Whew! There was a lot of good cooking this time last year; we were revving back up after a long summer. There are recipes here for peach and polenta tart, a favorite late night snack, cold soba salad, and reviews of popular products like gel mats for the kitchen and the PUR water filter system. Click through to see more of what was happening this time last year in The Kitchn.

Year Ago Lookback
• Seasonal Recipe Spotlight: Figs

• Survey: How Do You Make Your Coffee?

• Product Review: PUR Water Filter

• Design Friday: Palsby Lidded Carafe

• The Cheesemonger: Burrata

• Recipe: Peach and Thyme Polenta Tart

• Is Mario Batali Leaving Food Network?

• Good Question: What's the Best Electric Stove?

• Product Review: Gel Pro Chef's Mats

• How To: Make Popcorn

• Recipe: Cold Soba, Sesame and Carrot Salad

• Kim Westad's Whirl Dishes

• The Celluloid Pantry: Brandy and Champagne and The Big Sleep (1946)

• Recipe: Late Summer Bean and Vegetable Salad

• Look! Coconut Rum Cake from Gourmet

• One Minute Tip: Blade Protection with Sara Kate