Last week when we gave you the first Cure download, a reminder sheet for your groceries, reader Eliza said she would also like a way of remembering when each leftover was cooked. We realized that some...
What do you have planned for your kitchen and table this weekend? More cleaning and Curing, or ham-and-cheese picnics on the balcony? Is the weather beautiful where you are? Are you inside or out this...
We met Emily at her home on a cold Wednesday morning when her husband and four kids (all under 9) were out and occupied. We chatted while she showed us around the old Victorian which was quiet and cal...
Oh yes. All the cuteness of a cake pop, all the fun of an easy appetizer, and it's all wrapped up in bacon....
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We've had several requests for a Kitchn Twitter stream, and we're finally giving in. We post quite a lot here, so don't expect very frequent updates there, but we may offer a tweet every now and then ...
We'll give you a couple of hints. It's in Mississippi, and it belonged to a writer. Read on for a quote from the writer's memoir, a childhood memory of a full moon and a favorite food......
My mom grew up in the 40s and 50s camping in Yosemite where she dined on my grandfather's version of a sardine sandwich: a Ritz cracker with a slice of cheddar, a lump of sardine packed in mustard, an...
Even if you're not officially taking the Kitchen Cure this year, we hope you've been inspired and motivated by our decluttering and organizing posts this week! Here's one last post to take with you in...
Small Cool 2009 is in the voting stage now (have you voted for your favorite small cool space yet?) and as we reviewed some of the entries we realized that the international entrants often have t...
Okay, after so many Cure-takers called out for help with their pot lid problems, both Faith and I have weighed in, in depth, on the issue. I slide mine above my hanging pot rack (here are the details ...
Look at this hot stove!! Also, a debate on pressure cooking beans, and what it really takes to open a pizza joint....
We are great fans of Los Angeles chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, whose dishes are never fussy but always fresh and inspired. So when we received their April newsletter with a recipe for Bab...
If you're doing the Kitchn Cure, you've been busy decluttering and re-organizing your kitchens this week. We've been thinking about the appliances and other equipment we only use a few times a year an...
Take a Martini, that sublime mixture of cool, crisp gin and dry vermouth, and garnish it with a pickled onion instead of a green olive. Now you have a Gibson.
But what if that delicately savory, cru...
We love offering DIY recipes — recipes for things like butter, instant oatmeal, chocolate pudding, yellow cake, crackers and jam. You can see a huge list of all our DIY recipes here. But is it m...
Remember these Easter egg cakes we made a few weeks ago? We had a container full of pound cake scraps sitting in the freezer that we didn't want to waste, and cake pops were too laborious for a weekni...
We recently received a question from a reader who had bought a jar of ghee. She was curious how long it would last in the fridge, and what she could use it for. Sara writes: I also got a jar of ghee; ...
We've all been at those large parties where we're handed a "Hello my name is..." sticker when we walk through the door and then stand around feeling rather awkward while we make small talk with strang...
Thank you to everyone who voted for their favorite 1% For The Planet non-profit. We had more comments and votes than ever before, and we're happy to say that we'll be giving 1% of our 2008 profits to ...
In Kyoto, there is a market hall with beautiful stained glass ceilings that stretches on for six city blocks. Called the Nishiki Market, this place is a food lovers' paradise; row after row of the fr...
This recipe has been on my mind for a long time — over a year, in fact. It was published right here on The Kitchn as part of a kitchen tour: Devesh and Tara's Spice Pantry. It just looked so goo...
I have a fresh appreciation for Ina Garten these days, after her recipe for lemon cake turned out to rave reviews on Easter. And now that I've gotten a closer look at her city kitchen, I'm smitte...
The New York City farmers' markets are still peeking out from under the blanket of winter. Ramps have arrived, but there's not much else in the way of exciting produce. There are, however, plenty of f...
This is the mac n' cheese that we grew up on - creamy sauce, chewy pasta, and don't spare the cheese! This was way before "fat" was a dirty word, but we still can't think of anything else we'd rather ...
We're gearing up for the Kitchen Cure's third week when we'll be talking a lot about ingredients. Those who are participating (wow, almost 700 of you!) cleaned out the fridge and pantry during Week 1....
How is this week's Cure assignment going? Have you reevaluated your kitchen tools and utensils, and decluttered? Are you Curing your equipment and storage? Send us photos of your before shots, an...
Having trouble parting with that old potato peeler? Or the cute egg separater you use twice a year? Well, here's an easy, low-stress way to wean yourself off your "occasional use" kitchen utensils and...
Chocolate bread pudding, vegan lemon bars, and a cheery table for a spring party. ...
This kitchen corner with dining nook is one of our favorite tiny kitchen spaces from Small Cool 2009. The whole apartment is only 260 square feet! Ann, the owner, made some tradeoffs, though, when she...
We've got a serious case of sandwich envy in this week's roundup. Plus, using leftover pickle juice in a Scarlett Quinoa Salad and desserts for right now. ...
