• Hot Actors Eating

    Because, really, need we say more?Because, really, need we say more?When Crazy, Stupid, Love came out, fans were ogling Ryan Gosling in all his tanned glory, but beyond the custom suits and the perfect abs, many viewers claimed that seeing Ryan Gosling down a slice of pizza while looking red-carpet ready was what sent them over the edge. Well, really anything Ryan Gosling does drives us over the edge, but that's another story for our teenage hormones.

    There's something about seeing a guy put food away like it's nothing - it's so manly. And when that guy just happens to be one of the most attractive actors in Hollywood, it makes the visual that much more appealing.

    Think about every Brad Pitt movie you've ever seen - he's always eating. Whether it's a plate of nachos, shrimp cocktail, or even a hot dog, apparently it's become a habit of directors to draw attention to his mouth, which we're totally fine with since it's just about perfect.

    While we've already catalogued a good portion of , we went off screen to chronicle our favorite famous faces in the act

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  • The Best Seafood to Eat

    Seafood lovers concerned about sustainability may already be familiar with the popular Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch's pocket and mobile guides, which divide up fish caught in the United States into easy-to-follow "Best Choices," "Good Alternatives," and "Avoid" lists based on the management of the fisheries for each species, population data, and fishing methods. While helpful, these lists leave out a component also worth considering when making seafood choices: toxin levels and omega-3 levels.

    But now there's a new list, dubbed "The Super Green List," which attempts to take all of these factors into account and boil them down to a "top 10" list. The fish that make this list have fewer than 216 parts per billion mercury and 11 parts per billion PCBs (a toxic byproduct of industrial activities), and yield at least 250 milligrams of omega-3 fatty acids per day based on a weekly consumption of eight ounces of fish per week. To put some of these numbers in perspective, according to

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  • Grilling is supposed to be easy. You just heat up the grill and throw your food on there, right? Well, not exactly -- but truth be told, it isn't much more complicated than that. As summer approaches, don't let popular grilling "wisdom" overcomplicate the issue. Read on to find out which so-called tips you can definitely ignore.

    1. DON'T: Skip the salt. You might have heard that salting meat before grilling will toughen it. Nope, it won't! In fact, season your meat about 30 minutes before you get grilling.

    2. DON'T: Use lighter fluid to get the grill going. You'd be better off using a chimney starter-unless you like the taste of lighter fluid.

    Related: Bacon, 46 Ways to Cook and Eat It

    3. DON'T: Press hard on your burgers -- especially while they're cooking. Do this, and you'll watch the flavor and moisture drip right into the grill. Instead, place them on the grill and then leave them alone until they need to be flipped (which should only happen once!).

    4. DON'T: Flip

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  • Kathleen King of Tate's Bake Shop helps us celebrate one of our all-time favorite cookiesCookies - people can't get enough of them and neither can we. Out of all of the cookies there are to enjoy, there's one classic variety that always takes the number one spot in our hearts. It's the one that has the mouse asking for a glass of milk, the one that is the perfect combination of chocolate and buttery dough, and the one that's so popular that it has its own national holiday on May 15.

    Can you guess what it is?

    The Ultimate Guide to Cookies

    That's right, it's the chocolate chip cookie, and to help us celebrate the delicious treat, renowned baker Kathleen King of Tate's Bake Shop was able to share some of her most coveted industry secrets to help us make the perfect one. While her critically acclaimed store in Southampton, N.Y., only opened in 2000, King has been baking since the age of 11. Only 10 years later, King opened her first bake shop at the age of 21, and has since published three cookbooks, won several awards, and now bakes more than 2 million cookies per week at

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  • Summer's just around the corner, and already we're hankering for an iced coffee. But even though it's the unofficial drink of summer, it's easy to get tired of the same old iced coffee. By now you've perfected the cold-brew (or are simply content with pouring your hot coffee over ice, but we beg you, please don't do that). But there's plenty more to do with your iced coffee than a simple pour over ice.

    7 Fast-Food Iced Coffees to Avoid

    Coffee shops around the country have perfected the art of the iced coffee, with unusual brewing methods and simple fixes to turn your ordinary to-go coffee into something extraordinary. And while you may not have the time or patience for a cold brew to drip for 12 hours, there are plenty of easy fixes you can whip up in no time. (Coffee ice cubes, anyone?)

    Coffee 101: The Pour-Over

    So don't get bored with your iced coffee just yet. We've found tips from all over the Web to help you turn your iced coffee into a tasty treat. Scroll down for easy ways to

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  • Messiest Dishes to Make

    The road to a great meal can be a chaotic one, and here's our ode to the messiestWe all take chances in life, especially with our cooking. Whether it's using a sharp blade or handling scorching-hot liquids, sometimes we put ourselves at risk when whipping up a great meal.

