The Latest: Sep 2016

Getting together with friends shouldn’t be a fussy affair. If all you have the time and energy to do is send out an email, then offer to host a potluck dinner at your place and get the gang together for a night. Being the potluck host doesn’t let you off the hook completely, but it’s a heck of a lot easier than cooking for a crowd. The first step to a potluck is sending out the (informal) invitations. And the modern way to do that is online.

(Image credit: Zolssa) shutterstock From Kitchn → What Tea (Yes, Tea!) Taught Me About Love

Tomorrow is the first day of October, and it’s officially time to start thinking about Halloween. If you’re at a loss as to what you’ll be wearing on the spookiest day of the year, Pinterest has plenty of ideas. Here’s what’s trending for this year’s costumes: Everybody loves tacos (and pizza, and cereal). Show your love of food by dressing like it (or even dressing like your favorite dressing).

(Image credit: Kelli Foster) From Kitchn → 15 Things to Do with All the Apples You’ll Pick This Fall

(Image credit: Leela Cyd) From Kitchn → I Tried Eating Lunch Away from My Desk and This Is What Happened

You’ve heard the adage: Time is money. But there is no situation where it holds more true than at the grocery store. The Food Marketing Institute estimates that the average shopping trip should take no longer than 30 minutes—and every minute a shopper spends inside the store after the first half hour will cause them to spend around 55¢ to $1 more. So if your end goal is to cut your grocery budget, your first step might actually be to try and cut down your shopping time.

(Image credit: enSoie) From Kitchn → A Chic French Way to Drink Your Coffee

Is there anything better than a great conversation? Is there anything more frustrating than not being listened to? If your answer to both these questions is “no,” or if you’ve found that others get frustrated with you for not listening, read on for a ton of tips that will help your chats be far more fun, friendly, and productive.

(Image credit: Tim Chin) From Kitchn → 15 Apple Names That Could Be Baby Names

(Image credit: Emma Christensen) From Kitchn → 10 Things the Smartest Grocery Shoppers Always Do

This Silver Lake rental has plenty of physical characteristics to be envious of: charming architectural features, big windows and eclectic furnishings. But it’s not the objects that make this house so special — it’s the trio of creative women who call this space home. Because I secretly wish I was their fourth roommate, I delved more into their home life. Spoiler Alert: They spend typical evenings building puzzles, playing guitar and making you want to be friends with them.

(Image credit: David Hopler of D Square Photo & Video) From Kitchn → 3 Helpful Tools Your Kitchen May Be Missing

Trying to save money when you shop online is one of those things that is so easy NOT to do because you just want to get the purchase over and done with. Shopping online is supposed to save time and energy! While it’s true that going down the rabbit hole of looking for savings can end up costing you money (time is money, right?

(Image credit: Maria Midoes) From Kitchn → Replace Six Tools in Your Kitchen with Just One Whisk

There are a handful of things that, if done everyday, can really make your home a happier place. And if you share your home with someone (whether a partner or a roommate) and that home is on the small side, you should add a few more things to your daily to do list. It’s important to designate individual spaces for each person that shares a home when space is limited. It’s then even more vital to respect each other’s areas after the spaces have been decided.

(Image credit: Maria Siriano) From Kitchn → This Is What a Dishwasher Actually Does to Your Knife