What kind of weekly menu could you cook up for $25 per week? That plus wine storage under the stairs, a spicy cider sorbet, some new favorite gins, and quick microwave potato chips. Read on for these highlights (plus a few more) from a year ago this week.

• Could You Eat on $25 a Week?

• Alternative Sweeteners: Yacon Syrup

• Recipe: Asian Pear, Fresh Date, and Pomegranate Salad

• Top Five Things To Do With Potatoes, plus 16 Kinds of Potatoes

• And DIY Potato Chips in the Microwave

• Autumn Recipe: Spiced Apple Cider Sorbet

• Wine Storage Under the Stairs

• Spotlight on Gin: Some New Favorites

• Kitchen Color Inspiration: Hitachino Beer

• How To Pick A Ripe Melon

• Five Ways to Prepare Tempeh

• Great appetizers and snacks: Jam + Pork + Cheese, Sweet and Salty Cinnamon Almonds, and Peanut Butter Popcorn

• Kitchen Tour: Ragdale House Travels Through Time

Previous Year Ago Lookback: How To Cook Quinoa and Open Wine Without a Corkscrew