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(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → This Groovy 70’s Kitchen Gets a Modern Makeover

(Image credit: Liana Hayles Newton) From The Kitchn → A Banana Tree Grows in Brooklyn

(Image credit: Bethany Nauert) From The Kitchn → 15 Tips and Ideas to Help You Get the Neatest, Most Organized Kitchen Ever

(Image credit: Lauren Zerbey) From The Kitchn → 20 Reasons We Love IKEA Kitchens

From The Kitchn → 10 Tips for Being a Great Thanksgiving Dinner Guest

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → Nigel Slater’s (Short and Charming) 5 Essentials for the Home Cook

Last week’s much debated and nicely reader participated discussion on whether a single mother of a 7-year old child should get rid of her land line sparked some important discoveries – several important points about landline telephones during an emergency were brought to light. Here are some of the great reader comments and important points to keep in mind when using a landline telephone service in an emergency situation at home.

I’ve been a houseguest before, and there are plenty of things I have wanted to ask of my host that went unspoken in the spirit of gratefulness and generally trying not to be a pain in the chateau. I do want to get invited back, after all. But I’ve also been on the other side of the coin, and I know that any generous host wants their visitors to be happy and comfortable. Here’s the most important thing your guests won’t tell you. Your home is too cold, or maybe too hot.

(Image credit: Faith Durand) From The Kitchn → Why Can’t I Keep The Stovetop Clean?

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → A Fall Pumpkin-Carving Party.

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → 10 Ways to Clean Your Kitchen Less Often, and Enjoy it Way More.

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → 10 Snapshots of Street Food from the Past

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From the Kitchn → High & Low Shopping: One Small Purchase and One Investment Purchase for My Kitchen.

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → How To Oil and Maintain Wooden Cutting Boards in 5 Minutes a Month.

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → 15 Ways to Store Your Pots and Pans (All From Our Kitchen Tours!)

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → A Kitchen Space Saver: The Door-Mount Cutting Board from Rev-A-Shelf

(Image credit: Emma Christensen) From The Kitchn → How To Freeze Cookie Dough

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → 10 Desserts To Know By Heart

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From The Kitchn → The Best Way to Keep Chopped Fruit From Turning Brown

(Image credit: Faith Durand) From The Kitchn → Lunch Recipe: Mozzacado Sandwich

(Image credit: Lucy Hewett) From The Kitchn → Victor & Rajiv’s Colorful, Collected Kitchen (and Garden!)

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) From the Kitchn → From Bean to Brew: Small Batch Roaster Handlebar Coffee in Santa Barbara

(Image credit: Shawna’s Glamorous Custom Kitchen, photographed by Gina Bianciello for The Kitchn) From The Kitchn → Shawna’s Glamorous Custom Kitchen

From The Kitchn → 10 Things To Do With Zucchini When You’ve Lost All Hope

(Image credit: Cambria Bold) From The Kitchn → Wire and Metal Mesh Dining Room Chairs

(Image credit: Leela Cyd) From The Kitchn → Kitchen Tour: Justina Blakeney’s Jungalow Kitchen

(Image credit: Faith Durand) From The Kitchn → How To Make Jello Shots for Grown-Ups

It’s been only a few weeks since I made the big move south to Atlanta and meeting new people and making friends with the neighbors is very high on my list of things to do. I’ve just moved from a city I love, where I had a circle of friends who lived within 5 blocks, so to put it bluntly, I’m having a difficult time adjusting. I’m struggling with making new friends and meeting my neighbors.

(Image credit: Emma Christensen) From The Kitchn → How To Make Stir-Fry Freezer Meals

(Image credit: Leela Cyd)From The Kitchn→ An Outdoor Movie Party

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)From The Kitchn → The Best Way To Keep Guacamole Green

(Image credit: Lucy Hewett)From the Kitchn→ Brian and Julia’s Live-Work Loft Kitchen

(Image credit: Emma Christensen)From The Kitchn →How To Make Basic Tomato Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)From The Kitchn→ Recipe: Fresh Clam Chowder

(Image credit: Tara Austen Weaver)From The Kitchn→ Mari Adam’s Colorful Craftsman Kitchen

(Image credit: Faith Durand)From The Kitchn→ 10 Ways to Preserve Summer Fruits Vegetables Without Canning

From The Kitchn→ Look! A Rope Light Over the Island

(Image credit: Leela Cyd)From The Kitchn→ A Visit with Sugar & Salt Creamery: Jon Carter’s Delicious Vegan Ice Cream

Last month, air quality regulators in Southern California approved the first-ever restrictions on the summer-lovin’ bonfires that have come to define our coastline. Luckily for Angelenos, the restrictions don’t affect the only two beaches in the county where public bonfires are still legal: Dockweiler and Cabrillo. Let the beach BBQs commence!