This is a good question for today, given all our recent talk about knife storage. Reader Jesse writes: My boyfriend and I are moving in together this month to our first darling little apartment. One o...
Earth Day (April 22nd) in the U.S. was yesterday and Dana gave us lots of Earth Day friendly ideas. Over the past five years we have seen an exponential jump in the number of wineries promoting their ...
Here's a piece of spring morning whimsy. Do you remember this very hungry caterpillar cake? It was such a cute idea, and so well-done. Well, if you'd like to bake a caterpillar cake of your own, ...
A few days ago, Emma asked for your suggestions on the best mop for the kitchen. You all gave a lot of good opinions, but I have one more. See, the mop I use most frequently is attached to my arm....
Every week we round up our favorite eating and cooking from our friends at Serious Eats. This week the Grocery Ninja takes on kumquats, those sour little explosions of citrus, salty-sour inside, and s...
One thing you can say for the food world - there's always something new! If it's not foams and infusions, it's some new ingredient like microgreens that has everyone excited. So what are microgreens? ...
On a very chilly Easter Sunday, together with my bee partner, we picked up our package of bees from our beekeeping instructor, who had driven all the way to Georgia and back with bee packages for some...
We know you're still cleaning out cupboards and organizing pots and pans as part of the Cure. Decorating may be a ways off. But we thought we'd give you a little jolt of colorful inspiration. A p...
Yesterday we asked you for your best knife storage solutions. Where do you store your knives? Do you hang them on the wall? Throw them in a drawer? Well, several of you responded, and here's a lo...
We have this pretty great arrangement whereby I keep a canister for kitchen scraps on my counter, and our neighbor, who has a small garden and compost bin behind her apartment, takes the scraps down e...
If you're starting to really get into baking, treat yourself to an electronic scale. This may seem like a superfluous addition to your kitchen equipment at first, but trust us - it will be your best f...
As you are clearing out extra tools and pans in your cupboards, you may also be confronted afresh with a state of disorganization. We don't all have custom-built drawers and shelves, crafted carefully...
A friend gave us a homemade blend of this spice mix a while back and we just had to share! Za'atar seasoning is fragrant and tangy with just a hint of nuttiness. This sounds like a spice mix with a lo...
Take a look at this very classy strawberry gelatin with a creamy topping. You'd never suspect it was plain old Jell-O, would you?...
When we launched the Kitchen Cure, we asked people to tell us about the problems they had with their kitchens. One issue that came up many times was the problem of where to store pot lids.
Faith and...
Here's a question from reader lili2728 that we noticed in the comments on our recent post on garden tools: I'm a novice gardener planning to begin a vegetable garden. Do you have any book recommendati...
Think baking is hard? Afraid to cook without a recipe? Chef and author Michael Ruhlman has some simple-but-profound advice: Start thinking about cooking in terms of ratios. ...
Take a look at this simple pot rack. It isn't made out of anything fancy; in fact, it's made from just one inexpensive product that isn't found in the kitchen aisle at all. ...
What are you doing today to celebrate the earth and raise environmental awareness? Here in The Kitchn, we think that every day is Earth Day and do our best to promote delicious, sustainable kitchen p...
As you clean out your drawers and evaluate your kitchen equipment, here's a good quote from chef Dan Barber to keep you grounded: Q: What is your single most important cooking tool?
A: A spoon. The mo...
In The New York Times today, Melissa Clark writes about her ex-mother-in-law's Italian stuffed artichokes. It's a dish we've made and shared with you before, only ours has one distinct difference. Rea...
This time last year we were deep into our first Kitchen Cure, and there is a lot of inspiration in our archives for those of you doing the Cure this year. There were also some great spring recipes and...
We've had plenty of pizza for breakfast in our day, so scrambled eggs for dinner isn't too far of a stretch! Aside from being a fun change of pace, making breakfast for weeknight dinners has a few oth...
There are a lot of reasons to choose white dinnerware - the emphasis remains on the food, pieces are easy to replace - but for some, standard white can be a bit boring...
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We want to see how you store your knives! As you are cleaning up extra tools and decluttering cupboards, are you making changes in how you store and organize those most essential of kitchen tools: the...
This is another installment from the wedding shower/cocktail party we threw last week (where we also served those tomato skewers). We've already made these little pizzas again, they're so easy and goo...
Morels are one of our favorite mushrooms of all time, and they're in season right now! Since they're harvested from the wild, morels come with a fair amount of grit and all those little nooks and cran...
Look, a sushi roller! It's like a pasta machine and a ravioli filler all in one, except, you know, for sushi rolls. This roller is a concept for the kitchen ecology exhibition at Dwell on Design ...
We're almost there! Apartment Therapy is giving away 1% of our 2008 profits to the nonprofit of your choice. You've given us your recommendations, and we've rounded up your Top 4 and added in 2 top ch...
We've been talking about make-ahead lunches with recipes that can carry you through the week, but what about make-ahead breakfasts too? You've asked us for easy, portable breakfast recipes, and here's...
