Easy Pork Asado Recipe Jason Goldstein/Mashed By Jason Goldstein AND Mashed Staff/July 9, 2021 11:46 am EST Pork asado is a refreshingly easy dish to prepare with a slightly confusing provenance to understand. So let’s break it down: in Spanish, the word “asado” means roasted or grilled, but in fact almost all pork asado recipes call for braising, which of course, refers to slow and steady cooking in a sealed cooking vessel....
Giada De Laurentiis’ Favorite DIY Body Scrub Is Made With Only 3 Ingredients Ethan Miller/Getty Images By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/May 11, 2021 10:57 am EST People as successful as Giada De Laurentiis can, and often do, have the best of everything, from incredible homes to the best beauty products. That’s why Giada’s Instagram post about her favorite DIY body scrub caught our attention. If this busy superstar uses a simple, home-made concoction to keep her skin fresh and glowing amidst filming multiple television shows, writing cookbooks, running restaurants, and raising a daughter, we’d be crazy not to try it!...
Gourmet S’mores Bars Recipe Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert/Mashed By Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert AND Mashed Staff/June 7, 2021 1:54 pm EST Is there anything better than eating s’mores by a campfire? Not only does the experience take you back to childhood, but the taste is also so delicious and enjoyable. As adults, we can still enjoy this pastime snack by the fire, but there’s also a more gourmet way to enjoy this all-time favorite. Jaime Bachtell-Shelbert of Wholly Nourished brought us back a little taste of childhood with her gourmet s’mores bars that are next-level delicious....
Healthy Miso Ginger Salad Recipe Maren Epstein/Mashed By Maren Epstein AND Mashed Staff/July 13, 2021 8:58 am EST A miso ginger salad is one of the tastiest and most refreshing salads that you’ll ever eat. This delightful dish can be served as a starter, a side, at a barbecue, or pretty much anywhere else. Trust us when we tell you that the dressing is incredible and it will leave you wanting more....
Here’s What Cat Cora Cooked For President Obama Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Anthony Mastroianni/April 2, 2021 2:28 pm EST There’s not much better than eating like a king, but eating like a president doesn’t sound so bad either, especially when Iron Chef Cat Cora is cooking. According to The Disney Blog, in 2010, Cat Cora and her fellow chefs at the Walt Disney World restaurant Kouzzina (which was helmed by Cora) found themselves cheffing up their signature Greek cuisine at the White House kitchen....
Hershey’s Seasonal Chocolates Are About To Get More Expensive Shutterstock By Brittany Gibson/Feb. 10, 2021 2:15 pm EST We have some good news and bad news. The good news: Your favorite seasonal Hershey’s chocolates will still be around for the 2021 holiday season (hello, chocolate snowmen!). Now for the bad news: Their price tags are going to be a little steeper — for the first time in seven years. Hershey Co....
Linguini Is Always Better With This, According To Giada De Laurentiis’ Aunt Raffy Shutterstock By Erica Buehler/April 30, 2021 6:55 am EST Linguine — or linguini — is one of those pasta varieties that seems to taste good with pretty much anything. A standard tomato-based sauce, browned butter, or some hot, seasoned olive oil are all easy, tasty options. But if you’ve only been cooking it the same one or two ways, it might be time for you to switch things up....
McDonald’s First-Ever ‘Mini Mac’ Location Is Closing After 40 Years Shutterstock By Emily Cappiello/May 17, 2021 3:12 pm EST In a report by Michigan Live, McDonald’s is losing one of its most historical locations. Effective immediately, the Bay City McDonalds location will shutter. This location, though, isn’t just any McDonalds. This was the site of the “World’s First McDonald’s ‘Mini Mac,’” a smaller-than-normal format of the fast food chain’s regular stores....
Molcajete Vs. Mortar And Pestle: What’s The Difference? Shutterstock By Molly Harris/April 7, 2021 1:30 pm EST If you’re thinking about adding a mortar and pestle to your arsenal of kitchen tools, you might be wondering which version you should buy. After all, there are just about as many versions of the ancient tool as there are countries today. A good mortar and pestle can help you do all kinds of things from grinding spices and nuts to making pastes out of ingredients like garlic, chiles, and ginger (via Bon Appétit)....
One-Pot Salmon And Rice Recipe Kristen Carli/Mashed By Kristen Carli AND Mashed Staff/July 26, 2021 1:38 pm EST If this recipe for one-pot salmon and rice had you at “one-pot,” then we have a feeling that you are going to be very excited when you actually prepare and taste this high-performing creation. This dish, in fact, juxtaposes pot-roasted salmon filets with the dreamiest lemon-scented rice that’s topped with zucchini slices which absorb a little of every wonderful flavor in the pot....
