A family was left in stitches after discovering an X-rated carrot while cooking Christmas dinner. Julie Butler, 53, and dad Tony, 86, were chopping vegetables for their festive feast on Thursday (25/12) when they clocked the carrot’s likeness to a man’s “meat and two veg.” The pair, from Christchurch, Dorset, had bought a bag of … Read more
She likes her friends “cancelled.” Fans think Taylor Swift’s song “Cancelled!” from her new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” is about her alleged fallout with Blake Lively over the actress’ legal battle with Justin Baldoni. There was speculation “Ruin the Friendship” would be about Lively, 38, but in the lyrics to “Cancelled!,” Swift seems … Read more
Celebrity chef Jameson Stocks has slammed the second season of Meghan Markle’s Netflix series, “With Love, Meghan” — saying the entire thing was nothing but “staged and fake.” The chef, who had previously cooked for King Charles and other royals, admitted he watched the latest episode of Markle’s cooking show against his better judgment, only to … Read more
Work smarter, not harder. Much to many people’s surprise, various foods can be cooked solely using a microwave. And is it safe? According to a Harvard study, the answer is yes. Regardless of how they’re cooked, some nutrients in food will break down once exposed to heat. The good news for microwave lovers — they … Read more
This pizza business is erupting. In Guatemala, you can enjoy a slice of pizza with a side of lava and volcanic rocks and a risk of explosion. Chef Mario David García serves “the world’s most dangerous pizza” on the top of Volcano Pacaya, an active volcano whose last lava eruption was in May 2021, using … Read more
You won’t find these trendy terms in the dictionary, but they’re likely all over your “FYP.” As Gen Z comes of age right before the world’s eyes (virtually, of course) their fresh takes on the young adult lingua franca — nuanced concepts including “rizz,” “cap” and “sus” — thoroughly permeated the mainstream in 2023. This … Read more
Here’s one way to lose a seat at the dinner table. A woman was stunned when her 30-year-old boyfriend of two years put together a PowerPoint presentation to critique her homemade dinner — and then another one to shame her for not finding it funny. But she got the last laugh. A woman was stunned … Read more
A new mom followed ”postpartum confinement” — being fed and looked after by her mother-in-law and not showering for a month so she could “rest.” Samantha Lee, 28, was told about her husband’s, Aloysius Lee, 27, family tradition of confinement and decided she wanted to follow it after falling pregnant. Postpartum confinement is a traditional … Read more
Call it a fish-washer. Tide pods aren’t the only dishwasher item people are eating: A UK woman raised eyebrows on the internet after cooking salmon in this plate-cleaning contraption — which she said turned out “absolutely fine.” “I was surprised it worked. It wasn’t inedible in the end!” Angie Matthews, 53, told South West News … Read more
Is there anything more disconcerting than being asked to sign a waiver before tucking into a hamburger? An American visitor to Toronto shocked hundreds of Reddit users last week by sharing that he was asked to sign a waiver when he ordered a medium-cooked hamburger at a Hilton hotel restaurant. “I ordered my burger medium … Read more
A grandmother who says she is vegetarian took heat from others on Reddit this week for revealing that she sent her youngest grandchild, age 5, to bed “hungry” after a particularly challenging babysitting incident at her home in which the child refused to eat the food she prepared. “Hello, all, I’m 59,” she wrote on the subreddit … Read more
A tale of fire and ice? It appears that we’ve hit “rocks-bottom” when it comes to bizarre food trends: A Chinese street hawker redefined “cold cuts” after they were observed cooking ice cubes on a grill, as seen in a video going viral online. In the eyebrow-raising clip, filmed in Changsha, Hunan Province, the unnamed … Read more
This is high steaks cooking. Got beef? Nuke it: A scientist says it’s best to pop that bad boy directly into a lazy chef’s preferred household appliance. “It’s always a good idea to heat the meat first in a microwave,” explained physicist George Vekinis on BBC podcast “Instant Genius.” “When you cook it directly from … Read more
The dishwasher’s newest feature is the cooking cycle. Elaine Lainey Zany, who runs a TikTok cooking account, admitted she uses an unconventional method to cook salmon which requires no pots or pans. Here’s how to “make perfect salmon every time in your dishwasher,” she revealed in the video posted on October 20. In a 51-second clip … Read more