hot Dog Combo Is Still So Cheap LifeisticAC/Shutterstock By Jen Peng AND Felix Behr/Updated: Aug. 17, 2021 11:09 am EST Costco is well known for their really low prices on bulk items. But, one of the best (and most popular) deals in the warehouse club doesn’t come in sizes too big to fit in some apartments. We are talking, of course, about Costco’s famous $1....

Twizzlers Is Coming Out With Its First Mystery Flavor. Here’s What We Know So Far Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/March 29, 2021 1:04 pm EST One sure way in the food product biz to generate a lot of buzz is to release a “mystery flavor.” Airheads have been working this angle for almost 30 years, Oreos have done it a few times, and even juice-makers Snapple have joined in the fun. If there was one product you wouldn’t think would need a mystery flavor, though, that product would be Twizzlers....