Reddit Can’t Get Enough Of This 6-Ingredient Whipping Cream Cake Reddit By Felix Behr/June 8, 2021 1:35 pm EST The subreddit of Old Recipes hosts what the name states: old recipes that emerge from the back of long shelved cookbooks. Occasionally, a gem resonates on a wider level. Recently, it was a baked confection known as whipping cream cake. Explaining the origins of the cake, jamie_of_house_m wrote that they received the recipe from their husband’s Iowan grandmother and that it since has become her birthday cake of choice....
Signs That Your Cabbage Has Gone Bad Shutterstock By James Lewis/April 7, 2021 10:58 am EST Fruit and vegetables are notorious for being particularly perishable food items, meaning that they require plenty of tenderness and care to reach their maximum potential. However, certain veggies are naturally accustomed to outlive their rivals, according to Dried Foodie – and one of these champions is the humble cabbage. Cabbage has the biological advantage of containing low levels of water in comparison to other organic foodstuffs, meaning that the bacteria that gradually cause plant-based products to rot are less able to function effectively, allowing cabbage to stay fresher for longer....
Tamera Mowry’s Favorite Healthy Dinner Only Takes 10 Minutes Paul Archuleta/Getty Images By Karen Hart/Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 4:51 pm EST Tamera Mowry may have got her start as a child star on the sitcom Sister, Sister, but it’s her cooking show that has us talking. From her Pear-Rosemary Bellini (found online at Cooking Channel TV) to her Hot Potato Tots with Chipotle Ketchup (also online at the same site), we love her easy but delicious style in the kitchen....
The Aldi August 2021 Products You Need For End Of Summer Parties Christopher Furlong/Getty Images By Lauren Cahn/July 26, 2021 2:44 pm EST Despite a silly and apparently unfounded rumor about Aldi closing that appears to have begun on Reddit, the German-based supermarket is not only here to stay, but it has also been growing in the past couple years, in spite of the pandemic. According to a press release from February 2021, the “Grocery Value Leader” has been steadily expanding its presence throughout the US, with plans to open 100 new locations by the end of 2021, as well as expanding e-commerce offerings and its curbside pickup service to an additional 500 locations for a total of around 1,200 stores with the option....
The Best Cold Dinners For Hot Summer Days Cindy Chou/Mashed By DB Kelly/March 29, 2021 3:22 pm EST The promise of hot summer days and long, lazy, sunny afternoons is the only thing that gets some of us through the winter months, to be perfectly honest. Maybe it’s a reminder of being in school, when looking forward to the endless days of July and August was all you did for months....
The Best Things To Make With A Can Of Chickpeas Shutterstock By Andrew Sheldon/April 7, 2021 1:55 pm EST Chickpeas may not sound like the most exciting ingredient in the world, but these humble legumes deserve some reverence. There’s evidence that humans have been eating chickpeas as far back as 10,000 BCE and they continue to be a major culinary staple in many regions of the globe, including the Middle East, Mediterranean, and northern Africa (via FoodPrint)....
The Big Problem With CBD-Infused Alcoholic Drinks Shutterstock By Erica Buehler/June 30, 2021 2:54 pm EST CBD (or cannabidiol) is currently all the rage. The “second most prevalent of the active ingredients of cannabis,” CBD is derived from the hemp plant and is loved for its many medicinal uses, though it does not cause a “high” on its own (via Harvard Health). CBD is used often for treating epilepsy and seizures, but is also used for less severe afflictions, such as anxiety and chronic pain....
The Pizza Challenge That Was Just Too Much For Man V. Food Theo Wargo/Getty Images By Boshika Gupta/March 2, 2021 10:26 am EST TV show personality and the former host of Man v. Food, Adam Richman is a sensation. He’s known for enthralling audiences on his action-packed show that features a series of incredible competitive eating challenges. Starring in 85 episodes of Man v. Food was no easy feat, though, and Richman was required to make sure that he prepped well in advance before taking on a plethora of challenges....
The Real Difference Between Popovers And Yorkshire Pudding Shutterstock By Felix Behr/Feb. 17, 2021 4:27 am EST In the United States, you have popovers. In the United Kingdom, you have Yorkshire puddings. Both are dishes made from an egg batter and each generally resembles the other. So, do they differ in any meaningful way? The answer is yes, and no. in a piece about popovers on its website, King Arthur Baking brushes over the difference: “Same batter; different baking method....
The Real Reason Not Every Deli Cheese Slice Is Square Shutterstock By Amanda Tarlton/June 6, 2021 11:50 pm EST The deli counter is a cheese-lover’s paradise. There’s sharp cheddar, mild Muenster, creamy mozzarella, spicy pepper jack, crumbly Parmesan… the list of choices just goes on and on. What you choose depends on your personal preferences and what you plan to use it for. Are you making a charcuterie board? Eating it straight from the package?...
