Kimmel’s wife sent desperate emails to Trump-supporting relatives before election
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s wife, television writer Molly McNearney, revealed she has lost relationships with some of her Trump-voting family members on the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast Thursday.
Following her husband’s spat with President Donald Trump over his show being temporarily suspended in September, McNearney told the podcast hosts she felt betrayed after some of her family members voted for the current president.
Disney briefly suspended ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after the host’s remarks about the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk sparked widespread backlash. After an about-face from Disney, the liberal comedian returned the following week.
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“It hurts me so much because of the personal relationship I now have, where my husband is out there fighting this man, and to me, them voting for Trump is them not voting for my husband and me and our family. And I unfortunately have kind of lost relationships with people in my family because of it,” McNearney said.
She continued, saying that, for her, politics are no longer about “Republican versus Democrat,” but about “family values.”
“And it’s really hard for me because I grew up believing in these Christian ideals of taking care of the sick and taking care of the poor, and I don’t see that happening with this Republican Party. And so it’s — I feel like I’m kind of in constant conflict, and I’m angry all the time, which isn’t healthy at all,” McNearney explained. “
But I, like, personalize everything now. When I see these terrible stories every day, I’m immediately mad at certain aunts, uncles, cousins who put [Trump] in power.”
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The television writer added that these feelings have been “really hard” for her to deal with and that she wishes she could “deprogram” herself to make it easier. She also revealed that before the 2024 election, she reached out to some of her conservative family members in a last-ditch effort to convince them not to vote for Trump.
“I’ve sent many emails to family, like right before the election, saying, ‘I’m begging you. Here’s the 10 reasons not to vote for this guy. Please don’t,” she recalled. “And I either got ignored by 90% of them or got truly insane responses from a few. It’s definitely caused a strain.”
While McNearney said she’s lost touch with some Trump-supporting relatives, she told the podcast hosts she’s grown closer to family members who share her political views.
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“I’ve definitely pulled in closer with the family that I feel more aligned with. And I hate that this has happened. … It feels silly,” she said. “You know, part of me goes, ‘Don’t let politics get in the way,’ but to me, this isn’t politics. It’s truly values. And we just were not aligned anymore.”
Earlier in the podcast, McNearney recalled that when she was growing up in St. Louis, she typically voted Republican down ballot until she moved away and “met people from different backgrounds.” She went on to explain how her former views provided her with the insight to feel “a little bit of sympathy” for her conservative family members.
“There’s like a little bit of sympathy I have for people in my family that I feel are kind of being deliberately misinformed every day, and they’ve kind of … they are deliberately being misinformed every day, and they believe it,” she said.
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The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital‘s request for comment.
Washington Post editorial tears into NYC mayor-elect’s ‘seething’ victory speech
The Washington Post editorial board asserted that a “new era of class warfare has begun” in New York City after Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani won last week’s election — criticizing what it described as his “change in character” since the campaign.
In a Saturday editorial titled “Zohran Mamdani drops the mask,” the Post slammed the mayor-elect for his “seething” victory speech, arguing that Mamdani “abandoned his cool disposition” and showed the world what he really stands for.
The sub-headline warned, “The mayor-elect divides New Yorkers into two groups: the oppressed and their oppressors.”
“Across 23 angry minutes laced with identity politics and seething with resentment, Mamdani abandoned his cool disposition and made clear that his view of politics isn’t about unity. It isn’t about letting people build better lives for themselves. It is about identifying class enemies — from landlords who take advantage of tenants to ‘the bosses’ who exploit workers — and then crushing them,” the editorial board wrote. “His goal is not to increase wealth but to dole it out to favored groups. The word ‘growth’ didn’t appear in the speech, but President Donald Trump garnered eight mentions.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to representatives of Mamdani for comment.
According to the Post editorial, New Yorkers who rarely follow politics could “understandably believe” that Mamdani simply wanted to make the city more affordable and unify its residents, considering he “ran an upbeat campaign, with a nice-guy demeanor and perpetual smile papering over a long history of divisive and demagogic statements.”
