The Kitchn Archive: Apr 2016

Freelance Contributors Wanted at The Kitchn

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The Kitchn Editors

Apr 29, 2016

5 Fresh Flowers That Are Great for Drying

(Image credit: Ari Moisan) Preserved flowers keep on giving. The long-lasting, low-maintenance loveliness these preserved blooms offer might sway those looking for the never-ending flower. From Apartment Therapy → Well-Preserved: Fresh Flowers that Dry Beautifully

The Kitchn

Apr 29, 2016

The Tart and Tangy Ingredient Hawaii Can’t Stop Eating

I don’t remember the first time I had dried plum. Maybe it was on a playground at my elementary school in Guam. Whenever it was, what I’ll never forget is how my fingers would be stained red after eating one, and how I could still taste traces of saltiness hours after nothing was left but the marble-sized pit. In Guam, these Chinese pickled and dried, sweetened plums are called “sweet and sours” because they are just that — sweet, sour, and a bit salty, too.

Danielle Ceribo

Apr 29, 2016

14 Tips for Building Your Own Vertical Garden

(Image credit: Bethany Nauert) From Apartment Therapy → Indoors or Out: Tips for Creating a Vertical Garden

The Kitchn

Apr 29, 2016

8 Stylish Dining Sets for Tiny Outdoor Spaces

(Image credit: The Kitchn) We rounded up eight outdoor furniture sets that can each seat two people for a quaint meal outside (on even the smallest of balconies). From Apartment Therapy → 8 Itty-Bitty Outdoor Dining Sets Big on Style, Not Space

The Kitchn

Apr 28, 2016

Cheese Has Four Seasons and You Can Taste Them

Produce seasons ebb and flow in familiar ways. Ramps at the farmers market hail winter’s end, and the first July tomato marks the advent of high summer. Even as home cooks have reacquainted themselves with produce seasons, cheese seasons remain mysterious. Learning how cheeses change with the seasons is key to developing a deeper appreciation. Just as fruits and vegetables come into and fade out of season, the grasses, wildflowers, and legumes cows, sheep, and goats eat do the same.

Elizabeth Stark

Apr 28, 2016

My Zero-Waste Week: How I Cut Down on Food Packaging When Eating (or Taking) Out

During my week of zero-packaging experimentation, I quickly realized that food shopping was not the only avenue for reducing waste; takeout food and the containers it came in were adding significantly to the pile of trash I generated each day. Of course the easiest (and probably healthiest) way to address that problem is by skipping takeout entirely and packing up leftovers from my nightly meals to tote to the office for lunch, but sometimes that’s just not possible.

Pam Krauss

Apr 28, 2016

Why It’s Time to Reconsider California Chardonnay

Chardonnay is like Kim Kardashian: loved, loathed, and everywhere. We can’t seem to get enough of this butter bombshell, which has maintained its position as the leading varietal of wines for the last decade. Nowhere is this more true than in California, where Chardonnay is the most widely planted wine grape. In 2014, the state crushed 718,000 tons of Chardonnay and shipped 54 million cases to the rest of the United States.

Laura Burgess

Apr 28, 2016

3 Secrets of People with Flawlessly Clean Houses

(Image credit: Bethany Nauert) From Apartment Therapy → 3 Secrets People Who Always Seem to Have a Flawlessly Clean House Know

The Kitchn

Apr 28, 2016

Why One Kitchn Writer is Saying Farewell To Her Blender

Apartment Therapy

Apr 27, 2016

9 Ways to Use a Magnetic Knife Rack (That Don’t Involve Knives)

(Image credit: The Kitchn) Here’s a whole slew of ways people have used magnetic knife racks to make organizing easy. From Apartment Therapy → All the Ways You’ve Never Thought To Use Magnetic Knife Racks

The Kitchn

Apr 27, 2016

4 Strategies For Scoring a Bargain on a Restaurant Wine List

To say restaurant wine lists are daunting is an understatement. Often they’re as big as phone books and filled with obscure names, confusing italics, and triple-digit price tags. But vodka need not be the answer to quenching thirst and relieving wine list anxiety — even Michelin-starred restaurants have inexpensive gems hidden on their pages, and rigorous sommelier training isn’t needed to uncover them.

Laura Burgess

Apr 27, 2016

5 Terrible Truths About Food Waste in the United States

No one actually tries to waste food, but sometimes things just get forgotten. Maybe that bag of grapes got buried under your salad greens and became slimy before you could get to it (ahem, guilty). Or perhaps that lunch you packed for work was shelved in favor of going out for lunch with your coworkers (also guilty). While it’s definitely a bummer to throw your hard-earned cash into the trash, the implications of food waste are so much worse than the money aspect.

Kaitlin Flannery

Apr 27, 2016

Recipe: Radish and Turnip Hash with Fried Eggs

The minute I get my hands on the first radishes of spring, I’m off to enjoy them sliced with lots of butter and judicious pinches of flaky sea salt. As the season continues and the bounty begins to pile up, I start looking beyond raw preparations and sauté or roast my radishes instead. Radishes cook up beautifully; their affinity for butter and sea salt is just as apparent in the skillet.

Elizabeth Stark

Apr 27, 2016

A Brief History of Spring Cleaning

(Image credit: Shutterstock) From Apartment Therapy → A Quick History of the Annual Chore-Fest We’ve Come to Know as Spring Cleaning

The Kitchn

Apr 27, 2016

21 Ways to Get Your Greens In This Spring

Apartment Therapy

Apr 27, 2016

21 Ways to Use Lemons Around the House

(Image credit: Erika Tracy) Lemons are an ace all-natural cleaning agent to use around the house. Here are 21 ways to use them. From Apartment Therapy → 21 Things You Can Do With Lemons and Lemon Juice (That Don’t Involve Food)

The Kitchn

Apr 26, 2016

Make Your Own Sea Salt Bath Soak

Apartment Therapy

Apr 26, 2016

5 Maple Syrup Twists to Take Your Pancakes on a Breakfast Adventure

Pancakes, waffles, and French toast are all great, but these breakfast basics are really just a vessel for us to eat more maple syrup, right? While unflavored maple syrup is a delight in its own right, every now and then it can be a real treat to dress it up. Flavoring maple syrup is a fun way to make breakfast an adventure. Here are five delicious ways to do it.

Kelli Foster

Apr 26, 2016

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How I Got Even More Value Out of My Blue Apron Box

When I lived in Park Slope, Brooklyn, there was a red-sauce Italian joint whose portion recommendations for its family-style pastas were very flexible: “Feeds four yuppies — or two Italians.” Meaning, they gave you one big bowl of pasta, and what you did with it was up to you. I used this strategy on a week of Blue Apron meals and found that by using the portion guidelines as just that — guidelines — I could get an extra bang for my buck and was none the hungrier.