A whole roasted pumpkin, kitchen myths (true or false?), five ways to eat several favorite vegetables, a chewy Filipino dessert, and more in this past week's top posts!
15. Five Ways to Eat: Artichok...
What's cooking this weekend? Do you have any fun weekend projects planned for Halloween — maybe something like this homemade candy corn? Or maybe you're making rich, hot fall food like beef stew...
Tomorrow is Halloween! Are you looking for a few good things to cook this weekend? Here's a look back at some of our best Halloween and autumn recipes, including DIY candy corn, bat-shaped Oreos, cand...
I love looking at the part of the pantry that has been cured. (Amelia, Santa Monica, CA)
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• Cure Clock: Closing in o...
Making pumpkin soup is one of our Halloween week traditions. Last year, it was pumpkin tortilla. This year, we tried a Thai-inspired recipe for pumpkin curry with peanut butter and coconut milk. ...
Maybe it's because Halloween falls on a Saturday night, or maybe it's the gloomy economy. Whichever it is, everyone seems to be in a spooky Halloween spirit this year! There is a lot of fabulou...
We've been making the same basic lasagna - Mom's recipe! - for years. We love this comfort food without reserve, but it's also nice to mix things up now and again. These five lasagna recipes are tanta...
Pot pie feels like a weekend dish to us. You have a little extra time to make the pastry, and it's just as cozy and comforting as making a bit pot of stew... only you get a bonus buttery crust alo...
It was a beautiful day at the San Rafael Farmer's Market last Sunday. Some late summer produce was still around, such as squash blossoms, berries, tomatoes, and peppers, but it's fading fast. ...
One last roundup of treats for Halloween, including truly orange pumpkin pancakes (with cinnamon syrup!), red hot homemade candy, and slightly more healthy white chocolate ghosts....
This week, to be quite honest, has been more about making a Flower Princess costume for our three year old than about cooking. We have ordered takeout both nights, my fingers have multiple stab wounds...
Maybe you have a rental kitchen. Maybe you don't have the resources to renovate a kitchen that you own. But you're stuck with ugly, cracked, or disfigured countertops. What to do? Here are a few creat...
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Winter is a great time to tackle a new cooking project! The blustery weather makes us want to hole up in the kitchen and attempt all sorts of fabulous and complicated concoctions - plus there always s...
I picked up some late-harvest unripe green tomatoes at the farmer's market, and made fried green tomatoes. Then I stacked them up between bread, lettuce, red onion, and mayonnaise in a delicious sand...
These candies may look like cookies and cream Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, but they're actually homemade treats that are packing some really interesting flavors. Read more about them below, plus how qu...
Q: Do you have any blender recommendations? My mother offered to buy me a fancy one for my birthday.
Do you have any suggestions for a good one that will blend up some rocking margaritas for much l...
During October we paired up with Social Workout to bring you some tips and help for healthier eating. One day a week we brought you a healthy ingredient, and Social Workout paired it up with an exerci...
Like Elizabeth, we like something green on our dinner plate, both to round out a full meal and for that bright pop of color. In fact, the transformation of vegetables like spinach and broccoli from da...
We opened up a bag of orzo the other day to discover this: just one long ziti sitting uncomfortably out of place among its orzo cousins. Where'd it come from? ...
We love white distilled vinegar. We don't love the way it smells.
But we love it. It's pretty cheap, it's non-toxic, environmentally-friendly, and you can use it to do (literally) like a thousand th...
Jean Greenfield's husband did most of the major work on her beautiful vintage-inspired kitchen in her Arts & Crafts-style San Anselmo home. Jean is no stranger to the food industry; she has...
Ever since we read a post about oven energy and efficiency on our sister site Re-Nest, we had been yearning for a convection toaster oven. However, in a countertop-challenged kitchen, it wasn't...
We recently engaged in a fruitless and exasperating search for good-looking, reasonably priced beverage dispensers. Too bad we didn't see these then. ...
