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(Image credit: Leela Cyd) From The Kitchn → 5 Simple Habits That Keep Me from Getting Bored with Dinner

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → 15 Tropical Cocktails That Will Make You Forget All About Winter

(Image credit: Natasha Breen) From The Kitchn → 5 Good Uses for Your Citrus Peels

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → The Lazy Person’s Guide to Organizing the Kitchen

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → 15 Beautifully Organized Kitchen Cabinets (and Tips We Learned from Each)

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → Our Epic (Almost) A-Z Guide to Organizing Your Kitchen

(Image credit: Erika Tracy) From The Kitchn → How To Clean and Polish Copper

Writer and editor Melanie Warner Spencer’s apartment in Uptown New Orleans is filled with charm, but no guest bedroom. So she’s come up with a way to transform her dining area into an inviting space a guest would actually want to stay in — and has tips and ideas you could steal for your own home.

(Image credit: Emma Christensen) Emma’s a better cook because of her time with an electric stove, but she also won’t miss it when she moves. From The Kitchn → 4 Lessons I Learned From My Electric Stove

(Image credit: Gina Eykemans) From The Kitchn → How To Make an All-Purpose Kitchen Cleaner Using Citrus Peels

(Image credit: Leela Cyd) From The Kitchn → 10 Easy, Low-Budget Ways to Improve Any Kitchen (Even a Rental!)

(Image credit: Dar1930) shutterstock From The Kitchn → How To Buy and Season a New Wok

(Image credit: Leela Cyd) From The Kitchn → 5 Things to Do in the Kitchen First Thing in the Morning

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → The 5 Best Tips for Organizing a Tiny Freezer

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → 10 Peeks at IKEA’s GROLAND Island at Work in the Kitchen

(Image credit: Faith Durand) From The Kitchn → 9 Things You Should Know About Champagne & Sparkling Wine

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → 10 Clever Food-Themed Bookends for Your Cookbook Collection

(Image credit: Jessica Fisher) From The Kitchn → The Essentials of Organizing Your Chest Freezer

(Image credit: Faith Durand) From The Kitchn → 5 Simple Habits That Help Me Cook on a Budget

(Image credit: Irina Barcari) shutterstock From The Kitchn → A Former Maître d’ Explains Why You Should Stay Home on Valentine’s Day

(Image credit: Kimberley Hasselbrink) From The Kitchn → How To Open a Bottle of Champagne

(Image credit: Gina Eykemans) From The Kitchn → The Freezer Cure Week 1: Clean Out (and Eat Up!) Your Freezer

(Image credit: Cambria Bold) Cambria tackles this clutter magnet— without a trip to the Container Store. From The Kitchn → Before & After: How I Transformed My Junk Drawer Without Buying a Single Organizer

(Image credit: arek_malang) shutterstock From The Kitchn → 5 Essential Habits That Make Grocery Shopping Easier

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → 10 Common Rental Kitchen Frustrations, and How to Fix Them

(Image credit: Christine Gallary) From The Kitchn → The Best Way to Reheat a Slice of Pizza

(Image credit: Leela Cyd) From The Kitchn → Countertop Holes for Compost & Trash: Why a Chute Is a Good Idea

(Image credit: Emily Han) From The Kitchn → 12 Ways to Eat Potatoes for Dinner

(Image credit: Coco Morante) From The Kitchn → How To Repair Small Cracks In Your Butcher Block

(Image credit: Christine Gallary) The Kitchn tried 5 brands of low-sodium chicken broth. Check out which one won the taste test: From The Kitchn → We Tried 5 Brands of Chicken Broth, and Here Is the Winner

(Image credit: Cambria Bold) The Northeast is getting an estimated 2 feet of snow. Are you ready? From The Kitchn → Here’s What You Really Need to Stock up on for the Blizzard

You know that confidence is key when you’re getting dressed in the morning or giving a work presentation, so why do so many people lack confidence in the choices they’ve made in their homes? The next time someone admires your decor, try this. I’ve recently noticed that almost every time I give someone a compliment, they immediately start telling me what’s wrong with their space and what they plan to change. Whyyyyy?

