Chewy noodles in hot soup, brownies with a surprise inside, steel-cut oatmeal for breakfast, gooey lasagna, and how to store cheese — all popular posts published this past week. Read on for the ...
Happy autumn weekend! The pressure of the holidays hasn't quite descended yet, but the weather is crisp and cold, so this is the perfect time to make something a little special this weekend. Maybe a b...
We have been experimenting with persimmon recipes after bringing home a bagful of Fuyus from the Joshua Tree farmers' market last weekend, and we're ready to declare these baked persimmons our favorit...
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Done right, dishes featuring lentils are rich with flavor and oh-so-satisfying to put in our bellies. They're the kind of dishes you want to linger over and scoop up every last bite. Here are n...
Earlier this week we asked you if you had ever considered replacing the faucet in a rental kitchen. We realized this could be a simple way to upgrade our kitchen, and this week we did it as our...
We've got pears on the brain right now. While we love Fall apples, it's nice to switch it up every few days so we don't get tired of either fruit. First we talked about making pearsauce. But this is e...
Now that the days are getting shorter and chillier, it’s the perfect time to curl up with a good book and a nice warming glass of whisky - or should that be whiskey? Same thing, just different spell...
We love to finish an evening meal with a pot of ginger tea, masala chai, or a tisane of herbs or lemongrass. Our favorite teapot for the last sort of tea is a glass teapot: we like the visible ...
When books come home with me for review consideration, our daughter often is the first to crack the spine and peruse the photos for something that appeals. Recently when I brought home Peter Reinhart'...
The first time I had mashed potatoes with rutabagas was at a friend's house. She had cooked dinner for us, and asked her why the mashed potatoes were a particular golden color with such a rich flavor...
David Lebovitz encourages us to poach more pears! They'll get you through a fruit-less wintertime. Plus, bypass the pie for these pumpkin cinnamon rolls from King Arthur Flour. ...
We've been baking our own weekly bread for a while now, which has been extremely satisfying. But on the downside, we've discovered that our homemade bread stales a lot quicker than store-bought bread....
Q: I'm redesigning my kitchen, and love the look of 1950's era vintage ranges, like Wedgewood or O'Keefe & Merritt. But I'm concerned about how well they cook and how easily they can be cleaned. ...
How's the Kitchen Cure going? Is your kitchen now neat as a pin? Or do you feel woefully behind? If it's the latter — don't give up! Just do what you can this weekend; just a half hour of purgin...
Here's a really old-fashioned breakfast we have been savoring this week: slightly dry biscuits, warmed up, doused in milk with a sprinkle of sugar. It's warm, comforting, nursery-style food for cold m...
We'll never forget the year that we put off buying nuts for our pecan pie until the weekend before Thanksgiving and then had to go to four stores before finding one lone stale package still on the she...
Entertaining season has begun, and therefore it's also time for finger food. Well, here's what every well-dressed partygoer will be wearing this season....
Oh la la! Philippe Stark has created 4 different kitchen sets which are meant to inspire healthy living. And because food and culture are so closely connected, he's done something quite logical: added...
Over the past year I acquired several ceramic pieces of servingware that I really treasure. They're fluid, organic, and unique. Well, I just realized that they were made by the same artisans: M...
A couple we know recently asked us to settle a debate. He always peeled carrots before cooking; she thought it was wasteful and unnecessary. We told them what we do, but we're also curious to hear fro...
With the Fall 2009 Kitchen Cure in full swing, and with this week focusing on special projects, we have perhaps the most perfectly timed kitchen tour for you today. This tour comes from reader ...
We can't remember the last time we've been this excited about a pan - and a nonstick pan at that! Nonstick pans often lose out in both kitchen performance and sheer sex-appeal to their brighter, shini...
We don't have a waffle iron. It's one of those small appliances that's only good for one thing, and we don't eat that one thing often enough to warrant owning one.
But if we could use it to make coo...
Perhaps you've passed that section of the produce aisle in your local grocery store where they have the vegetables that most people don't know how to cook. Vegetables like celery root, parsnips, turn...
The Languedoc Roussillon is probably France’s oldest wine region, dating back over two thousand years. It is a region steeped in history, culture, food and great value wines. If you like rich, ripe ...
What are you doing with all those apples you picked out on the farm? How about a batch of sweet, warm, gooey and crumbly apple streusel bars? They worked out well for us!...
For those with four-legged furry friends running around their home, there seems to be a unanimous problem — where do you put the pet bowls?! It seems like the answer should be easy: the f...
Look at this colorful, playful backsplash! This Portland kitchen was an entry in the recent Room for Color contest at Apartment Therapy, and we just fell in love with the way that the tile live...
This time of year, we love throwing little gatherings at our house. They're really just an excuse to get people together, open a bottle of wine or two, and enjoy an evening of conversation. Rather tha...
Zip greens, eat sushi, and cook spaghetti, in today's Delicious Links. ...