(Image credit: Maureen Petrosky)From The Kitchn→ An IKEA-Inspired Cocktail Recipe: Rhubarb Margarita

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(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)From The Kitchn→ 12 Creative S’mores for a Party

How many times have you returned home from a fantastic vacation, only to hear yourself telling someone that you’re so exhausted you need another one to recover? The pace of modern life is making it increasingly difficult for us to switch off, and time away from home can end up being just as stressful, albeit more fun, than our everyday lives. Read on for some tips on how to really unwind on your vacation.

From The Kitchn→ 15 Food Instagram Accounts You Should Follow

(Image credit: Emma Christensen)From The Kitchn→ How To Shuck Corn Quickly Cleanly

(Image credit: Chris Perez)From The Kitchn→ How To Make the Best Iced Coffee

(Image credit: Emma Christensen)From The Kitchn→ Recipe: Best-Ever Veggie Burgers

(Image credit: Emma Christensen)From The Kitchn→ How To Make Bread in the Slow Cooker

(Image credit: Lisa Pepin)From the Kitchn→ Growing Beer: A Visit to Farm Boy Farms’ Hops Grain Farm in North Carolina

(Image credit: Faith Durand)From The Kitchn→ 5 Salad Dressings To Know By Heart

From The Kitchn→ Fruit Flies, Begone! What’s Your Tried-and-True Way to Get Rid of Fruit Flies?

Summer’s outdoor entertaining calls for keeping drinks cool, but budget options aren’t all that attractive. Ashley from Shanty 2 Chic turned a basic styrofoam cooler into a stylish solution that doesn’t diminish your décor. Looking for a weekend project that will up the ante on your patio parties? Check out this after:Ashley put together this country chic cooler stand with $50 in supplies and some power tool basics.

(Image credit: Cambria Bold)From the Kitchn→ Rebekka’s Golden Nashville Kitchen

(Image credit: Emma Christensen)From the Kitchn→ How To Make a Pie from Start to Finish

(Image credit: Faith Durand)From The Kitchn→ The Best Way to Cut Up a Watermelon

From The Kitchn→ 10 Cheeses and Their Literary Counterparts

(Image credit: Chris Perez)From The Kitchn→ It’s Iced Coffee Season! 13 Tips, Recipes and Tutorials for a Better Brew

What’s the difference between a house and a home? A house is a structure you live in that provides for your basic needs and safety. A home is a place that provides you mental and emotional support, a place you look forward to being in to get away from the outside world. Do you feel that way about your home?

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)From The Kitchn → Dana’s Deluxe Live/Work Kitchen

(Image credit: Danielle Tsi)From The Kitchn →When Why Not to DIY: Confessions of a Recovering Dinner Party Maniac

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)From The Kitchn → 10 Things To Pack for Cooking on Vacation

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)From The Kitchn→10 Easy Vacation Meals to Feed a Crowd

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) • How to Make Kouign Amann The Kitchn

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)Travel photography is a completely different beast that involves more than just the food. Here are some tips on getting the most out of food photography while traveling. • 5 Tips For Taking Better Food Photos When You Travel The Kitchn

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)Although it does contain four recipes, Michael Pollan’s new bookCooked: A Natural History of Transformationis not a cookbook. It is, however, a book for cooks, as well as a book for people who would like to cook but don’t, or can’t, or won’t. • Cooked by Michael Pollan The Kitchn

Jed and Caitlin’s seasoned kitchen is modern, industrial, and sleek.Despite the monochromatic scheme, the kitchen evokes a sense of warmth and openness. • Kitchen Tour: A Modern Kitchen in Denver The Kitchn

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) • Kitchen Before & After The Kitchn

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)This past week, we gave you all of our favorite pack-and-go meals for a long day of travel. If a car trip or plane ride is in your near future, take your pick! Take a look back through all our recipes from this week for even more road food inspiration. • New

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)Heading into the great wild this summer? You could totally rough it, of course, but if you’d like a little help with food storage, organization, and cleanup, then one of these five camp kitchens is a worthwhile purchase. • 5 Camp Kitchens To Meet All Your Needs The Kitchn

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)When you get the 2:30 slump and need something with a little boost, here are 10 snacks to grab from home for your on-the-go energy needs. • Protein Pick Me Up: 10 Midday Boosts The Kitchn

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy) • Building a Travel Eatinerary The Kitchn

(Image credit: Apartment Therapy)Traveling this summer? Make sure your backpack is stocked with a good supply of nibbles and snacks. Here are fifteen of our favorites — from granola bars and kale chips to homemade Cracker Jacks and more. • 15 Snacks for Road Trips & Plane Rides The Kitchn