But, after Mamdani gave his fiery victory speech on Tuesday, the outlet argued, “that interpretation became much harder.”
The Post pointed to the Mayor-elect’s comments on government as an example of one of Mamdani’s “crass appeals” to New Yorkers, who are currently struggling with issues like overpriced housing.
“People’s lives, in Mamdani’s world, can be improved only by government: ‘We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about,'” the editorial board wrote. “The crowd cheered, of course, but a thinking person might wonder whether it’s good for the institution that has a monopoly on violence to insist that is beyond its purview.”
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Mamdani’s proposed rent freeze for two million housing units in New York City was also criticized by the Post’s editorial, which claimed that the freeze would “inevitably lead to less investment, driving up costs in the long run.”
Following his decisive victory, the Post remarked that the Mayor-elect’s new favorite word appeared to be “mandate.”
“He won decisively and now wants to pursue his agenda, from the rent freeze to “free” child care and buses. Yet as mayor of New York, his control over taxes and transportation is limited. He needs approval from the state to raise taxes,” The editorial noted. “His transition team includes several New York political insiders who understand how to pull the levers of power, as well as diehard ideologues such as Lina Khan, the former Federal Trade Commission chair.”
The Post drew a parallel between Mamdani and former New York City Mayor John Lindsay — the last mayoral candidate in the city to garner more than one million votes — noting that Mamdani’s power will be limited by the legislation stemming from Lindsay’s failures.
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“One reason [Mamdani] will be so constrained is that Lindsay’s mayoralty was such a disaster for the city’s finances that the state imposed these financial controls to make sure it wouldn’t happen again,” the outlet pointed out.
In the context of law enforcement and public education, the Post editorial wrote that it will be interesting to see how Mamdani interprets the “class struggle” on the two issues, considering these are institutions where the Mayor-elect’s “powers are more sweeping.”
“[Mamdani] says he wants to keep Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch, who is respected by officers and competent at fighting crime. Will he give her deference? Will he order that prostitution laws stop being enforced, as he has suggested? Will subway stations become dangerous social experiments where vagrants are welcomed in to receive services?” the editorial board questioned.
As far as schools go, the outlet argued that Mamdani “has done nothing to suggest he’ll take the side of children over union bosses when their interests conflict,” calling out the mayor-elect’s comments on wanting to phase out the city’s program for gifted elementary students.
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In conclusion, the Post argued that you don’t need a college degree to understand the impact that Mamdani will have on New York City — only a familiarity with the city’s history.
“Exit polls showed that the New Yorkers most skeptical of these utopian promises are those who were born in the city and don’t have college degrees. Mamdani fared best among newcomers and people with advanced degrees. Apparently, living in New York for decades — and witnessing what does and doesn’t work when it comes to running a city — offers more wisdom than grad school,” the outlet contended.
Senate Republicans slam ‘insane’ Democrat proposal as federal shutdown continues
The Senate is in for a rare weekend session as the chamber remains in limbo while lawmakers try to find a way out of the government shutdown.
Behind the scenes, appropriators are cooking up a trio of spending bills to attach to the House-passed continuing resolution (CR), along with an extension to the bill that would, if passed, reopen government until December or January.
But the package was not ready for primetime Saturday, and no votes were held. Instead, Senate Republicans spent hours railing against Obamacare and Senate Democrats’ desire to extend the expiring premium subsidies on the floor.
When the package does hit the floor, Senate Democrats, as they’ve done 14 times previously, are likely to block it. It all comes as the upper chamber is scheduled for a week-long recess to coincide with Veterans Day.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., now wants to keep lawmakers in town until the shutdown ends.
When asked if there would be a vote on the plan, Thune said it would be ideal to have the package on the floor, but “we’ve got to have votes to actually pass it.” Republicans are reticent to put the CR out again just to see it fail.
