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Why You Should Think Twice About Eating Trix Cereal General Mills By Melissa Campana/Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 10:20 am EST Ah, General Mills. We meet again. It’s becoming clear that the ties that bind you and your cereal comrades together are fraying at the edges. Perhaps, as they continue to be pulled apart — by journalists, food bloggers, and the lip-smacking literati of the breakfast world — the curtain that hides the inner-workings of Big Cereal will begin to unravel completely....

Your Next McDonald’s Order Might Come On A Tray Instead Of In A Bag. Here’s Why Bloomberg/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Aug. 9, 2021 1:28 pm EST Remember the good ol’ days, when the entrance to McDonald’s dining room wasn’t locked, you looked the employee in the eye when you placed your order, and your Big Mac, fries, and drink were arrayed nicely on a plastic tray for you to take to your table?...

10 Best Substitutes For Potato Starch Shutterstock By Steven John/July 14, 2021 10:21 am EST Potato starch is, not surprisingly, a starch extracted from potatoes. It’s a great gluten-free alternative option for use in many recipes, according to Medical News Today. Potato starch is made by crushing raw potatoes and then separating out and cleaning the extracted starch grains from the broken cells of the potato. Once dried and processed into a powder, it is an easy-to-use ingredient that works much like wheat flour in some recipes and can be used in place of other types of starches in even more applications....

Aldi’s Adorable Easter Cheese Selection Is Turning Heads Instagram By Molly Harris/March 19, 2021 11:43 am EST Aldi is on a roll with adorable eats, sweets, and gifts for Easter this year. From chocolate thins to chocolate bunnies, there are so many delicious Easter treats to choose from. However, the latest Aldi Finds includes spring- and Easter-themed cheeses, and customers are loving them (via Aldi). The cheeses were first spotted by an Aldi fan account on Instagram, @aldifavoritefinds, on Thursday, March 18th....

Bobby Flay Says This Show Is ‘The Most Beautiful’ One He’s Ever Done Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images By Sara Cagle/April 2, 2021 8:31 am EST If you caught even one episode of Bobby and Giada in Italy, a four-part Discovery+ series that follows chefs Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis as they explore Rome and Tuscany, you won’t be surprised to learn that it was a particularly special show for the duo to film....

Costco Fans Recommend This Organic Caesar Dressing Shutterstock By Aimee Lamoureux/May 17, 2021 1:59 pm EST Costco certainly has no shortage of sauces, dressings, and marinades to kick any meal up a notch, but it’s not everyday shoppers can find a dressing that is both satisfying and healthy. That is why the recent release of Primal Kitchen’s Caesar dressing has caught the attention of Costco fans online. The dressing is completely organic, gluten-free, and keto and Whole30-certified, according to Primal Kitchen....

Costco Shoppers Are Loving These Campfire-Free S’mores Squares Shutterstock By Pauli Poisuo/April 29, 2021 2:35 pm EST If you even think of setting up a campfire these days, tradition dictates you need to have ready access to graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows. S’mores are an integral part of any outdoors-y open fire experience, and their nostalgia-tinged deliciousness is such that you might be able to taste it whenever you catch a whiff of burning logs....

Crispy Air Fryer Broccoli Recipe Miriam Hahn/Mashed By Miriam Hahn AND Mashed Staff/Aug. 2, 2021 9:04 am EST The air fryer is one of the best things to ever happen to kitchen appliances. Not only are most of them super affordable, but they can efficiently heat frozen foods and cook meats like chicken or even steak. They’re even great for cooking vegetables. If you love broccoli but are looking for another way to cook it, the air fryer is perfect....

Duff Goldman Wants To Make This Career Change After TV Shutterstock By Boshika Gupta/Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 9:10 am EST Celebrity chef Duff Goldman has made baking a lot more accessible thanks to his appearances on TV shows like “Ace of Cakes,” “Kids Baking Championship,” and “Duff Takes the Cake.” As his website says, “Goldman is a chef and artist known for his dazzling, creative approach to food and his awesome stories describing the simple science of baking....

Everything You Need To Know About Lobster Shutterstock By Keira Wingate/May 27, 2021 3:19 pm EST Lobster is a tasty shellfish that everyone now knows to be a bit pricey. The gourmet dish is a luxury item that many eat on special occasions, but they were once known as the poor man’s protein, according to Business Insider. It was once a prisoner’s go-to dinner. For a while lobsters were called the “cockroaches of the sea,” as there was an abundance of them — they made it easy for anyone to get the protein needed to survive, says Spoon University....

