What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of October 5-6, 2013

Table with food


Brian’s Practical Logan Square Kitchen

I’m ready to welcome October with open arms — are you? I have a few crisp apples sitting on the counter, so I’m thinking about a weekend repeat of this glorious breakfast, and stir-fried bitter greens with a pork chop for dinner. What about you? What are you cooking? Are you heading into a deep clean for The Kitchn Cure (think about how good it will feel afterwards!). What’s happening in your kitchen this weekend? We’d love to hear all about it.

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I Have a Mortar and Pestle, But Nothing to Grind. Which Whole Spices Should I Buy? — Liveblogging The Kitchn Cure Fall 2013

Day 5 Task: Restock ingredients

I knew what I wanted to do for this task right from the start. Since moving, my mortar and pestle has sat, unused and sad-looking, on my pantry shelf. Well, ok. If I’m being totally honest, it sat, unused and sad-looking, in my old apartment, too. I know that freshly ground spices are on a totally different planet than their pre-ground counterparts. For awhile I lived near a food co-op and got little bags of freshly ground spices when I needed them, but now I need to bring all that work back in-house. I need to buy a few whole spices. I need some spice advice.

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