“I’ve been talking all morning with some of the folks that are involved with the meeting, and I think we’re getting close to having it ready,” Thune said. “We just need to get the text out there.”
The spending package, however, is just one piece of the puzzle to reopening the government.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus, freshly emboldened by sweeping Election Day victories earlier in the week, are sticking by their newly released plan that would extend the expiring Obamacare subsidies by one year and create a bipartisan working group to negotiate next steps after the government reopens.
But Senate Republicans immediately rejected the idea; Thune called it a “non-starter,” while others in the GOP were angered by the proposal.
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said he would appeal to President Donald Trump and his administration to slash funding from “pet projects” in blue states and cities to pay federal workers as the shutdown drags on.
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“The idea that you’ve got a bunch of kamikaze pilots trying to burn this whole place down because they’re emboldened by an election where Democrats won in Democrat areas is totally insane,” he said.
Senate Democrats were largely unsurprised that Republicans rejected the offer, however.
“I know many Republicans stormed out of the gate to dismiss this offer, but that’s a terrible mistake,” Schumer said.
Thune and his conference have, throughout the course of the 39-day shutdown, said they would only deal with the subsidies after the government reopened and have offered Schumer and Senate Democrats a vote on a bill addressing the healthcare issue once the closure ends.
“I’m not surprised,” Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said. “They don’t want to help people with their healthcare.”
But Republicans countered that a simple extension of the enhanced subsidies, which were modified under former President Joe Biden during the COVID-19 pandemic, would funnel money straight to insurers.
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., has been in talks with Senate Democrats on a path forward, particularly through jump-starting government funding with the impending trio of spending bills.
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After Schumer unveiled Democrats’ plan, she charged that “since Obamacare came into effect, look who’s gotten rich? It’s not the people.”
“They’re talking about the people’s premiums and have … they have taken it to the companies that are actually making the money off of it? They’re not,” Britt said. “So, I look forward to hearing why in the world they want to continue these profits and not actually help the people they serve.”
Senate Democrats, however, contend that their offer was fair.
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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., argued that there were some in the caucus that wanted to do a multi-year extension, while others wanted to go beyond just the enhanced subsidies. He reiterated his frustration that the core of the issue, from his perspective, was that neither Schumer nor Thune would sit down and negotiate.
“We made a really simple, really scaled-down offer that could get the government up and operating and [is] really good for them politically,” he said. “I just still don’t understand why they won’t accept the offer.”
Social media erupts after far-left mayor gives victory speech in foreign language
Newly re-elected Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey is facing backlash from conservatives for giving a victory speech in Somali and saying that Minneapolis welcomes Somalians.
In a video of the speech posted online, Frey can be seen leading chants in Somali as the crowd responds and applauds.
Popular conservative influencer Paul Szypula ripped into the progressive mayor, writing, “The pandering here is insane.”
“Mayor Jacob Frey, as he won reelection, spoke almost a minute in Somalia then said Minneapolis belongs to Somalia,” said Szypula.
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In a second round of nonpartisan ranked-choice voting, Frey narrowly defeated a challenge from socialist Minneapolis state Sen. Omar Fateh. Fateh is the first Somali American and first Muslim to serve in the state Senate.
Fateh had the backing of the Twin Cities’ chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who represents Minneapolis in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, former Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate last year who is up for re-election next year, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., endorsed Frey’s campaign this year.
While speaking with a crowd of Somali residents after his victory, Frey repeatedly thanked the crowd in Somali.
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“To the great people of Minneapolis, and I say that very intentionally, because no matter where you are from, Minneapolis should be a place where you are proud to call home,” he said.
He then proceeded to list a number of Somalian regions, saying, “Whether you are from Bosaso or Mogadishu, whether you are from Hargeisa or Garowe, whether you are from Beledweyne or southwest, Minneapolis is a place where you come to seek prosperity, where you come to raise your family.”
“Here is what this election means. This election means this is a moment for unity, where the entire Somali community can come together and say, ‘This is our people. This is our city. We are united behind each other,” he said.