Top Chef Las Vegas took a break this week, but we got to see a few all stars from past seasons reunite for a dinner party. With fan-favorite Fabio Viviani as the evening's host, there was plenty of dr...
This week's Cure assignment includes a good bout of deep cleaning, and boy, nowhere needs it so much as our kitchen floor. We are pretty animated in the kitchen, and it seems like there's always somet...
Q: I purchased this interesting and strange dish at a thrift store and have no idea what its purpose is. ...
Making a pot of rice to serve with dinner is nearly automatic. But having plain rice day after day can get...well...a little boring, don't you think? That's why we've started experimenting with adding...
Every week we bring you our favorite good eating from our friends at Serious Eats. This week we had to note this heartstoppingly delicious bowl of goodness, as well as sweet potato and kimchi pancakes...
Recipe card boxes may seem like a quaint idea in the Internet age, but these Joseph Cornell-inspired upcycled boxes by Karen Malcolm make me start to rethink my recipe (non) organization system.
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The fall is perhaps the one time of year we get ourselves out to a farm. Autumn is prime time for farms, what with all the apple-picking, pumpkin patch, and corn maze fun to be had. Did you go and vis...
Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in plastics and food packaging, has made headlines in the past couple of years as it has been linked to heart disease, diabetes, breast and prostate cancers, and re...
This was one of those meals born out of desperation. It was already late, everyone was starving, and there were only odds and ends in the fridge. What's that they say about necessity being the mother ...
I recently put a small, inexpensive dry erase board on the refrigerator, and it's been so useful. Here are two simple ways I have been using it! ...
We are pretty close to overdosing on pasta dishes with squash. It's one of our very favorite things to eat this time of year. Butternut, acorn, delicata... you name it. The sweetness and creaminess...
Recently, I came across a post on Kyoto Foodie (one of my new favorite food blogs!) about a seasonal dish called yakikuri gohan, or roasted chestnut rice. The ingredients were few and simple, and see...
Cheese storage is one of those confounding subjects. If you buy a really nice cheese, you don't want to ruin it with a lack of parenting skills, right? Perhaps you know how you shouldn't store ...
A small but important part of this week's Cure assignment is to add something to your kitchen that makes it more beautiful. This is not the moment for stripping off the 1970s wallpaper, rather, a litt...
When throwing a party, cups can be used for more than just beverages. They can hold candies or sweets, starters or even candles on your tabletop. We came across this cute little downloadable ...
Spicy scones, an unusual omelet, and the story of how one family lives with a little kitchen in a fifth-story walk-up. ...
We honestly think we could eat scrambled eggs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and be very happy. Ok, maybe not every day, but definitely more frequently than is probably good for us! But when you ea...
A couple months ago our friends at CHOW asked for your help on a question of etiquette (it was all about saying no politely). Here's another question of kitchen etiquette from CHOW; they (and we!) wou...
Check out this sweet video that Chronicle Books did for food blogger Chez Pim's new book The Foodie Handbook. While it may be too late in the year to make her nectarine galette, Pim's unusual pastry...
Are you busy deep-cleaning and fixing up your kitchen this week? What small project have you tackled? Here's one very small project that nevertheless can really make a difference in a small cupboard o...
Q: I'm hosting my first Thanksgiving this year. I usually try to eat organic and/or sustainably produced meat and would love to serve some to my (very recently acquired!) in-laws, but I'm at a loss fo...
This time a year ago we were talking pies! We also were discussing natural oven cleaners, and what to cook with inexpensive cuts of meat. Plus: when to dock a pie crust, brown rice with squash and cas...
It's happened to all of us at least once. We're heating milk for a sauce, or oatmeal, or any number of things, but there are just a few bubbles around the edge. We turn away for just a minute to do so...
After much planning we finally purchased a new kitchen last weekend. We will be installing it in about 3 week and have everything sorted — except the splashback. Over the past 4 days we’ve bee...
Are you craving pumpkin pie yet? We love pumpkin pie (especially when it's in a graham cracker crust) and so we're about to break out the pumpkin puree and the cinnamon. Here's a look back at f...
Have you ever thought of pairing pumpkin with strawberry? How about soy sauce with cranberry or broccoli with milk chocolate? Would you substitute Gruyère and coconut for butter? A Belgian Web ...
When we first saw this kitchen in an Apartment Therapy house tour, all we could say was, "Ooohhhhh...." It looks sleek and sophisticated, but homey. A little dramatic, but still very functional...
After mentioning this milk stout from Left Hand Brewing Company in last week's round-up of favorite fall beers, we couldn't resist picking up a few bottles to have right away. So creamy and sweet you'...
Applesauce is one word, but pearsauce? That one isn't common enough to warrant its own one-word name. Maybe it should be, though. We've got a bag of seckel pears we need to use asap, and we're wonderi...