Congratulations to everyone who finished the first week of the Kitchen Cure by cleaning out the fridge, freezer, and pantry. If you haven't got that far yet, no worries — the Cure is fluid, and ...
Regular pasteurization we can understand and even get on board with to a certain extent. Since the vast majority of our milk is still pooled from several different sources, it makes sense to take some...
Did you know that you can eat dandelions? Not just the greens, mind you — the pesky little yellow flowers themselves? ...
When I cleaned out my freezer last week as part of The Kitchen Cure's Week 1 Assignment, I found some duck legs. What a treasure! Most frozen meat, including duck legs from an unknown date, is best sl...
With spring knocking on the door, and brighter sunshine coming in through the windows, we're looking for a little more color in the kitchen. This kitchen delivers it in spades. It's a modest kitc...
For a vegan, traveling can be a bit daunting. Unless you’re heading to a city with lots of vegan food options, how can you be sure your trip won’t be ruined by endless side salads and dry toast? A...
Ironically, just as we begin Week #2 of the Kitchen Cure and tell you to clean out extra unused pans and tools from your cupboards, I go to IKEA and buy a new cake pan. (Although, keeping the Cure in ...
Understanding how cheeses age is about as important as being aware of the difference between a perfectly ripened peach and one that is as hard as a softball. Knowing what's right is most definitely to...
Look at the beautiful loquats in this photo from reader Camilla. She is wondering what to do with all this fruit on her tree.What do I do with loquats? I just moved to Southern California, and while I...
Do you do this? We've never known any other way of corralling all our mixer attachments. Our mother put hers in the bowl, and we've always done the same. Whether your mixer is a KitchenAid or somethin...
Did you catch all the recipes we published last week? There were a lot of them! Fresh spring salads, a lamb sandwich, lemon cake, and pasta with peas and ramps. Here they are in one place, just in cas...
April is National Grilled Cheese Month! Evan Kleiman has Laura Werlin, author of Great Grilled Cheese, on the show to talk about the history of this sandwich and to share a few recipes. What's your fa...
What a simple and lovely idea for a place setting. A small bunch of radishes are tied together with twine and placed upon a cloth napkin, creating a very organic (literally) yet modern table tableau. ...
Last week Emma urged us to make our lunches ahead — having a big bowl of something you can easily take to work is one of the best ways to make sure you eat a homemade lunch instead of going out ...
Not quite a potluck, definitely more high brow than a picnic, and more exciting than a meal in a restaurant, the renegade supper club is part of a growing trend of food lovers gathering in fields, war...
One of the most common questions we get from readers goes something like this: I'm outfitting a new kitchen — what do I need? Or, similarly: I'm moving and I have to pare down! What do I get rid...
Please, just one! We've tried all sorts of mops, from those sponge-type ones to smaller home-versions of the industrial cotton string mop. They're unwieldy, messy, and half the time we just feel like ...
Here's another "what-do-I-do-with-this question" — this one is from reader Liz. My father in law and brother in law hunt all winter and recently "gifted" my husband and I with several pounds of ...
We love the look of old fashioned canning jars for storing rice, beans, oatmeal, or tea bags. You can find them a lot of places—flea markets, garage sales, and The Container Store—but vintage ones...
When we're throwing a dinner party or any other kind of gathering, we like to do as much of the cooking ahead of time as we possibly can. We love this trick of freezing baked, unfrosted cake rounds be...
Two egg slicers, separated by at least fifty years, plus vegan animal crackers with a kick! ...
Faith says her pots lids are slithering everywhere. We'll help you with that this week. She adds that her tool drawer is "embarrassingly jumbled." See for yourself on the next page.
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Wow, look at this radish wreath! Wreaths aren't just for winter greenery and fall gourds — check out this very springlike version that you can make yourself. ...
Just when we thought we knew all there was to know about kumquat varieties, we discovered limequats at our local farmers' market. ...
So, how did your weekend Cure activities go? Is your fridge gleaming? Are your cupboards decluttered and neat? I wish mine were! I have been meaning to show you my own fridge, in the spirit of honesty...
Do you use recipe cards? Do you keep them organized in a box, maybe alphabetically or by subject? Or maybe you like to copy a favorite recipe onto a card and attach it to a whisk or a clutch of ...
Can you guess what the top 15 posts of last week were? Count down with us — there was the first Kitchen Cure assignment and a lot of good ideas for cleaning out your cupboards; there was an egg ...
We had a weekend full of fried food, mindless snacking, and a road trip stop at Waffle House. We know you've been there, too, waking up on Monday morning with a craving for salad (for breakfast). How ...
Over the past few months, we've seen articles pop up in all the national papers about how people are cooking at home more in order to save money during the depression. We cheer a little every time we ...
The French company Ekobo creates the most beautiful bamboo tableware we've seen, with over 300 handcrafted products in delicious colors. (Like an eco-friendly version of Fiestaware!)
The process is ...
Confession: I do not have a green thumb. I would like one but the truth is I'm lucky to keep a few house plants (barely) alive. I just don't have the instinct for it like I have the instinct for ho...
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