Conservative pundit Gerry Callahan slammed Frey’s speech, saying, “This is an American politician, raised in America, educated in America, ostensibly representing Americans, prostrating himself in front of bunch of foreigners. Could be the most humiliating thing I’ve ever seen.”
Podcaster Matt Walsh also chimed in, writing, “As I have said many times now, politicians in this country should be required by law to speak English when addressing the public in an official capacity. There should never be a time when Americans can’t understand what their elected leaders are saying.”
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Nick Sortor wrote, “I don’t know how large ICE’s presence in Minneapolis is, but it needs to be much, MUCH larger.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Frey’s team for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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This is not the first time Frey has garnered criticism over Somali language political messaging. He was also widely criticized in September for releasing a campaign ad in Somali.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, commented on the ad, saying, “This must be stopped.”
Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., also reacted to the ad, posting a disapproving gif.
Kari Lake simply wrote, “WTAF?” That’s an acronym for “what the actual f—?”
Having entered office in 2018, Frey was elected to his third term as Minneapolis mayor on Tuesday. He is best known for marching with protesters during the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots, which were particularly destructive in Minneapolis, the city where George Floyd died. Frey was also seen kneeling and weeping by Floyd’s casket at a memorial service.
Pelosi stock portfolio return is 16,930% as she prepares to depart Congress: report
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and husband Paul Pelosi have raked in more than $130 million in stock profits over the course of her congressional career, a report said.
That’s a return of 16,930% over nearly four decades representing California, according to the New York Post.
The figure comes as Pelosi, 85, announced this week she will not be seeking re-election after completing her current term in 2027.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Pelosi’s office for comment.
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Before entering office in 1987, Pelosi and her husband reported between $610,000 and $785,000 in stocks in their portfolio, the Post said, citing a financial disclosure form.
Those stocks reportedly included Citibank and companies that are no longer publicly traded.
Over time, that portfolio has soared in value to $133.7 million today, the Post reported, citing estimates from Quiver Quantitative.
The newspaper said the profit of 16,930% exceeds the 2,300% that the Dow Jones had during the same time period.
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The Pelosis are now worth an estimated $280 million, according to the Post.
Pelosi announced Thursday that she would not be seeking re-election.
“There has been no greater honor for me than to stand on the House floor and say, ‘I speak for the people of San Francisco.’ I have truly loved serving as your voice in Congress, and I’ve always honored the soul of Saint Francisco — ‘Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.’ The anthem of our city,” Pelosi said in a video.
“That is why I want you, my fellow San Franciscans to be the first to know I will not be seeking re-election to Congress,” she said. “With a grateful heart, I look forward to my final year of service as your proud representative as we go forward.”
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Pelosi has been a power player in U.S. politics for decades, having served as House speaker from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023.
Former ‘Final Destination’ star shares secrets to rocking bikini scenes at 49
Ali Larter is getting real about what it takes to stay in shape.
During a recent interview with People magazine, the 49-year-old actress spoke about how she stays in shape for her role in “Landman.”
“I’ll tell you what. I work really hard, okay? I’m not pretending that I don’t,” she said. “I’m up at 4:30 [a.m.] on Mondays. I go for a run. It’s only 30 minutes. I try to eat very clean, but I eat. I’m one of those protein mommies. I eat so much protein all day long. It works for me.”
The “Final Destination” actress plays Angela Norris on the hit Paramount+ show, the ex-wife of Billy Bob Thornton’s character, who is often portrayed as confident and attractive.
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She explained that in addition to running, she also does “a lot of strength training.”
“In the end, anytime you have to put on a bathing suit and walk in front of anybody, it’s really difficult,” she said. “When I look around, the sexiest women I know are the women that own it. So part of getting there with Angela is owning it.”
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Larter stunned fans when she posted a mirror selfie of her in her trailer wearing a red bikini, while filming season two of “Landman.”
In the caption, she opened up about how “playing a character that is so comfortable in her body drives me,” sharing that she had recently filmed a bikini scene for the show and then shared how she preps for those scenes.