    Not only can cooking be dangerous, but it can be messy, too.

    50 Best Burger Recipes

    No matter how many years you went to culinary school or how obsessive-compulsive you are about cleanliness, there are some recipes that are just going to get downright messy. Like breading chicken for example, because no matter how many times you try to remember to use your right hand for dry ingredients and your left for wet, you'll always end up with sticky and chunky gunk stuck to your fingers. Or meatballs. How else are you going to mold that ground beef into perfect, neat little balls without diving in hands first into that ground beef and getting it all over your hands and under your finger nails? And don't get us started on mincing garlic, because the day someone figures out a cure for

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  • Yogurt is for more than just breakfast, so here are wonderful recipes that use itHere at The Daily Meal, we're always looking for new and creative ways to do the obvious. Sometimes that's a new twist on an old recipe, and other times it's when we figure out a new use for one of our favorite pieces of equipment. The best, though, is when we can come up with creative and unique ways to use a common ingredient or pantry staple in new ways.

    Like Greek yogurt, for example. That's one ingredient that, before now, we only thought to enjoy for breakfast, but it can be added to a handful of recipes to make them more delicious and, well, better. There's so much more to Greek yogurt than its customary uses, and it has a place in so many different recipes beyond the obvious ones like tzatziki sauce or a granola parfait.

    Did you know that you can use Greek yogurt to create a creamy, delicious - and healthy - blue cheese dressing? Or that the breakfast staple can also play a role in tenderizing and flavoring your oven-fried chicken? We bet you never thought to use it as a base

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  • A refreshing treat!A refreshing treat!When the dog days of summer hit, there's nothing more refreshing than a popsicle. Made with Greek yogurt and fresh strawberries, these strawberry yogurt and chocolate chip popsicles will not only cool you down, but they are a healthy alternative to ice cream.

    Ingredients:
    1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled
    1 cup Greek yogurt
    2 tablespoons honey
    3/4 cup mini chocolate chips

    Related: Sherbet, ice cream sandwiches and 29 refreshing frozen treats

    Helpful Tip:
    Special items needed: 10 count popsicle mold and 10 popsicle sticks

    Directions:
    1. Place washed and hulled strawberries into a food processor or high powered blender with yogurt and honey. Process until smooth, 30 seconds to 1 minute.

    2. Pour strawberry mixture in a 10 count popsicle mold until each mold is 3/4 full. Pour a spoonful of mini chocolate chips into each popsicle mold and stir the chocolate chips with a popsicle stick or spoon so that the chocolate chips distribute evenly. Top each popsicle mold with a layer of

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  • Fabio's Burgers and Dogs

    Fabio takes on hamburgers and hot dogs with spectacular results, and shows easy tips on how to set up your charcoal grill for awesome summer barbecues. Step up your game this grill season and turn up the heat with Fabio's awesome BBQ recipes! Featuring special guest, Dean McDermott.

    Culinary tips:

    • Simple foods don't have to be bland just because you're cooking on the grill. Seasoning and sauces add flavor to everything: add grilled, chopped veggies to hot dogs, or dress up burgers with a great barbecue sauce.
    • Fabio's simple charcoal grilling tips will help you cook everything to perfection.
      • Stack your coals into a pyramid before lighting them. This maximizes the heat you'll get out of them. When they are burning white, spread the coals out to create more surface area to cook.
      • Don't overuse lighter fluid. The flames may look pretty, but you want hot, radiant coals, not a fireball, which will burn your food on the outside and leave it raw on the inside.
      • Keep your grill
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  • The perfect choice to celebrate Jim The perfect choice to celebrate Jim The beloved NBC sitcom "The Office" is wrapping up tonight after nine hilarious seasons! On tonight's finale, the frenemy pranksters Jim Halpert (John Krasinski), also known as "Big Tuna," and Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) finally reveal their true friendship. You may have never guessed it, but Dwight asks Jim to be his best man at his wedding to longtime love, Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey). So we thought, what better way to celebrate this momentous occasion than by cooking a Jim-and-Dwight BFF feast? While keeping your eyes out for a Michael Scott (Steve Carell) cameo at the wedding tonight, munch on this honorary Big Tuna/Schrute Farms meal! Don't forget the tissues!

    "Big Tuna" Cakes:
    Anne Coleman took her traditional tuna cakes recipe and revamped it, replacing salted top saltines, whole egg, and baking rather than frying. The result is just as delicious but far healthier. Put this tuna cake between two pieces of bread and you've got the ultimate "Big Tuna" sandwich!

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