Several weeks ago, we bought some Rick's Picks Kool Gherks. They were delicious, but they didn't last long. And when we'd finished them, we realized we had a beautiful, flavorful brine full of pepperc...
About to toss an old dented muffin tin in the Goodwill box, we changed our minds. Maybe we won't be using it to bake any more muffins, but we can definitely give it a second life as a drawer organizer...
Are you going to a fun Halloween party and wondering what wine to bring? This is not the night for serious wines. Spice it up with some ghostly wines. Over the past few weeks I’ve been scouting out ...
Q: I need to bring an appetizer to a Halloween party. I have seen a lot of recipes for desserts, but I need something savory and spooky. Any suggestions?
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It doesn't matter how much counter space you have, it always seems you need more during various times throughout the year. For many it's the holiday season, but if your space is small, it could just...
Wrap up a Rice Krispie treat and call it a mummy. That's the kind of Halloween cooking we like!...
Given how much oven temperature can fluctuate, it's no wonder that one of our most repeated bits of kitchen advice is "Buy an oven thermometer!" But constantly compensating for an oven that runs hot o...
Have you ever tried a pawpaw? They're right at the end of their growing season, but in some parts of the Midwest you can still find them at farmers markets. They are a fruit native to the United State...
TV dinners! Natalie Portman! Vegetables! This week's episode of Top Chef brought us another movie star vegetarian challenge and some interesting interpretations of what constitutes a "protein."
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Q: I've been experiencing difficulty when it comes to searing meat on the stovetop, whether it's chicken breasts, pork chops or steak. I follow recipes exactly and wind up burning what I'm cooking. I ...
Welcome to October's open discussion thread at The Kitchn. This month is all about color! Color in the kitchen, harvest color, colorful meals. Do you have any cooking questions or good ideas to share,...
We're surrounded by pumpkin this time of year! Pumpkin is one of the most delicious gourds; its deep orange flesh and sweet flavor make it a wonderful food on the fall table. But you don't have to be ...
This is our kind of art project - the kind you can eat! Martha Stewart uses straight food coloring to get those vibrant colors and an interesting technique for applying them. Even with our limited art...
Two fabulous fall soups, including a chicken and potato stew. Plus, a buttery yet very dangerous fish, five uses for pumpkin seeds, how to convert Dutch oven recipes for a slow cooker, and what's a s...
Every week we bring you our favorite good eating from our friends at Serious Eats. This week we're in the mood for fall and winter salads and this one from Zuni Cafe really looks like it would hit the...
Frustrated with your kitchen? Know the space could be better? We asked a local expert for her advice on what you can do today to improve your kitchen, how to work around the most common kitchen design...
The Kitchn has a fabulous, active community, and we appreciate all of you. But we need to address an issue that is becoming more common. We notice that many community members sign their comments with ...
Looking for a good Halloween sweet to bake up before Beggar's Night? Here's the famous Thomas Keller Oreos (TKO) — crunchy chocolate cookies, with a white chocolate ganache sandwiched in between...
Are you as excited as we are about the PBS premiere of "The Botany of Desire"? Based on Michael Pollan's best-selling book of the same name, the documentary examines the relationship between people an...
What do you think of wall-mounted dry goods dispensers, like this one from Zevro? We are always torn; we like the efficient use of wallspace and the opportunity to easily dispense bulk goods like bean...
These twice baked potatoes hit a lot of the things we love! We get the creamy mashed potatoes, the tender veggies, and gooey cheese - all served up in a crispy little potato boat. Plus, it's just as e...
Which common kitchen utensil do you think it is? We actually have two (maybe three) of this space-hogging tool, and as we thought about de-cluttering this week, we realized we never, ever use it. We b...
Wow, even more iPhone/iPod Touch apps for the home cook! There are farmer's market and local food finders and videos from a popular food personality! There's also a comprehensive cheese guide and a li...
