What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of February 9-10, 2013

Happy weekend, everyone! Are you on the East Coast, cozied up and waiting for a snowstorm? If so, what a great excuse to cook something amazing, like that French Silk pie, or a big pot of chickpea chili. Or are you somewhere less weather-afflicted, planning dinners for the weekend? What’s cooking in your kitchen this weekend? Curious minds want to know! More



Almond Scones, Baked Feta with Figs, Slow Cooker Panade, Creamy Stovetop Polenta & French Silk Pie — Recipes from The Kitchn

If you’re hunkering down for the blizzard this weekend, I hope your fridge is stocked! Your going to want to make a batch of these tender, almond-flecked scones, for sure. And a warm bowl of cheesy bean panade would do quite nicely for dinner. There’s also baked feta with fig compote, Creole beans and rice, and two, count ’em TWO!, different cocktails to chase away the blizzard blues. 

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Faith’s Kitchen Renovation: The Inspiration — Renovation Diary: Faith’s Budget Luxe Kitchen

Yesterday I showed you the first stages of my home renovation and kitchen plans. Today I am going to take a step back and show you some of the inspiration I had filed away for my someday-future-kitchen, the pictures and thoughts that led us to the kitchen we built. Why have an open kitchen? What were the non-negotiables in the design? Read on for the scoop! More



A Color Appropriate Meal for Valentine’s Day: Red Beet Gnocchi

2013-2-8-gnocchi.jpgWe’re adding this to our list of pink and red foods for Valentine’s Day: red beet gnocchi from Jodi of What’s Cooking Good Looking. She uses beets instead of the traditional potato in this recipe, which give the gnocchi a beautiful deep pink color — perfect for Valentine’s Day. (Her version is also gluten-free and can be made vegan, if you so choose!) More



Scuba’s “With the Help of Friends” Kitchen — Kitchen Spotlight

Stephen “Scuba” Clark is a resourceful handyman. His Phoenix home is full of upgrades and projects he’s done himself… with his friends! As he tells Apartment Therapy, all of his friends have “great style and uniqueness” and every project was done with their help. This includes the leather cabinet pulls in the kitchen! See more photos below: More