Apartment Therapy The Kitchn - Archive for the week of 2007-11-04

Weekend Reflection: Soul Care

"Tending the things around us and becoming sensitive to the importance of home, daily schedule, and maybe even the clothes we wear, are ways of caring for the soul. When Marsilio Ficino wrote his self...

AT Countdown: 11.10.07

Get Your Gravy On

Bring your gravy to the Thanksgiving table in style. We hosted Thanksgiving a few years ago and forgot that we didn't have a gravy boat until the guests we're all sitting at the table staring at a m...

Open Thread #120

What's in the oven this weekend? (To All Open Threads)...

Vino: Talking Turkey, Part 1

Let's get one thing straight, there is not one perfect Thanksgiving Dinner wine. With so many flavors and personal interpretations of Thanksgiving, it would be impossible to narrow all taste buds and ...

Trivets from Anthropologie

Trivets for the holidays. We have trivets on the brain, ever since that expensive trivet from MoMA we saw a few days ago. Anthropologie has some beautiful trivets for much less right now. This gloss...

NYC Kitchen Events: Meet Padma, Vegetarian Thanksgiving Class

Cherry Pie II by Vic Vicini • Meet Padma Lakshmi: Padma Lakshmi, host of Bravo's Top Chef, will discuss the origins of the recipes in her new book "Tangy, Tart, Hot & Sweet: A World of Recipe...

AT Countdown: 11.9.07

Green Tomato Finalist #6: Roopa's Green Tomato and Lentil Stew

[The sixth and last finalist in our Green Tomato Contest is Roopa - we liked the ease of this recipe and also that she used homegrown green tomatoes in her tomato and lentil stew. Voting on all six ...

Thanksgiving 2007: What's Your Favorite Side Dish?

Turkey gets a lot of press at Thanksgiving, but we all know the side dishes are the real stars. Gravy, mashed potatoes, homemade cranberry sauce - we love them all, but for us it wouldn't be Thanksgiv...

Green Tomato Finalist #5: Rachel's Roasted Poblano Pepper & Green Tomato Chili

[Rachel is the fifth of our six Green Tomato Contest finalists. We liked how she used green tomatoes from her mother's garden in this roasted pepper and green tomato chili. The entry and recipe are ...

Over Easy: Egg on Pizza

Egg on pizza - sound strange? This Wild Mushroom and Bacon Pizza with "over easy egg" is a recipe from New Orleans chef John Besh in House & Garden. We actually tried this last week, and it wa...

Green Tomato Finalist #4: Sanja's Green Tomatoes and Aceto Balsamico Jam

[Sanja in Croatia is the fourth of our six Green Tomato Contest finalists. We excerpted her original recipe and some of her writeup below - see the whole thing on Sanja's weblog, Fresh Adriatic Fish...

Recipe: Fresh Cranberry Scones

Fresh tart cranberries - we take advantage of their abundance this time of year and pack them into everything. These traditional scones are flaky and not too sweet, with pops of brilliant cranberry ...

Green Tomato Finalist #3: Tonia's Eggs Benedict with Green Tomatoes

[Tonia third of our six Green Tomato Contest finalists. We loved how she brought green tomatoes to the breakfast table. This is reprinted from the original post on her weblog. Voting on all six fina...

Good Eats: Getting Serious About Thanksgiving

[Twice a week we're rounding up our favorite recipes and tips from our friends at Serious Eats and sharing them here. We also want to say Hi to the new readers who found us through Serious Eats and ar...

Flavor Builders: How to Caramelize Onions

There are a few simple things in the kitchen that can skyrocket the flavor of a dish. Caramelized onions are one of these things. Deeply browned onion slices, cooked for a long time in a little butter...

Green Tomato Finalist #2: Sacha's Green Tomato Chutney

[Sacha is the second of our six Green Tomato Contest finalists, and she certainly wins the prize for most international entry, all the way from Moscow! Voting on all six finalists will start Friday....

Automatic Donut Maker
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Meet the Dough-nu-matic from (where else?) SkyMall. For only $129.99 you can have a contraption that shapes, fries, and drains a dozen mini-doughnuts in under six minutes. It reminds us of one of ou...

Green Tomato Finalist #1: Kerry's Curried Green Tomatoes

[Here is the first of our six Green Tomato Contest finalists. We liked how Kerry adapted her original recipe - her recipe is after the jump. Voting on all six finalists will start Friday!] This is ...

Thursday Giveaway: iSi Baster Brush and Silicone Bowl

We're always eager to try new multi-function kitchen gadgets and share them with you. Just in time for Thanksgiving, we're giving away this silicone baster that doubles as a brush (see the hot action ...

Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Stuffed Pumpkin

Turkey is the traditional showstopper on a platter at Thanksgiving, but what if you're planning a vegan or vegetarian holiday meal? This Pumpkin Stuffed with Vegetable Stew over at Epicurious is a g...

