It's almost the 4th of July, and fruit cobbler is a perfectly easy, perfectly delicious way to sweeten the holiday. Here we have a 3-ingredient recipe for fruit cobbler. It takes literally 45 seconds.
• Click here for full post: Recipe: Easy, Foolproof Cobbler (for Any Fruit)
Designer Stephanie Stokes created so many kitchens for her clients that she knew exactly what she wanted in her own. She measured every item in her kitchen to design custom-made cabinetry that uses every inch of space.
• Click here for full post: Have You Seen This Tiny NYC Kitchen?
Can you help out reader K.? She is looking for this white beehive utensil crock that Macy's neglected to identify on their site. We can't track it down, but it looks familiar. Anyone?
• Click here for full post: Good Question: Help Me Find This White Crock!
We're shopping for a new kitchen (well, a new house) and we've seen a lot of bad kitchens. So we are thinking about the things that we MUST have in our new kitchen, as well as the things we'd prefer.
What are your kitchen must-haves?
Next up in our series on DIY wedding and party food: Jill makes her own wedding feast for 50 people! Amazing! Read her first installment on how and why she did this, beginning with blanched almonds for 50. Next installment coming later today - look out for the cake!
• Click for full post: Living the DIY Wedding: The Food
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is a local Ohio treasure. Food & Wine is currently featuring proprietress Jeni Britton along with a lineup of her famous ice creams. Check out Sour-Cherry Lambic Sorbet, Pistachio Ice Cream, and more!
• Click here for full post: How To Make Ice Cream Like an Artisan: Splendid Recipes from Jeni's Ice Creams in Columbus, Ohio
We love the slow cooker. It's easy and foolproof - plus it doesn't heat up the kitchen. It is also fantastic at cooking meat for cool chicken salads and BBQ pork. So pull out your slow cooker and turn your oven off!
• Click here for full post: Two Slow Cooker Meals for Hot Weather
We just discovered that Cookie has a whole trove of easy, fresh and healthy meals for summer. Most call for just a few ingredients, like the pasta with arugula, cherry tomatoes, garlic and spaghetti.
• Click here for full post: Summer Eating: Recipes From Cookie Magazine
It's June, which means wedding season. And what's a wedding without a cake? We have tips, practical ideas, and lots of pictures and inspiration for those of you who might consider making your own, or one for a friend. It's not as hard as you might think...
• Click for full post: How To Make Your Own Wedding Cake (Without Losing Your Mind)
Scenario: You're at the store and you have ten minutes and a selection of big-brand wines to choose from before a party. How do you pick a decent wine from among the big common brands? The Kitchn has tips, guidance, and a few recommended bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon.
• Click here for full post: How To Choose Good Cheap Wine from the Big Brands: Cabernet Sauvignon
We're drinking a whole lot of fizzy water right now, what with all those gin and sodas and other cold summer cocktails we're mixing up. Check out our write-up on one of the more economical ways to supply all that fizzy water: a simple home siphon.
• Click here for post: Good Product: Soda Siphon for Homemade Fizzy Water
We told you that we met Martha and Emeril up at a Sirius radio interview on Monday, and now we've got the full scoop over at The Kitchn! Read about what we asked them, and see a photo gallery of what we ate.
• See full post: The Pleasure of Meeting Martha and Emeril
When Tastespotting, NOTCOT's very popular food blog gallery, unexpectedly and suddenly shut down last Friday, it left the food blogosphere wailing for its daily dose of food porn. Check out the alternatives that have already cropped up.
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All ice cubes are not created equal. And while you might not know it, these little frozen blocks do much more for a cocktail than chill it. Get tips for making the best sort of ice for all your summer cocktails over at The Kitchn.
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So - what did you think of the Top Chef finale and winner? Were you surprised? Disappointed? We won't share any spoilers here, but if you want a full recap and discussion, come on over to The Kitchn.
• Full recap and discussion here: Top Chef Chicago Puerto Rico Finale: And the Winner Is...
Hot weather keeping you out of the kitchen? Try this recipe for cold(ish) soba noodles tossed with sesame, a touch of sticky peanut butter, and plenty of crisp vegetables. The vegetables are so cool and crunchy - we especially like chopped scallions and cucumber.
• Go to post: Recipe: Cold Peanut Sesame Noodles
Do you ever have trouble remembering how many pints are in a quart, and quarts in a gallon, and cups in pints and quarts and gallons? We do! We recently learned this handy visual reminder of these basic units of measurement, and we reproduce it here for you. Take a look - it helped us quite a lot.
• See full post here: Memory Tricks: Remembering How Many Cups in a Gallon
The Kitchn is talking about (non-guacamole) avocado spreads today, including a California Avocado Pate. Avocado dips that aren't guacamole - shocking! But yes, there are actually quite a few delicious and eminently worthwhile avocado dishes besides our beloved guac.
• See post here: Good Question: What Avocado Dips Can I Make That Aren't Guacamole?
Have you ever eaten a mangosteen? They are supposed to be one of the most superb fruits on earth - and yet they've been banned in the US until very recently. Well, the ban is lifted, and The Kitchn has the scoop on fresh mangosteens and where to find them.
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Heads up, all you brownstone fans! The Kitchn has a gorgeous tour of a kitchen in a Park Slope home, owned by Sterling Place proprietors Elizabeth Crowell and Robert Wilson. Their four-story 1897 brownstone was featured in The Times last fall, and we wanted an up-close look at their modern yet vintage kitchen. It's filled with handpicked items from family and their antique finds. They also eat dinner together as a family every single night - by candlelight!
• Full post and tour: Kitchen Tour: Robert and Elizabeth's Soulful Sterling Place
Salad spinner taking up too much room in that little kitchen? Try this practical product - the Spin N'Stor.
You wash greens in the bag, spin out excess water, then store them right in the same bag. It folds up compactly when not in use - unlike that bulky salad spinner. More details on this helpful little bag at The Kitchn.
• Read full post here: Good Product: Spin N' Stor
Warm weather nibbles should always include guacamole. How do you like your avocados? Smooth? Chunky? Full of garlic and onion? With lime or without?
The Kitchn is talking about how to make guacamole - tell us how you like yours.
• Go to post - Recipe: Guacamole
Are you following Top Chef this season? The Kitchn has recaps, screencaps, and discussions of all 12 episodes so far.
How do you feel about the contestants going into the finale? Sound off at The Kitchn...
• Go to post: Top Chef Chicago: It's Down to the Final Four...
Fresh garlic can be difficult to chop, but that doesn't mean you need to resort to a garlic press. The Kitchn shows you how to easily dice and mince garlic, along with a secret chef's trick to prevent the garlic from sticking to your knife.
• Full post here: How To Mince Garlic
Spring cooking means garden food and grilling, and with such pretty weather we don't want to be in the kitchen too long.
Here are 9 desserts that even a new cook will find easy. They take advantage of fresh spring berries and fruit: there's strawberry shortcake, berries with booze, fast homemade pudding and more. Some don't even need a recipe!
• Full post here: 9 Best Quick Desserts for Spring
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