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Posts tagged “weekend project”

Weekend Project: Make a Pavlova!

Pavlovas can be tricky to make when it's hot and humid outside, but they are such a good dessert to serve with fresh summer fruit that it's worth the effort! They're light and airy, sweet without bein...

Weekend Project: Make Your Own BBQ Sauce!

We can taste it right now: smoky, rich, slightly sweet, slightly tangy, and a hint of hot spice. That's our ideal barbecue sauce, and this time of year, we want it on just about everything. We've disc...

Weekend Project: Close the Cookbook!

One of the themes that pops up here at the Kitchn is wanting to do more cooking by feel and with less need to follow exact recipes. Well, with all the fresh produce in the markets right now, this is o...

DIY Project: Build Your Own Kitchen Island

Last week, we talked about shopping for kitchen islands, what features are good to look for, and brands we like. There is another option for finding the perfect island: build your own! If you're feeli...

Weekend Project: Make Gnocchi!

We're expecting thunderstorms this weekend, and we can't think of anything we'd rather do than spend the afternoon making a big batch of gnocchi while the rain is pattering outside. These little potat...

Weekend Project: Make Granita!

No ice cream maker? No problem. Make granita instead! All you need is a little freezer space and a mound of the freshest fruit you can find. Here's how!...

Weekend Project: Break Out the Ice Cream Maker!

Happy May, everyone! Can we declare the ice cream season officially open? Even if you've been making ice cream all year long, you've got to admit that there's something special about that first batch ...

Weekend Project: Clean Your Kitchen in Five Steps!

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...

Weekend Project: Make Your Weekday Lunches Ahead!

We know many of you are trying to bring your own lunch to work with you these days, and we're here to help! This weekend, let's get our acts together and make sure we have a plan for the week....

Weekend Cooking: Try A New Cut of Beef!

A while back, Dana posted a Weekend Meditation on moving outside the comfort zone, and that's just what we aim to do this weekend! After all our talk this week on beef and what to do with it, we're fe...

Weekend Project: Plan Your Garden!

Is anyone else just itching to get outside and do some gardening? Well, we can't do that quite yet (there's still a foot of snow in our backyard!), but this weekend we're planning on getting out the s...

Weekend Project: Bake Something New!

Every week - make that every day - we come across dozens of new recipes that make us itch to break out the sugar. Unless we make it right away, the recipe often just gets lost in the pile. We seem to ...

Weekend Project: Make a Soufflé!

Anyone planning on making a soufflé for your honey on Valentine's Day? Sweet or savory, a warm and pillowy soufflé definitely makes an impression! We also think they're a lot less fussy th...