Halloween isn't a particularly cheese-centric holiday, but if you're planning a celebration of the caseophilic persuasion on Saturday, this is the cheese to serve. It's just about as classy as it gets...
Are you in a long-term rental? Does your kitchen need some help? Do you ever dream about painting the walls or the cabinets, replacing the countertop, or changing out the linoleum? How far would you (...
There's so much color throughout the entire season of fall. From the leaves on the trees to the colors of the fields, it's a fantastic time to bring a little festivity to your table as well. ...
Hey, look! Instructions for building your own smoker out of basic parts from IKEA. ...
Want to add a little color to your plate?! Lovely ribbons of green, red, and yellow pasta really bring a dish to life. They're also as easy to make as they are to eat! Here's how:...
Reader Jaime sent us a note about this stuffed pumpkin recipe she's been making for dinner lately, and it looked so spectacular we had to share it with all of you. ...
We've been celebrating color this month in The Kitchn and it's been a blast! But as the month draws to a close, I find myself ready to turn towards the simplicity of cool white porcelain. The h...
Barley is a grain that you may only know from beef barley soup. Well, there are many more ways than just soup to enjoy barley, and it has a fabulous taste all on its own. Here are a few ways to eat ba...
Q: I'm an exchange student living in Shanghai for the semester. My kitchen is pretty limited. I have two burners and a fridge/freezer, a frying pan and a cheap pot. And since I only have two months le...
Many of us probably associate "mace" with the defensive pepper spray, but the real mace is actually a pungent spice related to nutmeg! In ground form, it can turn dishes a lovely mustard yellow and ad...
One of the things we love about cool weather is the chance to drink more hot tea. Although we hardly ever practice the ritual of "teatime" in my home, it's nice every once in a while to pull out the s...
Candy corn is one of those Halloween treats that you either love or hate. We happen to enjoy those stratified orange triangles, and have been excited to try out hand at making them at home. Bu...
These were labeled "bay leaves" at our local Indian market, but we knew they weren't exactly the same as the standard bay laurel leaves in our spice cupboard. The intensely sweet cinnamon aroma convin...
This time of year, you will generally find us with our hands wrapped around a mug of tea. But we've been drinking a lot of loose-leaf teas lately, and we've not been entirely satisfied with our option...
Whether you're coming in from raking leaves or picking apples at your local farm, it's nice to have a good beer in your fridge to look forward to! This time of year, we want beers that are complex, pl...
This restaurant shot, which we're guessing is at a classic Southern joint, proves our point. Wouldn't that plate look funny if, instead of collard greens, there was a scoop of corn? Or butternut squas...
Last weekend at the San Rafael Farmer's Market, one color stood out: purple! From grapes to carrots to cauliflower, I saw this regal color everywhere. Not that I'm complaining; it is one of m...
We love kale, passionately. It's almost the only bright spot of green in the winter, and we're gearing up to eat a lot of it this year! Well, we just found the absolutely best way to eat kale all wint...
A ladder in the kitchen? We've dreamed of a library lined with bookshelves and a sliding ladder, but we never thought about a ladder in the kitchen. But that turned out to be exactly the right solutio...
Plus garden fabric and a little tribute to Where the Wild Things Are....
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Yesterday we asked you if you leave appliances out on the countertop; now we're curious about what else you leave out. The counters in our kitchens can become home to everything from potted herbs to a...
This month has been all about COLOR in the kitchen, in food, and in harvest. Well, to cap it off, we have to show you these jolly little platters, made from refinished old candlesticks! ...
We know some of you like to listen to A Prairie Home Companion while you're cooking. Maybe you caught last week's episode when Garrison Keillor talk-sang a little song about late-night guilty pleasure...
Q: For Halloween, I want to be able to offer some treats but can't justify giving out unhealthy junk food to our youth. At the same time, some parents are also cautious about letting their kids eat ho...
