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A salad spinner is a handy kitchen gadget in more ways than you can imagine. The device is good for more than lettuce, and maybe even food entirely, too!
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Turn Your Sandwich Bread Into Taco Shells With A Simple Cutting Hack
A taco sandwich bar is easy to make with some white bread that is rolled out, cut out with a circular, cutter and topped with your favorite sandwich fillings. -
Cracked Cake Pops? Here's The Mistake You're Making
While a crack in your cake pop won't affect the taste, it can be aesthetically unappealing - fortunately, there are ways to help prevent this from happening. -
McDonald's Thinks Only The Midwest Is Bold Enough For Its New Pumpkin Spice Coffee
The bolder blend coffee is combined with pumpkin spice syrup and cream and is served over ice, but it will only be available in Illinois and Missouri locations. -
The Viral Fast Food Hack That Uses Sauce Cups As A Makeshift Lid
If you swear by the tiny paper cups for ketchup found inside fast food restaurants, you're in luck. A viral hack uses these cups as a makeshift lid. Here's how. -
The Viral Zit Popping Cake Is So Gross – But We Can't Look Away
The TikTok video of a cake made to resemble pimply skin has gone viral, and it is just so gross ... but we cannot look away from this thing! -
Halloween-Themed Booze Is Having A Moment At Trader Joe's
For some, there's pumpkin spice lattes. For others, there's pumpkin beer. For the rest of us, our preference for one or the other depends on the hour. -
For The Perfect Bite Every Time, There's A Right Way To Cut Pancakes
There might be no wrong way to make pancakes -- except burning them, of course -- but there is a right way to cut pancakes to ensure a perfect bite every time. -
Give Burgers A Boost With A Hint Of Cinnamon
Though Cinnamon may be best known for its sweet applications when it comes to your burgers, cinnamon is the unlikely spice you need to add to amp up the flavor. -
For The Best Potato Salad Of Your Life, Try Roasting Your Spuds
Potato salad can be basic, boring, and -- at times -- bland. For the best potato salad of your life, we think you should give roasting your spuds a try. -
Transform Canned Veggies Into Chowder With A Quick Puree
Here's another great way to use canned vegetables. Just puree them, and add a few extra ingredients to create a delicious chowder that can be enjoyed all year. -
Ree Drummond's Tip For A Perfectly Balanced Salad
When it comes to salad, balance is key to ensure every bite is delicious. Ree Drummond (aka the Pioneer Woman) likes bringing that balance with a layered salad. -
Your Halloween Punch Is Nothing Without Sherbet
Trust us: Your Halloween punch is nothing without sherbet. Here's how to make our delightfully spooky recipe, complete with dry ice for a creepy fog effect. -
Cheeseburger Stuffed Crust Pizza Belongs On Every Restaurant Menu
Unfortunately, Pizza Hut's Cheeseburger-Stuffed Crust Pizza never made it to the U.S., but we're sure it would have garnered a following stateside. -
The Slept-On Garlic That's The Secret Ingredient For More Flavorful Chili
Your go-to homemade chili recipe might use a secret ingredient or two. However, this slept-on garlic may just be the item for even more flavorful chili. -
How Business At Lela's Is Doing After Kitchen Nightmares
An overwhelmed owner and a warm walk-in freezer was a recipe for ruin for for Lela's Restaurant. Did it survive its "Kitchen Nightmares" relaunch? -
Ina Garten's Poppy Seed Cake Is The Sweet Solution For Surplus Lemons
Unlike some lemon poppy seed cake recipes, which often rely on lemon extract for the tart flavor, Ina Garten's relies on using the entire lemon, sans seeds. -
Cleaning Your Freezer Doesn't Have To Be An All-Day Event
It might look like a daunting task at first, but turning your freezer into a more hygienic, less terrifying spot isn't as difficult as you think. -
Japan's Squid Ink Pizza Adds A Briny Taste To Every Bite
While squid ink isn't a common ingredient in most pizza, Japan adds this umami flavor to their pizzas to add a briny taste. Find out how squid ink adds flavor. -
Instant Potato Flakes Are What You Need For The Crunchiest Fried Chicken
An unexpected, but mighty ingredient to achieve the crispest shards of fried chicken skin is instant potato flakes. -
TikTok's 3-Ingredient Dessert Is Made For Whipped Cream Lovers
Thanks to a viral TikTok video, for a no-bake, incredibly simple dessert, you'll only need canned whipped cream, chocolate chips, and butterscotch chips. -
Upgrade Your Salmon Burgers With A Smear Of Spicy Mayo
An easy upgrade to salmon burgers is to add a spicy mayo smear. Here's how to make a great chipotle mayo topping for your next adventure in homemade burgers. -
Mashed Poll Uncovers The Fast Food Mascot Fans Think Needs To Make A Comeback
In our exclusive Mashed poll, people were asked which mascot they would like to have a comeback. A whopping 31,000 people voted, and there's one clear winner. -
Why Aren't Dunkin' Spiked Coffees Branded As Drunkin'?
Forget just coffee and donuts. Dunkin' is set to release canned spiked coffee and tea beverages. -
The Most Effective Way To Melt Peanut Butter
When it comes to melting peanut butter our preferred method is to use the microwave it's the simplest, least messy, and requires the least amount of work. -
Why Many Wine Connoisseurs Prefer Magnums To Standard Bottles
Magnum bottles are bigger than regular bottles, but that's not the reason some experts prefer them. Well, not the only reason, anyway. -
Ree Drummond Once Believed Sloppy Joes Were Demons That Would Possess Her
Ree Drummond once believed sloppy Joes were possessed. Fortunately, she's since changed her beliefs and has learned to embrace this easy dinner entrée.