In the next week I will be purchasing a freezer for our new basement store room. I have a problem. I can't decide if I should get a chest or upright freezer. I'm hoping that some reader input can h...
Look at these dark, fudgy brownies, all studded with walnut nubs. But look closer: these have a very, very unusual ingredient. Do you know what it is? Hint: these brownies are gluten-free....
This Cure-taker in Jersey City says she works on the pantry monthly but it gets disorganized again right away. The first thing I suggested was separate the cleaning supplies from the food.
Part of th...
Once Halloween has passed us by, it can feel as though a holiday flood gate has opened and party invites, get together requests and lists of things to buy and coordinate just seem to take over. Be a...
We've talked about rental kitchen upgrades (how far would you go?) and special kitchen projects, and it seems like many of us are willing to go beyond new curtains or a coat of paint to make a long-te...
Plus birch bark in the kitchen, and a hilarious wine bottle stopper. ...
We received a nasty shock early last week when all our refrigerated food suddenly and mysteriously started spoiling! The culprit ended up being a busted cooling fan, but we learned a lot about fridges...
We're starting to think about holiday entertaining, and for us, that means appetizers. Our hors d'oeuvre tables are usually filled with cheese, bread, olives and other no-fuss nibbles, but we like to ...
Q: I'm looking for an alternative to "canned cream of whatever" soup to use in slow cooker recipes. I saw a recipe recently for a chicken and wild rice dish (not soup) made in the slow cooker. However...
Look! A kitchen, and a rental kitchen at that, won first place in the International division of our Room for Color contest! We were very excited to see such a vibrant kitchen in the first place...
Once you've had hominy, you're not likely to forget it! These big kernels of corn are puffy and chewy with a very unique flavor owing to a special processing technique. We absolutely love hominy and w...
Q: My partner and I just bought our first home and we have no idea what to do with the kitchen. We are on a tight budget but also have conflicting ideas. My partner would like to paint the oak cabinet...
We focus quite a bit on vegetarian and vegan eating here at The Kitchn. But lots of us eat meat too, and if you're a carnivore, then fall is the time for braised chicken and meaty beef stews. H...
On Saturday mornings, nestled into the foothills of the Mojave desert, the Joshua Tree farmers' market welcomes everyone from free-spirited locals to military base families, park rangers, and t...
Oh boy! It's that time of year! Fun baking pans! Here's the latest Nordic Ware holiday pan for Williams-Sonoma: a little village of cakelets. ...
Children's art canvas by day; edgy modern party accessory by night! We saw these chalkboard tablecloths and immediately saw their potential in party situations. Imagine a wine tasting with the names o...
More sugar! Halloween is over, but we're not quite finished with the candy. We saw a slideshow of photographer Craig Kanarick's work over at Saveur and thought it was pretty sweet. We could see...
To me, few things signal the arrival of autumn better than the sweet chestnut. As soon as I see them at the farmer's market, I happily scoop them up, filling a bag with them. Chestnuts have t...
This week's Kitchen Cure assignment is to finish up your reorganizing and cleaning, but also to tackle any special projects that need to get done. Do you have a little project that would perk up your ...
Have you ever tried an angel biscuit? A post over at Please Pass the Pie just reminded us of these wonderful morsels. While we love just about every sort of biscuit known to man, these are especially ...
After our last few trips to our local bulk grocers, we've returned with our usual fare, along with a few cases of apples. We thought their method of packaging seemed a bit overkill, although we appre...
Ideas for apples, cute spaghetti packaging, and a pie plate from Martha....
As we press forward with deep cleaning and special projects of beautification in this week's Kitchen Cure assignment we're going to give you lots of inspiration, with photos and tours of clean ...
One thing about cooking is it sure is messy! Even when we remember to wear an apron, we still wind up with splatters all over our sleeves. The very worst are the grease stains, which always seem total...
Having Thanksgiving at your house this year? If you're like us then you're already starting to feel that curious mix of excitement and stress. Of course the week of Thanksgiving is going to be a ma...
Q: I've been looking for something for a long time, and I thought if it existed, surely you guys would know about it. I really want a monthly wall calendar, where the pictures for each month are seaso...
We're wild about plum desserts. The plum has enough tang to stay interesting in a sweet dessert, and it also tends to bake into a jammy, gooey texture we adore. So we just had to try this totally clas...
The best part of the clean out is that now it is so much easier to empty the dishwasher because I don't have to rearrange anything before putting the dishes away — they all have their perfect sp...
All summer long, we've been eating loads of fresh fruit with yogurt for breakfast. But now that mornings are starting to get chilly, we're feeling the need for change. This past weekend, we finished o...
Milk, peanut butter, oil, tomatoes, beans – when do they go bad and what can we do with them before they expire? How should they be stored? Can they be frozen or microwaved? Not knowing the answers ...
Like many people, I have been a vegetarian for at least some part of my life. These days I choose to eat meat but on a very limited basis and I'm very particular about the conditions in which the ani...
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