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Favorite Kitchen Tool: My Little Green Colander

One of the things I reach for most in my kitchen, besides my electric kettle and chef's knife, is a plastic colander. I picked it up about a year ago mostly because its small size and bright green co...

Ten Things I Love: Uncle Thorvald's Happy Kitchen

Here is one final reader kitchen from our call for your Ten Favorite Things. This one comes all the way from Copenhagen via Susan Serra, the kitchen owner's niece and the proprietor of The Kitchen Des...

Ten Things I Love: Priscilla's Costa Rica Kitchen

Priscilla says that she is still working on her kitchen, but that this column reminded her of how the little things can make a kitchen special and worthwhile. Here's a look at some of the special thin...

Ten Things I Love: Megan's Vintage and Antique Treasures

Take a look at Megan's vintage spice jars! We love this old style of bottles. ...

Ten Things I Love: DM's Oxford Jelly Mold

One of the things we've enjoyed most about seeing a little more of our readers' kitchens is the history those objects often bring. So many of you have showed us tools or treasures from your family's p...

Ten Things I Love: Christine's Austrian Dutch Oven

Here are just a few more posts with our readers' favorite things from their kitchens. This is an entry from Christine, who showed us her marvelously bright Dutch oven. ...

Ten Things I Love: Jennifer's Sturdy Tools

Jennifer has a marvelously hard-working kitchen! Look at the great setup she has; we're rather envious of her copper potrack and this rail for keeping printed recipes at eye level. Read on to see more...

Ten Things I Love: Jackie's Handicrafts

We love seeing all the hardworking and lovingly worn things in our readers' kitchens. Here is another set from reader Jackie, who has collected many small kitchen treasures from her family and from Co...

Ten Things I Love: Renee's Kitchen Flowers and Art

Here are three lovely ideas for kitchen decoration from reader Renee. ...

Ten Things I Love: Rachel's Mother's Kitchen

Sara Kate's initial post about ten favorite things in the kitchen was actually prompted by a visit to her childhood home and her mother's kitchen. Rachel's list of favorite things is also from her mot...

Ten Things I Love: Suzanne's Knifaway

Welcome to our weekend marathon of readers' favorite things from their kitchens. Sara Kate asked you to share your favorite things last week in her email, and we received some really wonderful respons...

Ten Things I Love: Gear from Nora M.'s Home Bar
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

Inspired by Sara Kate's Ten Things I Love From My Mother's Kitchen post last week - and all the fabulous reader submissions that have followed it - for this week's column, I've put together a list of ...

Ten Things I Love: Leslie's Azurite Teatime

In last Thursday's email (signed up yet?) I showed you ten things I love from my mother's kitchen, and I asked you to show us ten things you love in your own kitchen. Many of you have replied, and we'...

Ten Things I Love: Meg's Family Kitchen

In last Thursday's email (signed up yet?) I showed you ten things I love from my mother's kitchen, and I asked you to show us ten things you love in your own kitchen. Many of you have replied, and we'...

Ten Things I Love: Janine's Spoons (and Husband!)

Janine submitted one of the best lists of favorite kitchen things yet, and it includes her brand new husband. To see how her husband qualifies as one of her ten favorite kitchen things, read on!...

Ten Things I Love: Alicia's Spicy Black & White (and Pink!)

In Thursday's email I showed you ten things I love from my mother's kitchen, and I asked you to show us ten things (or in this case, nine) you love in your own kitchen. Many of you have replied, and ...

Ten Things I Love: Brooke's Vintage Collections

On Thursday Sara Kate showed you ten things she loves in her childhood kitchen, and she asked you to show us things you love in your own kitchen. Many of you have replied, and we're going to show you ...

Ten Things I Love From My Mother's Kitchen

A version of this post was originally sent to our email subscribers yesterday. To receive Sara Kate's weekly email, sign up in the column to the left or click here. Something tasty will arrive in your...