Gourmet gets shuttered (what's next!?), two lovely kitchens — including a budget renovation with heart — and six easy stir-fry sauces. You'll never order takeout again. Read on for these and the rest of the most popular posts from the past week.

15. Julia Child Improvises (With Blowtorch) on Letterman
14. Gourmet Magazine Closing
13. Recipe: Baked Apple Streusel Pancake Bars
12. Wedding Registry: If You Could Do It All Over Again...
11. Hot and Milky: Malted Cocoa Mix from Alton Brown

10. A Kitchen Modeled after a San Francisco Restaurant

9. Recipe: Hot & Sour Soup - So Easy!

8. Kitchen Tour: Tamar's Labor of Love Renovation

7. Quick Weeknight Dinner Recipes with Eggs

6. Birthday Cake Two Ways

5. Five Ways to Eat: Quinoa

4. Five Ways to Eat: Broccoli

3. Baking Tip: Make Your Own Brown Sugar

2. Five Ways to Eat: Oats

1. Lobster to Sweet & Sour: How To Make 6 Stir-Fry Sauces

Previous Hot Posts: Salty Candied Bacon and Margaret Roach's Garden Kitchen: Most popular posts published September 25 - October 1, 2009