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From The Kitchn: September Is Home Cooking Month

It's hard to cook much during the summer, but now it's September and fall and we've written a manifesto on returning to the kitchen. Home cooking means roast chicken. Home cooking means garden tomatoe...

From The Kitchn: Quick and Easy Banana Bread

Do you have any brown bananas on your countertop? Don't throw them out - make banana bread. We tweak a great banana bread recipe so it can be put in the oven in less than 10 minutes. Easy! • Cli...

From The Kitchn: The Perfect Tomato Salad

We're on a roll! Yesterday it was the perfect chocolate chip cookie; today it's the perfect tomato salad. And what a tomato salad this is. Just a chiffonade of basil, and a double soak in balsamic vin...

From The Kitchn: Are There Herbs You Can't Stand?

We recently made a simple vegetable dish that called for tarragon. The herb was fresh and beautiful, but... completely overwhelming. Maybe we just don't love tarragon. What about you? Are there herbs ...

From The Kitchn: Easy, Foolproof Cobbler (With Any Fruit)

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....

From The Kitchn: DIY Wedding Cake Inspiration

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 ...

From The Kitchn: Make Soda Water With a Siphon Bottle

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 sup...

From The Kitchn: How To Make the Best Ice Cubes for Summer Cocktails

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...

From The Kitchn: Cold Sesame Peanut Noodles

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 a...

From The Kitchn: Cups, Pints, Quarts and Gallons

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 bas...

From The Kitchn: Avocado Dips (Not Guacamole)

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...

From The Kitchn: Mangosteens Now Available in the US!

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 ha...

From The Kitchn: Ditch the Salad Spinner for Spin N' Stor

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. ...

From The Kitchn: How To Make Guacamole

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...

From The Kitchn: Top Chef Chicago - The Final Four

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 Ki...

From The Kitchn: How To Mince Garlic

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...

From The Kitchn: 9 Fast and Easy Desserts for Spring

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 ...

From The Kitchn: Summer Cocktail Bash!

Memorial Day meant summer cocktails all day at The Kitchn! There's a cucumber Flash and more recipes from Rye, a great San Francisco bar, herbal drinks with basil and shiso, a fresh mango cocktail, an...

From The Kitchn:Recipes for Graduates and New Cooks

Know someone who's graduating this spring? Do they know anything about cooking for themselves? Wait - do you know anything about cooking for yourself? Today The Kitchn has a list of recipes and easy...

From The Kitchn: How to Start a Green Roof Garden

Want to start a garden on your roof? We show you how. A Brooklyn resident with a flourishing vegetable garden over his head took us through each step, from safety and weight considerations, to choosin...

From The Kitchn: What's In Season Right Now

What's in season right now? What's fresh, sweet, and juicy at the local markets? The Kitchn has a list of the produce in season across much of the country, along with some tips and ideas for eating. T...

Mussels Steamed in White Wine
From The Kitchn: Inspiring cooks. Nourishing homes.

Mussels are very simple seafood to cook (and eat). Their juicy, briney taste is best brought out by a quick steaming. Here at The Kitchn we make Mussels Steamed in Wine - sake, actually! That quick,...

Tour of Chef's Home Kitchen in Brooklyn
From The Kitchn: Food, cooking, and nourishment at home

How do real chefs cook at home? Do they all have incredibly kitted-out workspaces with fancy tools? Well, no. They have kitchens that are functional and well-used - but with a few secret tools and tip...