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• New meaning to growing your own food: Cygalle Shapiro's "salad on salad", at culiblog's archives.

• Kitchen science: Test the quality of your fruits and vegetables with a refractometer!

• New blog Unclutterer and Serious Eats both weigh in on creating a more organized recipe system with a three-ring binder. Serious Eats suggests a easel binder, like this sleek aluminum model from Paperhaus.

• Letterpressed recipe cards from EmmaRose Papery - $15 for a pack of 10