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“Contains Sulfites.” Words you see on almost every bottle of wine. Just two little words — yet so frequently misunderstood!

What are sulfites? Are they really bad? Do they cause wine headaches or other related ills?

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A recurring theme during the Cure has been chaos in the spice drawer (or shelf or rack). Which photo above (all from Cure-takers) looks most like your spice collection? First, let's see how many of you are suffering. Then I'll show you a great solution invented by one of our readers.

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We love kitchens that flow into the rest of the house. This kitchen from a favorite food blogger, writer, and illustrator, Pierre Lamielle, is a warm space that flows right into a sunny dining room, reading corner, and mini-office. We love how well it's integrated! Read on for more about Pierre's kitchen and to see the cover of his new whimsical self-illustrated cookbook!

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Earlier this week we asked you if you had ever considered replacing the faucet in a rental kitchen. We realized this could be a simple way to upgrade our kitchen, and this week we did it as our Kitchen Cure special project! It was remarkably easy and straightforward, and we can't believe we didn't do it sooner. Here's a look at the process of replacing a faucet; anyone can do it!

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October is all about color; the Room for Color contest is underway, and so we want to look back at some of our favorite colorful kitchens for inspiration!

Here's a look back at some of the colors, from cool to warm, that we've seen in real kitchens.

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Do you have an old, tired kitchen — maybe in an old, tired city apartment? Are your cupboards caked with layers and years of paint, your floor covered in strata of linoleum?

Well, take heart from reader Tamar's DIY renovation. She took an old, sagging city kitchen in Jackson Heights, Queens, and transformed it with a small budget and plenty of elbow grease. Here's a look at the transformation.

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You look at the kitchen and you immediately get groggy, with a big fly-catching yawn, and before you get totally cranky, you know something has to change. If change doesn't come, no court will convict you for your actions which follow as a direct result of a colorless existence. Here, just in time, pre-indictment, is color on the cheap! Yes you can!

Here's a gallery of 12 (or 13) good ideas for bringing color into the kitchen in inexpensive, creative ways.

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If you're a fan of industrial-looking kitchens that still feel suited to a warm, family home... you're welcome.

There are a lot of inspiring things about this kitchen (the open shelving with sliding doors, for one), and we love that the family hired the designer who did the interior of a favorite restaurant. San Franciscans: Can you tell which one?

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The advertising agency WHYBIN hired for the Sydney International Food Festival is so clever - they've come up with a really neat concept to promote the festival by creating food flags for the various countries represented. Each food flag contains a food that is generally identified with that country, and as a bonus, the color of the food corresponds with the color of the flag!

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A quick dinner is often very dependent on how you stock your pantry. What do you stash away in your pantry for quick, easy meals?

Here's a peek inside my own pantry and freezer with ten good staples for quick weeknight meals.

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I had always dreamt of a great spacious kitchen with an island in the center, vintage details, and room for family and friends to gather. But what my boyfriend and I got when we moved into our Silver Lake apartment was an 81 square foot kitchen that was initially dingy, awkward, and challenging.

Fortunately, we did get the vintage details, so we got to work creating a colorful, functional space.

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Growing up I was always fascinated by the family junk drawer found in my mother's otherwise very neat and organized kitchen. It contained all the miscellaneous kitchen stuff that didn't fit elsewhere: a ball of rubber bands, a kitchen knife with a broken tip too good to throw away, assorted tins, a stray candle, old coupons.

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Five skilled home cooks. One featured ingredient. A few hours of kitchen competition. One really good dinner. These were the makings of a recent "Iron Chef" party we hosted for a small group of friends.

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We've been seeing more and more of these dishwasher drawers in small kitchens. Ours came with our apartment, which had recently been renovated, and now that we've been using them for more than a year, we have a few opinions.

Read on and let us know your thoughts on these space-saving appliances.

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