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Her prep included waking up at 5:30 in the morning and drinking celery juice and coffee, as well as a workout, after which she would “dunk my face in ice water, slather with oil cause of my spray tan” and leave for work by seven in the morning.
Later on in her interview with People, she said “there is no space in my mind for insecurity” when playing Angela.
“I wouldn’t be able to do it if I allowed insecurity to creep in,” she said. “And I really do believe, sexiness — yeah, she’s sexy on the outside, but guess what? She’s owning it on the inside, too.”
When she isn’t busy filming, Larter told People she is sleeping in and spending time with her family. She previously spoke with Fox News Digital in November 2024 about her decision to move her family out of Los Angeles for a “simpler life” in Idaho.
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“I don’t think Hayes [MacArthur] and I ever thought that we would be able to leave Hollywood and then after the pandemic, you know, it really shook up our town and a lot of the work has moved anyway,” she said. “So, my husband’s shooting ‘The Runarounds’ in Wilmington, and I’m in Fort Worth doing ‘Landman’ and we wouldn’t be in LA anyway, so I think it’s been really exciting that we took the bold move to pivot, and we put our family first, and we’re really excited and proud of that decision.”
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“Landman” season two is set to premiere on Paramount+ on Nov. 16.
Gov Newsom heads to Texas to celebrate redistricting win in the Golden State
California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Texas on Saturday told a crowd that Democrats winning back the House of Representatives in 2026 is “the whole thing.”
Newsom, 58, continued to ride high over the weekend, four days after California’s Proposition 50 — to redistrict the state’s congressional map in favor of Democrats — passed in a landslide.
Newsom also couldn’t resist taking a jab at his frequent foe, President Donald Trump.
“He is an historic president, however — historically unpopular,” he told the crowd in Houston. “And he had a very bad night on Tuesday.”
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Along with Prop 50 in California, Democrats also won gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia and Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani handily beat Democrat-turned-Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral election.
Proposition 50 was a response to Texas’ legislature redistricting their congressional map in favor of Republicans over the summer, and on Tuesday after Proposition 50 passed, Newsom called on other Democratic states to follow suit.
“We need to see other states, their remarkable leaders that have been doing remarkable things, meet this moment head-on as well,” he said in a late-night news conference on Tuesday. “We can de facto end Donald Trump’s presidency as we know it, the minute Speaker Jeffries gets sworn in as speaker of the House of Representatives. It is all on the line.”
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He continued his celebration on Saturday, telling the crowd: “There were lines around the block two hours after polling had stopped because people wanted to be heard, not just seen, they wanted to send a message. But as I said, we cannot rest until we take it back.”
The governor reiterated, “There is no more important race in our lifetimes than the House of Representatives, and taking back the House and getting speaker [Hakeem] Jeffries sworn in next November. It’s the whole thing. It’s the whole thing.”
“And so that starts today,” he continued. “It started on Tuesday.”
Newsom added, “We can shape the future here in Texas. We can shape the future all across the South and across the United States of America. You have that power.”
Trump and the GOP have spearheaded an effort to pad the party’s razor-thin House majority to keep control of the chamber in the 2026 midterms, when the party in power traditionally faces political headwinds and loses seats. Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio have drawn new maps as part of the president’s push.
Trump is aiming to prevent what happened during his first term in the White House when Democrats reclaimed the House majority in the 2018 midterm elections.
Although he hasn’t announced his intentions to run for president, Newsom has been widely seen as a possible frontrunner for Democrats in the 2028 presidential election.
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While two other Democratic blue state governors with likely national ambitions in 2028, JB Pritzker of Illinois and Wes Moore of Maryland, are mulling new maps in their states to create one or two more blue-leaning congressional districts, Newsom has been the most visible leader so far in the redistricting wars and the first Democrat to succeed.
Salad dressings that once dominated America’s kitchens make a comeback
For decades, tangy, creamy and inventive concoctions defined the American salad bowl.
