Beyond a Bottle of Wine: 5 of My Favorite Hostess Gifts
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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about hostess gifts and tokens of appreciation as we’re in the final stretch of planning our wedding and trying to figure out what we’d like to do for favors. While casual dinner parties are obviously much different in scope than a wedding, it’s gotten me thinking about what we bring with us when we go to visit friends and family — and how nice it is to break out of the ‘bottle of wine routine.’ While wine is often a safe bet and often very much appreciated, it can become a bit expected, and it’s fun to shake things up a bit, too.
Finding Peace with My Stove — Liveblogging The Kitchn Cure Fall 2014
Day 8 Task: Clean Your Stovetop and Range Hood
I have a small stove in my kitchen. There’s nothing that makes me realize this more than culinary school, where the stoves are big, the flames are even, and I don’t have to use a lighter to turn on the burners every time I want to cook. That being said, it helps me make a lot of delicious things, and I love that’s it’s gas, so it’s time to make peace with it’s size and give it a well-deserved cleaning.
Table Linens On Sale Now — Apartment Therapy
From Apartment Therapy → Dress That Table! Tablecloths, Napkins & Candleholders On Sale Now
New table linens can go a long way to freshen up a dining room and table. Take advantage of some of the ones on sale right now!
Low-Fat Recipes: Simple Broiled Grapefruit
4.13 / 5 Stars | 13 Reviews
by KoalaFace
“Nothing could be easier or more welcoming on a cool morning than a simple broiled grapefruit with brown sugar.”
Six Beautiful Jars for Canning, Gift-Giving, or Simply Admiring — Product Roundup
If you’re trying to make good use of the summer’s bounty of produce, you’re probably going to end up doing some canning or preserving. (Of course, the best place to start is our Canning Basics Guide.)
And if you plan to give any of your jams, jellies, pickles, and more as gifts, you’re going to need some of these beautiful canning jars that are completely gift-worthy.
9 Ways to Incorporate Rugs Into Your Kitchen — Apartment Therapy
From Apartment Therapy → Pull It Off: 9 Stylish Kitchens With Rugs
A rug can go a long way to add personality to your kitchen. It can disguise flooring or add a fun splash of pattern or color. Here are 9 ways to pull it off!
Which Celeb Would You Rather Eat Ice Cream With? — They’re Just Like Us!
You like eating ice cream. I like eating ice cream. We all like eating ice cream, and that includes all your favorite celebs. If you had the opportunity to eat ice cream with a famous celeb (fictional or otherwise), which one would it be?
Here are some important celebs (eating ice cream!) that need to be considered.
smoky eggplant dip
The first weeks in a new apartment are always about comparisons: The living room is smaller; the kid’s room is a little bigger. Our room is narrower and contains only one closet that we must share (uh-oh) but also maybe six inches longer, and in those inches, we no longer routinely stub our toes on our dressers while fumbling around in the morning like the old people we’ve unfairly become. The living room gets less natural light, but for the strangest reason: a massive leafy oak tree outside, something I’ve walked by at the sidewalk level for over five years and never noticed. What is this, Brooklyn or something?
The kitchen differences are, predictably, the most obsessively analyzed. For example, can we talk about the stove? It has not four but five burners and when I saw them for the first time, I nearly wept. Five burners! This is the small kitchen equivalent of the real estate fantasy of every New Yorker, which is to discover that their apartment contains a whole extra secret room, one that would make their sardine can conditions livable. Do you know what I can do with five burners instead of four? No seriously, do you? Because about five minutes after declaring that it completed me, I realized I had no idea what the purpose of the middle burner is, only that I welcomed it.
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Low-Fat Recipes: Pineapple Chicken Tenders
4.44 / 5 Stars | 477 Reviews
by HJR
“Skewered chicken tenders are brushed with a tropical mixture of pineapple juice, brown sugar, and soy sauce, and grilled.”