Here’s How Much Chick-Fil-A’s Grilled Chicken Sandwich Has Changed Over The Years Shutterstock By Gina LaVecchia Ragone/May 5, 2021 12:31 pm EST Some recipes are better untouched and passed down from generation to generation without a single change or substitution. Heirloom dishes like your great-grandmother’s apple pie are just as comforting and nostalgic as flipping through an old photo album — they’re all little treasures that provide a shared experience....

Here’s How To Get Cast On Iron Chef Food Network By Amanda Tarlton/May 21, 2021 1:08 pm EST If you’ve ever watched an episode of “Iron Chef,” you know that not everyone has what it takes to earn the coveted title of, well, Iron Chef. What began as a culty Japanese show has grown to an international fan favorite. At the famed Kitchen Stadium, you’ll have to battle against some of the world’s best chefs, like America’s Bobby Flay, Japan’s Masaharu Morimoto, and France’s Hiroyuki Sakai in a heated nail-biting culinary competition....

Here’s What We Know So Far About Top Chef Family Style Shutterstock By Erica Gerald Mason/May 14, 2021 9:41 am EST What’s better than a new season of “Top Chef”? That would be an addition to the stable called “Top Chef Family Style.” The new Peacock series, hosted by Grammy Award-winning singer Meghan Trainor (“All About That Bass”), will spotlight promising young chefs who will each partner up with an adult relative to vie for a chance to be the last pair standing in the culinary competition, according to a press release sent to Mashed....

How Facebook Helped Revive Planters Cheez Balls Shutterstock By Anthony Mastroianni/April 16, 2021 5:49 pm EST Never underestimate the voice of the people! Nearly twelve years after being discontinued in 2006, Planter’s Cheez Balls finally found their way back into the snack aisle in 2018. (Though Planter’s doesn’t get the credit for this one.) According to a piece at the time by Business Insider, it was the fans who spoke up and made it happen....

How Paris Hilton Started A Kitchen Fire While Filming The Simple Life Shutterstock By Alia Hoyt/Aug. 10, 2021 1:10 pm EST Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton originally launched her career by intentionally perpetuating the image of ditzy, party-girl socialite on the hit “reality” television show “The Simple Life” alongside sidekick Nicole Richie where they took on mundane, normal people tasks. Nowadays, however, we all know much of that plot was a ruse designed to capture the attention of those viewers obsessed with the lifestyles of the rich and famous....

J. Kenji López-Alt Thinks This Bread Recipe Changed Baking Forever Shutterstock By Sara Cagle/May 5, 2021 11:20 am EST Before, during, and (almost undoubtedly) after the pandemic, new bread bakers have turned and will continue to turn to one recipe — The New York Times’ no-knead bread by Jim Lahey and Mark Bittman. According to an article written by J. Kenji López-Alt, the recipe “changed the face of baking” in 2006....

Read This Before Adding Coconut Oil To Your Diet For Weight Loss Shutterstock By Mirtle Pena-Calderon/April 19, 2021 2:54 pm EST For years now, the debate about whether coconut oil is healthy or unhealthy has been raging on. While many are convinced that incorporating more coconut oil into their diets will add a slew of benefits, science has noted something entirely different. According to Stat News, coconut oil as a health food first started making waves after two medical articles published by Marie-Pierre St-Onge, a professor of nutrition at Columbia University, caught the eyes of folks....

The Best Tequila Cocktails To Make When You’re Sick Of Margaritas Shutterstock By Lauren Cahn/May 4, 2021 5:31 pm EST “Cinco de Mayo,” or the “Fifth of May,” is the annual holiday celebrating the victory of the Mexican Army over the French at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (via History). Although it’s only a minor holiday in Mexico (and is celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla), it has become enormously popular in the U....

The Doritos Hangover Cure TikTok Users Swear By Shutterstock By Sydney Rende/June 29, 2021 4:17 pm EST Ah, the hangover cure. For years, twenty and thirty-somethings around the world have been trying to nail it. Some claim they have, while others continue to develop and test methods to no avail. Either way, the hangover cure is one of the world’s longest sought-after remedies. By now, it seems like we’ve tried everything....

The Real Reason Fans Are So Upset About This MasterChef: Legends Judge Choice Facebook By Jen Peng/June 18, 2021 11:51 am EST Season 11 of Fox’s popular “MasterChef” series recently debuted and upped the ante by relaunching as “MasterChef: Legends,” with a roster of legendary culinary greats at the helm, including Emeril Lagasse, Curtis Stone, Roy Choi, Nancy Silverton, and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto who join Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich in their respective roles as host and judges....