The Kitchn Archive: Sep 2014

From dishtowels to oven mitts and aprons to reusable totes, you need places to hang a few things in your kitchen. These 10 wall hooks and racks inject a little bit of personality into your space. Now the only problem will be choosing which one you like best. Clarabell and Taurus Coat Hooks, $15 each from CB2: What better place to hang your reusable grocery totes than on the horns (or ears) of these bovines.

When I opened my back door this morning, the first thing I saw sitting on the step was an old pot filled with some just-picked apples, an unexpected gift from my neighbor. Such a small, simple offering but immediately I felt a chrysanthemum of joy blossom in my chest like a tiny firework. A much needed tiny firework chrysanthemum of joy, for the previous day had been a difficult one.

Who cooks and eats here: Allen Coin and me, Lisa Pepin! See the kitchen: What It’s Like to Search for an Apartment (and a Good Kitchen) in Hanoi, Vietnam Where: Hanoi, Vietnam Rent or Own? Rent By now, you’ve gotten to know my narrow Hanoi kitchen and how it’s proven to be great for day-to-day cooking. A couple weeks ago, Allen and I put it to the test by inviting our friends from Vietnam, England, Germany, and France over to cook three different dishes together.

What does it actually take to start a food business — large or small? We’re intensely curious about the actual life that happens behind the scenes of the companies that make our food. Sarah Marx Feldner, a small business owner in Wisconsin, recently shared what she has learned so far from starting her small food business. I thought her insights were thoughtful and helpful — read on if you too dream of someday starting your own career in making (and selling) something delicious.

Who cooks and eats here: Allen Coin and me, Lisa Pepin! Where: Hanoi, Vietnam Rent or Own? Rent I’ve done my share of apartment hunting in North Carolina. I know how to avoid the big complexes with the bad reviews and click-baiting ads, screen out the euphemisms that mean “old” or “surrounded by loud students,” and write an email to a Craigslist landlord that actually gets a response.

We often talk about easy and inexpensive ways to make any rental kitchen better, and to turn it into a space that you love and feels unique. One of the easiest and least expensive ways to do this is to trade out the bland (and often grimy) kitchen knobs and pulls for ones that you’ve picked out. From sleek and modern, to rustic and romantic, here are 11 budget pics!

Stockpots, sauce pans, skillets, and Dutch ovens—they are absolute essentials in the kitchen, but they can be such a pain to store. Even if you buy a complete set from one company in one style, they still don’t fit together for easy storage. With that in mind, these five storage solutions make even those oddly shaped pans easy to store. Under the Island: We’ve seen plenty of pot racks hanging above a kitchen island, but rarely do we see them hanging below the counter.