(Image credit: Michelle Peters-Jones) From The Kitchn → Recipe: Lemongrass, Lime & Thai Basil Mojito

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → Before & After: A 1930s Kitchen Gets a DIY Remodel

(Image credit: Christine Gallary) From The Kitchn → 5 Expert Tips for Making the Perfect Bowl of Ramen

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → In Case You Forgot, Kitchen Pegboards Are Pretty Awesome

(Image credit: Faith Durand) From The Kitchn → 21 Soups From All Over the Globe

(Image credit: Emma Christensen) From The Kitchn → 12 Hearty Casseroles for Cold Winter Nights

(Image credit: Faith Durand) From The Kitchn → Health Trend: Drinking Apple Cider Vinegar

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → 15 Bright Breakfast Nooks for Cheerful Mornings

(Image credit: Brent Hofacker) shutterstock From The Kitchn → The History of Oyster Crackers

(Image credit: Emma Christensen) From The Kitchn → 5 Freezer-Friendly Soups

(Image credit: Christine Gallary) From The Kitchn → How To Use Your Dutch Oven as a Slow Cooker

(Image credit: Joe Clark) From The Kitchn → This Is Officially the Correct Way to Load Your Dishwasher

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → Use This Holiday Leftover to Line Your Cabinets

(Image credit: Rachel Joy Barehl) From The Kitchn → One Dishwashing Tool We Swear By

(Image credit: Sara Kate Gillingham) From The Kitchn → 5 Tips for More Filling Smoothies

(Image credit: Maureen Petrosky) From The Kitchn → Recipe: Nutella Hot Chocolate

(Image credit: Faith Durand) From The Kitchn → The Nutella Taste Test: We Tried Every Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread and Ranked Them

(Image credit: ziashusha) shutterstock From The Kitchn → Here’s Why We Put Oranges in Stockings at Christmas

(Image credit: Sarah E Crowder) From The Kitchn → Recipe: Butternut Squash & Sausage Lasagna

(Image credit: Emma Christensen) From The Kitchn → The Secret of Beautifully Decorated Cookies Is a Cheap Squeeze Bottle

Want your guests sinking into your living room furniture cushions to soak up each other’s delightful conversation instead of crowding in your kitchen or awkwardly standing around? Focus on your seating arrangements and add these six elements to make future entertaining in your home smooth, cozy and natural. Guests don’t want to shimmy through tight squeezes or step over stools to get to seating. They want it to feel like getting cozy is natural and easy to find.

(Image credit: Faith Durand) From The Kitchn → 18 Cookie Recipes for Your Holiday Cookie Exchange

(Image credit: Kelli Foster) From The Kitchn → A Complete Visual Guide to 11 Different Kinds of Sugar

So you’re having a holiday party, and you want it to be perfect. Take a look at this list — and make sure to avoid these nine mistakes that even the most well-intentioned hosts and hostesses make. Don’t expect that your guests will know to help themselves to the beer in the fridge, or that they’ll be able to find those cookies tucked away in the back of the kitchen.

Nothing lasts forever. While it’s pretty easy to determine the shelf life of, say, Thanksgiving leftovers, it’s tougher to know when your seasonal decor has gone bad. Holiday lights, like a lot of things in your home, require maintenance and regular replacement. Do you know the life span of your lights? Incandescent bulbs should be replaced every 4-6 years. LED lights last a bit longer, for 7-10 years. Of course, these numbers are just a guideline.

(Image credit: Emma Christensen) From The Kitchn → The Kitchn’s Guide to Cooking a Turkey

(Image credit: Christine Gallary) From The Kitchn → Here Are 4 Ways to Rescue Thanksgiving Gravy

(Image credit: Faith Durand) From The Kitchn → 5 Easy Ways to Make Pumpkin Pie Even Better

(Image credit: Leela Cyd) From The Kitchn → 5 Things You Should Always Keep Within Arm’s Reach of the Stove

(Image credit: Sabra Krock) From The Kitchn → 10 Snacks We Love for Last-Minute Guests

Ever the romantic gift-giver, I recall with utter clarity the Christmas my father gave my mother a microwave oven. The year was 1984. Its inaugural run was a bowl of water (how’s that for cautious?) How is it that thirty years later we are still sounding out all three laborious syllables: MI-CRO-WAVE? Why doesn’t this ubiquitous appliance have a shorter, widely accepted nickname? It’s time to remedy this oversight!

(Image credit: Anna Hoychuk) shutterstock From The Kitchn → 5 Ways You Can Use Leftover Coffee Grounds Around the Home

(Image credit: Leela Cyd) From The Kitchn → Recipe: Pumpkin Slab Pie

(Image credit: Leela Cyd) From The Kitchn → The Thanksgiving Happy Hour: Our 5 Tips for Appetizers & Drinks

(Image credit: Leela Cyd) From The Kitchn → 7 Wines from Trader Joe’s to Drink With Thanksgiving Dinner

If you’ve shopped at IKEA before you know that it’s more than a store – it’s an experience. And one of my favorite parts of the experience is the restaurant. Since I don’t go often, I stick to the classics, namely the omnipresent meatballs.

(Image credit: Leela Cyd) From The Kitchn → How To Dip Dye a Tablecloth

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