Test Kitchen: Domino's One-Hour Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving dinner in an hour? How is that possible? Last year Domino Magazine had a feature on making Thanksgiving dinner in an hour, from scratch. Shelterrific gave the recipes a whirl in their rea...

How To: Make Chicken Stock

Homemade chicken stock is a kitchen project that we firmly believe everyone should try at least once. It's much easier to buy it at Trader Joe's, and we often do this too. But when you have bones left...

NY Times Dining Section Roundup: Artisan Foods and Home Cooking

The New York Times' Dining Section was all about homey comfort cooking and artisan foods this week... Basic Pie: No Oven Required: Mark Bittman makes pizza... on the stove? He says that pizza frit...

Kitchen Roundup: Kitchen design from our sister sites

Felt Wine Rack - it flattens out of the way when not in use. Seen at AT:Chicago. More good kitchen and tabletop stuff from our sister sites after the jump... ...

Thanksgiving 2007: What Are Your Plans?

Thanksgiving is two weeks from Thursday. In the United States that meal looms larger than perhaps any other all year. Between the turkey challenge, classic pumpkin pie, and other expectations and trad...

Perle Trivet from MoMA

Modern, modular trivet. The Perle Trivet is made out of porcelain beads and red leather, and it twists and turns to adapt to multiple dishes and sizes. We never seem to have enough trivets when big ...

eBay Scavenger: Vintage Blue Canisters

Rice, sugar, currants, pepper and cinnamon are the labels on these vintage canisters, dating from 1935. They are currently going for $32.39, with shipping from Australia. The auction ends November 1...

Tip: Proof Bread Dough in the Microwave

A trick for proofing your bread dough quickly. Technically, proofing is just rising - letting the yeast do its work. But usually when proofing is referred to it is the last rise after the bread is sha...

Green Home Book Club: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Novelist Barbara Kingsolver spent a year eating local with her family, and then they wrote a book about it together. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is their account of living off the land in modern-day Am...

The Celluloid Pantry: Gibson Cocktails and All About Eve (1950)

[Beginning this week, we'll be rerunning some favorites from The Celluloid Pantry while Nora enjoys a writer's residency at the Millay Colony for the Arts. We'll be back with all-new posts December 4....

Hungry For: Chocolate Caramel Walnut Tart

Creamy chocolate decadence is always appreciated on holiday tables, and we have been thinking about chocolate tarts. This Chocolate, Caramel, and Walnut Tart is both intense and simple. Who doesn't ...

A Sleek New Fire Extinguisher from Home Depot

We wound the clocks back an hour on Sunday. We use the time change works as a twice-yearly reminder to test our homes' fire safety devices and replace the batteries in smoke detectors, as necessary...

101 Vegan Meals in 10 Minutes
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Autumn express: Fall is a busy time, and The Urban Vegan has 101 meal ideas for vegans (and those of us who are not!) that can be ready in 10 minutes or less. Sweet baked potatoes, phyllo triangles ...

What's the Deal With: Pepino Melons

Pepino melons are not really melons; they are the fruit of a South American evergreen and actually related to the tomato and the eggplant. Sometimes they are called tree melons, or melon pears. They...

NYC Scavenger: Mauviel Hot Chocolate Pot for $100

Hey, hot chocolate fans, here's an indulgent treat for you or a sweet gift. This French-made Mauviel chrome hot chocolate pot retails for $200 at Williams-Sonoma, but is available for half that here. ...

Fruitcake and Turkey: Holiday Cards for Cooks

Holy cow - it's the holidays! Thanksgiving is two weeks away and Christmas is around the corner - are you already thinking about holiday cards? We usually leave cards and stationery to our sister site...

No-Knead Bread in a Hurry

Remember no-knead bread? A year ago this Thursday, Mark Bittman published a recipe that turned into a craze - sweeping instant yeast off shelves in New York and inducing a run on Dutch ovens. ...

No-Knead Bread: Alternative to Dutch Ovens

This No-Knead Bread recipe has become an enduring internet food phenomenon; our theory is that it's shown people just easy bread can be. Fit it to your schedule, make bread in no time and bypass the...

Word of Mouth: Bölleflade

Bölleflade n. Swiss onion tart with a flaky crust and caramelized onions. This recipe for Bölleflade comes from a feature in Saveur that explored the food culture of a little town in West Virgini...

Is the Grocery Store Shake Up Bad for New Yorkers?

D'Agostino and Gristede's grocery chains are closing some locations here in NYC. Rent is just too high, owners report. Some say good riddance to the closing of stores known for high prices and a less...

How Do You Grate a Lemon?

Here's a question for all you bakers: how do you grate your lemons? This can be a very time-consuming task when you want a lemon cake or lemon cookies or lemon icing - all the holiday baking often dem...

Kitchen Tools: Instant-Read Thermometer

This is the time of year when an instant-read thermometer becomes nearly necessary for home cooks. Thanksgiving turkeys, Christmas roasts, and holiday candy all demand the precision of a thermometer. ...

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