onions

Hilaria Baldwin ‘forgets’ the English word ‘onions’ while cooking ‘traditional’ Spanish dish years after ‘fake’ accent debacle

by
Hilaria Baldwin ‘forgets’ the English word ‘onions’ while cooking ‘traditional’ Spanish dish years after ‘fake’ accent debacle

Ay dios mio! Hilaria Baldwin found herself in another Spanish-speaking pickle after a video showed the self-proclaimed Spaniard forgetting how to pronounce a commonly used English word despite being from Massachusetts. In the clip obtained by Daily Mail, Alec Baldwin’s wife — real name Hillary Hayward-Thomas — was cooking a “traditional” Spanish dish for her holiday … Read more

Are onions safe to eat in wake of deadly E. coli outbreak? Here are tips to avoid contamination

by
Are onions safe to eat in wake of deadly E. coli outbreak? Here are tips to avoid contamination

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed last month that slivered onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers were the probable source of an E. coli outbreak that prompted the fast-food restaurant chain to stop selling the menu item temporarily. At least 104 individuals in 14 states fell ill, and there was one death reported … Read more

I’m a doctor — how to stop crying when you chop onions using this paper ‘magnet’ trick

by
I’m a doctor — how to stop crying when you chop onions using this paper ‘magnet’ trick

A cry for help? After a TikTok user complained that she weeps “a lot a lot” when chopping onions, an emergency medicine physician shared a tissue-free slicing strategy that he swears is a cut above the rest. “I’m gonna teach you how to never cry again cutting onions,” Dr. Joe Whittington declared on TikTok this month. Dicing an … Read more

E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald’s outbreak tied to slivered onions

by
E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald’s outbreak tied to slivered onions

At least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospitalized, in an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, federal health officials said Wednesday. Cases have been detected in 14 states, according to an update from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One person died … Read more

Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC yanking onions after McDonald’s E.coli outbreak

by
Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC yanking onions after McDonald’s E.coli outbreak

Yum Brands said Thursday it would be removing fresh onions from its meals at select Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC restaurants out of “abundance of caution” following an E.coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers. The E.coli outbreak has killed at least one person and sickened nearly 50 others across the West and Midwest. McDonald’s removed … Read more

McDonald’s Big Mac lovers disgusted by how onions are prepared: ‘I feel sick’

by
McDonald’s Big Mac lovers disgusted by how onions are prepared: ‘I feel sick’

These onions might make you cry.  Fast foodies with a taste for Big Macs are in for a rude awakening as McDonald’s staffers are unveiling the ugly truth about how the on-go grub giant allegedly prepares its once-beloved burger topping.  “This is how we make our onions,” began a Mickey D’s cook named Huseyin in … Read more

Over 70 left ill following multi-state salmonella outbreak tied to onions

by
Over 70 left ill following multi-state salmonella outbreak tied to onions

Federal health officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of salmonella infections that has already got more than 70 people sick and sent over a dozen to the hospital.  As of Tuesday, 73 people across 22 states were infected with a strain of salmonella, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) believes could have … Read more

Deputy dressed as Grinch gives onions to speeding drivers

by
Deputy dressed as Grinch gives onions to speeding drivers

Several motorists who were speeding through an elementary school zone on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway received an odorous onion as a reminder to slow down from a county sheriff’s deputy dressed as the Grinch. Col. Lou Caputo, a 37-year veteran of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office who conjured up the concept more than 20 … Read more