We often take carrots for granted. The omnipresence of "baby" carrots, whittled down to bite-size by machines, as well as carrots' year-round seasonality in grocery stores, often makes us look past th...
We stocked up on nuts this past weekend in anticipation of all the holiday baking we have planned in the next two months. A while back, we learned that the best place to keep nuts for long-term storag...
"I think the big misapprehension that people have is that cooking is time consuming. The shopping is the time consuming part."...
If you live in San Francisco, where throwing out your food scraps is now illegal, you're probably looking for more ways to use every last bit of your produce and other food waste.
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Halloween is this Saturday! Have you been surrounding yourself with candy corn and other trick or treat candy? Do you have a favorite Halloween candy, and do you incorporate it into your snacking (and...
An apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze. Growing up in Texas, I'd never heard this saying until I went off to college in New England, where I was quite surprised the first t...
What with the flaming tap water and the ecological problems with bottled water, we're seriously thinking about investing in a water filter. But most countertop water systems are awfully ugly. N...
Given the amount of crumbs that get scattered, spoons that get dropped, and pans that get spilled in the course of a single cooking session, we could probably be cleaning our kitchen floor every day a...
Whether or not you're involved in an organizational overhaul as part of our Fall Kitchen Cure, you might find some inspiration in this simple, clean spice rack from Anna at Door Sixteen. She elevated ...
This is one of my favorite Thai dishes - that crunchy, fresh, shrimpy salad slathered in lime, fish sauce, cilantro, and Thai basil. It's also one of those foods I never thought to make on my ow...
As you set up a new kitchen or optimize your workspace during the Kitchen Cure, a big decision is whether to keep anything out on the countertop. Where do you keep your toaster, stand mixer, food proc...
One of our favorite fall treats is tender little thumbprint cookies filled with jam — a small indulgence, quickly baked, and great with an afternoon cup of tea. We usually fill ours with raspber...
Most of our slicing and dicing in the kitchen is done on our wood cutting board. We do still have a plastic one around for a spare and until now have been quite confident in our ability to keep it cl...
These gingerbread cakelets are so cute and sweet, and the idea of combining apple with gingerbread is irresistible. Plus, syrup made from pinecones! ...
We love the glossy wafer-thin top crust that sometimes appears on brownies almost as much as we love the fudgy layer underneath. We always thought this was phenomenon was random or particular to speci...
We're huge proponents of panna cotta as a dessert; this silky eggless custard is so easy and pretty. But what about a savory panna cotta? This two panna cottas from Regina Schrambling use seasonal squ...
About five years ago, filmmaker Douglas Gayeton began recording foodway traditions in the town of Pistoia, Italy for a project he was doing with PBS. While most Pistorians had never heard of Slow Foo...
Q: I have seen previous posts on kitchen equipment and getting started with the absolute necessities. I am in the market for a stock pot and/or Dutch oven and I'm wondering if there are advantages to ...
Cauliflower is a love-hate vegetable for many people. They hate its cabbage-y taste and strange curdlike texture, or they love it in its many forms. We are among the latter, and we think there are so ...
True or false: A potato can save a salty soup, boiled veggies lose all their nutrients, and mushrooms should never be cleaned with water. Think you know the answers? ...
Jennifer's Before & After: "I moved lots of things around. The pantry now houses pots and pans. The Closet of Terror is now the pantry."
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Displaying vintage Pyrex in your home is a simple way to add a splash of color and personality. Enjoy this Flickr inspiration for some ideas on showing off your wares. You can go full-on with a Pyrex ...
There were about a dozen new recipes and recipe reviews on The Kitchn last week. They included a creamy corn polenta, a coconut Filipino treat, and perfectly chewy chocolate cookies. There was ...
Throughout time and many traditions, the household altar is often placed in the kitchen, the heart of the home and the place from which all activity flows. In some ways, the hearth itself is an altar...
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