But in today’s age of avocado-lime ranch and green goddess, many old-school dressings have quietly disappeared from grocery shelves and dinner tables.
Still, nostalgic home cooks are keeping the classics alive, recreating and sharing their takes and savoring the memories that come with them.
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“Catalina tastes like family gossip and the holidays,” one Reddit user joked in a recent r/Old_Recipes thread about the 1960s-era favorite.
Another recalled, “Hot bacon dressing — it smelled like feet, but everyone loved it.”
Another said, “Spinach salad with hot bacon dressing was the fancy salad of my childhood. … It seemed so exotic!”
Here are seven retro dressings that once ruled America’s fridge door.
1. Buccaneer dressing
Trademarked by the Louis Milani Foods Co. in 1954, Buccaneer dressing was marketed as an “exciting dressing [that] adds the touch of adventure to salads, sandwiches [and] hot vegetables,” according to Chowhound.
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It was popular through the 1970s, when Louis Milani Foods, now Kent Precision Foods, discontinued it.
While the exact flavor profile and original recipe seem to have faded with time, enthusiasts recall that its tangy, savory and umami-hinted flavor came from mayo, honey mustard, garlic powder and paprika.
2. Louis dressing
Not to be confused with the similarly creamy, pink-hued Thousand Island, Louis dressing packs a zesty punch with Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, horseradish and hot sauce.
It is the signature topping for the Pacific Northwest’s classic Crab Louie salad, but its slight spiciness and tang make it a versatile choice for seafood salads.
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Crab Louis dates back to a 1912 recipe in the Portland Council of Jewish Women’s Neighborhood Cookbook. It was accompanied by lettuce and hard-boiled eggs, with early versions appearing on menus in San Francisco as well as Portland, Oregon, and Spokane, Washington, throughout the early 20th century, Chowhound reported.
3. Mayfair dressing
A St. Louis, Missouri, creation with origins tied to both the 1904 World’s Fair and the Mayfair Hotel, Mayfair dressing has long puzzled food historians with its conflicting backstory.
“There’s a dressing that I’ve only had in St. Louis, called Mayfair dressing, developed for the 1904 World’s Fair,” one Redditor remembered fondly. “It’s like a celery-forward Caesar.”
The dressing swaps Parmesan for raw celery and onion, giving it a chunky texture with an anchovy-rich base.
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“If you like celery, it’s really tasty,” said another commenter.
4. Boiled dressing
Boiled salad dressing, a Southern favorite, was made by cooking eggs, flour, mustard and vinegar over a double boiler to create a sauce somewhere between mayonnaise and hollandaise, according to food news review site The Takeout.
The sauce delivered a peppery, vinegary flavor that made it a favorite for hearty salads and vegetable dishes. The lack of oil made it an affordable alternative.
“Boiled dressing!” one Reddit user commented. “SO amazing. It is in between sweet and savory. … Imagine lemon curd but with mustard and vinegar instead of lemon.”
5. Sour cream dressing
Tracing back to Central and Eastern Europe, sour cream dressing is thinned with lemon juice or vinegar, brightened with Dijon mustard and sometimes sweetened with sugar and paprika for dressings that shine on potato or egg salads.
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It is a base for many home cooks, who dress it up further with fresh herbs or green onions.
6. Tomato-based dressings
Tomato-based dressings once added a pop of color and tang to mid-century salads, led by Kraft’s Catalina dressing of the 1960s.
Made with tomato purée, vinegar, sugar and seasonings, these dressings inspired later favorites like bacon and tomato dressing.
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Nebraska’s Dorothy Lynch dressing, created in the 1940s using tomato soup, proves tomato-based dressings have a legacy well beyond French dressing.
As one social media user fondly recalled, a tomato soup-based dressing was the star of many a church potluck in the 1960s.
7. Poppyseed and celery seed dressing
Along with Catalina, poppyseed and celery seed dressings also once dominated supermarket shelves through the 1970s, each offering a different take on “sweet and tangy.”
