Good morning! Popular posts from this past week include a trio of cocktails based on the heroines of our favorite period drama, not one but two Before & After kitchen makeovers, a terrific idea for a 30th birthday party, and a guide to essential kitchen prep tools and utensils.

15. Downton Abbey Cocktails: Mary
14. Before & After: A Mid-Century Kitchen Makeover
13. Easy Dessert Recipe: Dark Chocolate & Hazelnut Skillet Blondies
12. Recreating the Masters: Sandwiches as Art
12. Downton Abbey Cocktails: Edith
10. Essential Kitchen Prep Tools & Utensils

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Happy Saturday! Popular posts from this past week include a tour of a lovely rental kitchen, a few pantry essentials when you're feeding a toddler, and 15 meals made with bacon. Read on for these and more hot posts:

15. Calling All Sandwich Lovers! The Return of the Toas-Tite
14. All About: Undermount Kitchen Sinks
13. My Pantry Essentials: 5 Staples for Feeding a Toddler
12. Nobel Glass Travel Thermos Product Review
11. 15 Marvelous Meals With Beautiful Bacon
10. What Are Some Lunches That Freeze Well? More

Happy weekend! Popular posts this past week included a look at the 40 most common cooking mistakes, the deceptive cost of single-serve coffee, Valentine's Day cards for foodies that made us laugh, and a few (or 20!) of our best chocolate recipes.

15. Alison & Kevin's Floor-to-Ceiling Kitchen Remodel in Seattle
14. For the Perfect Steak, First Freeze It Solid. Then Cook for an Hour.
13. Take Another Little Pizza My Heart: Valentine's Day Cards for Food-Lovers
12. Essential Weeknight Recipes: Two Soups My Kid Will (Almost) Always Eat
11. Quick Recipe: Healthier Zucchini and Carrot Fritters
10. 15 Fresh (and Unexpected!) Ways to Serve Up Spaghetti More

Happy Super Bowl Weekend! It's clear from a few of this past week's most popular posts—recipes for the ultimate nacho cheese sauce, slow cooked barbacoa beef, and savory beer and cheddar dip—that many of you have Game Day on your mind. But it's not just party food that piqued your interest. A post on regrowing scallions on your windowsill and a roundup of Before & After kitchen renovations also made it into the spotlight. Check out these posts and more below:

15. Recipe: Sweet and Spicy Roasted Carrots, Parsnips, and Chickpeas
14. Lighten Up & Cheer! 10 Lighter, Healthier Super Bowl Snacks
13. The Rubber Band Trick: How to Keep a Cut Apple Fresh in Your Lunchbox
12. Nacho Tips & Recipe: The Ultimate Nacho Cheese Sauce
11. Super Bowl Recipe: Beer & Cheddar Dip
10. Maria's Smart $6100 Kitchen Facelift More

Our most popular posts this week included a look at the kitchens, food, and cooks of the Occupy movement; a tasty roasted eggplant salad recipe; a discussion on food items you should never store in the fridge; 10 ways to get more vegetables into your diet; and the BEST chocolate mousse of them all.

15. Break Out the Blender: Smoothies Galore
14. The Kitchens, Food & Cooks of the Occupy Movement
13. Roasted Eggplant Salad with Smoked Almonds and Goat Cheese
12. Are There Any Foods That Should Never Be Stored In the Fridge?
11. Recipe: Chicken and Swiss Chard Pasta Bake
10. Hold the Cake: 10 Light Desserts To Satisfy a Sweet Tooth More

Popular posts this past week included three tips for making the cheesiest Mac 'n' Cheese of your life, 10 variations on buttermilk quick bread, a look at what five extra feet of countertop space does to a kitchen, and how to clean your kitchen (and keep it clean) in only 20 minutes a day for 30 days. Read on for these and more popular posts from the week!

15. Recipe: Tarragon Chicken Fricassee
14. So Hungry, I Could Eat a... Horse Spaghetti Measure from Iceland
13. How a Single Layer Cake Makes Everything Just a Little Nicer
12. Try This! Put a Cup of Mayonnaise in Your Next Chocolate Cake
11. Recipe: Fettucini with Balsamic Delicata Squash & Bitter Greens
10. 3 Tips for Making the Cheesiest, Most Over-the-Top Mac 'n' Cheese of Your Life More

Popular posts this past week included 5 rules for totally tasty scrambled eggs, a tour of Irish culinary star Rachel Allen's kitchen, the best recipes and tips for homemade vinaigrettes, and an adorable stop-motion marriage proposal video for a cook.

15. Totally Tasty Tortilla Soup
14. Cuppow: The Lid That Turns a Canning Jar Into a Travel Mug
13. Before & After: Beautiful Breakfast Nook Transformation
12. The Renter's Dilemma: Ugly, Ubiquitous Granite Countertops
11. Brighten Up! 15 Recipes & Tips for Homemade Vinaigrettes
10. Lighten up Pasta Carbonara: 5 Delicious Recipes More

Popular posts this past week included tips for better grilled cheese and better winter smoothies, two soup recipes, and advice on stocking your home bar.

15. Recipe: Hearty Chicken Minestrone
14. Bar Basics: 12 Bottles Any Bar Should Have
13. Gourmet Grilled Cheese: Tips from Ruth Reichl
12. Refreshingly Sophisticated Salads
11. Recipe: Crispy Pan-Fried Beans with Wilted Greens More

Popular posts this past week included recipes for a holiday breakfast wreath and cream cheese breakfast braids. There were tips for buying hard-to-find baking ingredients, and a roundup of our readers' favorite cookbooks of 2011. Read on for these and the top ten hot posts of the past week at The Kitchn.

15. No Iron Required: A Quick Way to De-Wrinkle Linens
14. Magic Beans to Keep Your Coffee Hot: Coffee Joulies
13. Why Christina Tosi Buys Baking Ingredients on Amazon
12. Sweet Breakfast Recipe: Cream Cheese Braids
11. Try This: Cinnamon Water More

Popular posts this past week included DIY family cookbooks, a look back at our childhood kitchens, recipes for holiday cookies and pork ragu, and more. Read on as we count down the top 15 posts published in the past week.

15. The Kitchens Where We First Learned to Love Food
14. Mystery Oil: What's Really Inside This Box?
13. Comforting Recipe: Vegetarian Matzo Ball Soup
12. Winter Recipe: Pork Ragu with Semolina Gnocchi
11. Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter & Italian Chicken Soup
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