Join The Kitchn & Every Day With Rachael Ray in the Love Your Kitchen Challenge!

We’re just a month away from the big launch of our very first book, The Kitchn Cookbook, and we can hardly wait to put it in your hands! But you can get a sneak peek right now, when you pick up the October issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray. Our friends there created a wonderful feature around some of our favorite kitchen tips (and recipes) from the book.

And that’s not all — Every Day with Rachael Ray is also hosting a monthlong Instagram event, and we’re in on it too! It’s called The Love Your Kitchen Challenge — come join us! Read on for all the details, including the $2500 kitchen upgrade sweepstakes, and the first week’s challenge assignments!

Starting today, you’re invited to take your kitchen to the next level through one easy change a day. Maybe you just finished our Kitchn Cure and your kitchen needs a few final touches. Perhaps you moved recently and want to learn to love your new space, or maybe you need an entirely fresh start. Or you love your kitchen to pieces already and want to show it off to thousands of fellow readers.

Take the Challenge, and by the end, we promise you’ll love your kitchen more than ever!

1. Follow Every Day with Rachael Ray on Instagram to discover the daily challenge.
2. Follow The Kitchn on Instagram to see our own responses to the daily challenge.
3. Do the challenge yourself and share a photo on Instagram. Tag with #RRkitchenlovesweepstakes

Even better: Every time you complete the daily challenge and upload a photo using the #RRKitchenLoveSweepstakes hashtag on Instagram, you’ll be entered for a chance to win $2,500 to upgrade your own kitchen!

A few lucky readers will also win a copy of our brand-new book, The Kitchn Cookbook! It comes out October 7, and you’ll be the first to get it.

Ready to start? Here’s the first week’s assignments. Take a good look around your kitchen and get busy. We can hardly wait to see what you share!

• Spruce up your kitchen with a painting, photo or other piece of art.

• Organize your cookbooks and show us where you keep them.

• Clean out your pantry (toss anything questionable; donate anything you’re not planning to use) then cook from one of the staples left behind.

• Find a pretty (and useful) way to store something. Transfer grains to canisters, put your dish towels in a basket or set out a tray to hold countertop items.

• Freshen up your dishwashing routine. Show us your fresh new sponge or a smell-good dish soap.

• Prep a backup meal: Make and freeze a dish large enough to feed your family so it’s there when you need it.