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Celery seed dressing, dating back to the 1960s, is a blend of oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard and celery seeds. Poppy seed dressing, popularized in the 1950s, combines sugar, vinegar, mustard, onion and oil with poppy seeds.
“My mom used to make celery seed dressing from her ‘Better Homes and Gardens’ 1965 cookbook. It’s basically a poppy seed sweet-sour dressing made from scratch, but with celery seed instead,” one Redditor recalled. “Very good.”
Researchers say millions ditched bread for no reason — here’s what’s really happening
You might not need to break up with bread after all, new research suggests.
A large-scale scientific review led by researchers at the University of Melbourne found that gluten may not be the real cause of gut symptoms that lead millions of people worldwide to avoid it unnecessarily.
An international team of scientists from Australia, the Netherlands, Italy and the U.K. analyzed years of global data on non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), a condition often described as gluten intolerance without the autoimmune reaction seen in celiac disease.
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Researchers found that in controlled trials, only a small percentage of people actually reacted to gluten, with most showing no difference between gluten and a placebo, according to the findings published in The Lancet in late October.
While about 10% of adults worldwide report bloating, fatigue or gut pain after eating foods containing gluten, only 16% to 30% of those cases show true gluten-specific reactions, the paper found.
“Contrary to popular belief, most people with NCGS aren’t reacting to gluten,” associate professor Jessica Biesiekierski, the lead author, said in a statement. “Our findings show that symptoms are more often triggered by fermentable carbohydrates, commonly known as FODMAPs, by other wheat components or by people’s expectations and prior experiences with food.”
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FODMAPs, certain types of carbs found in foods like onions, wheat, beans and dairy, can cause bloating or digestive discomfort in some people. Even generally healthy foods can be high in FODMAPs, which is why doctors sometimes recommend a medically supervised elimination diet to pinpoint sensitivities.
The new review also reframes NCGS as part of a broader gut–brain interaction, similar to irritable bowel syndrome, rather than a distinct gluten-related disorder.
The gut–brain connection refers to the two-way communication between the digestive system and the brain through nerves, hormones and gut microbes, according to the National Institutes of Health. The study’s authors said that people’s expectations, stress levels and how they interpret gut sensations can all influence how their bodies respond to food.
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The review examined published research on gluten sensitivity up to January 2025, covering dietary challenge studies, gut–brain interactions and psychological “nocebo” effects, when symptoms occur because people expect them to.
The authors say the results could help doctors make more accurate diagnoses, reduce unnecessary, restrictive gluten-free diets and help shift messaging away from the idea that gluten is inherently harmful.
The study also noted that the $11 billion gluten-free market continues to shape perceptions of gluten sensitivity.
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Dr. Leybelis Padilla, a San Diego gastroenterologist and lifestyle medicine physician, said the findings reflect what many experts have long believed.
“These findings really just affirm what most of us in the gastroenterology community have been saying all along — that gluten isn’t the villain in most cases,” Padilla, who was not involved in the study, told Fox News Digital. “Gluten has been vilified over the years and somehow transformed to be the cause of all digestive health issues and overall body inflammation.
“There are many things at play,” she added, “and sometimes it’s even the other ingredients in processed foods that might be causing the symptoms.”
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Padilla agrees the gut–brain connection plays a major role in digestive health.
“That sudden urge to have a bowel movement before a big speech is a prime example,” she explained.
“Some patients get so stressed and anxious regarding their gluten-free diet that I have often wondered how much of that is actually causing the brain-gut connection to be in overdrive, and if it is actually the stress they are under causing those symptoms,” she added.
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Her advice for those with ongoing gut issues is to see a gastroenterologist.
“We never want to miss a diagnosis of celiac disease, in which case there is whole body inflammation triggered by gluten exposure, which can cause significant distress and health issues, including malabsorption and bone density issues, to name a few,” she said, adding that the condition does require being gluten-free.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to the study’s authors for comment.