If there is one thing you, our readers, share with us, your friendly editors, it is a love of grocery shopping. No matter what you eat and how, the grocery store is a weekly reality for most of us; and from best buys at Costco and Trader Joe’s to budget-saving tips, we know you love to talk about grocery shopping.

But we want to do even more for you and do it better. So we’re launching a survey today to ask a little more about your grocery shopping habits. Would you help us out and take it? We’d be so grateful.

And if there are ideas you have or stories you’d like to see that go beyond our survey or that you’d like to share, by all means please tell us here in the comments. Thank you!

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A couple weeks ago the internet collectively lost its mind over the fact that Costco was selling 100-calorie vodka Popsicles (again). Those sound great, and I’m sure they’re delicious, but if you really want some boozy pops, then I need you to check out the Las Vegas-based company Buzz Pop Cocktails. They’re the fancier, boozier version of the Costco ones. The Popsicles are 100 calories apiece and they’re loaded with top-shelf tequila, rum, bourbon, and vodka.

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We all have our favorite grocery stores. Are you a Whole Foods, or a Publix? Do you care more about low prices, good produce, or a huge selection, or do you go to whichever store has the most convenient location? Well, the annual Market Force grocery store survey for 2018 has been released, and it looks like Wegmans is America’s favorite grocery store for the third year in a row.

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There is one Groupon that my husband and I like to have in the hopper at all times: a deal for a nearby taqueria that gets us three tacos for $7 (versus the $13 they’d be ordinarily). When I logged on to restock this morning, I saw another deal that got me super excited.

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Summer is prime grilling season. Any main course you make in the presence of a smoky flame immediately takes on the taste of the season, but the real question is, what side dishes will you make to go alongside your burgers, steak, or grilled chicken breast? That’s where the fun really comes in.

Here are 30 of our favorite summer sides — including everything from grilled cabbage to a colorful summer squash gratin — that play well with dinner from the grill.

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Eggs are tiny miracle workers in the kitchen. They can be stored in the fridge for a long time and they are cheap, hard to mess up, and one of the most versatile ingredients you can use. Really, what’s not to love?

So let eggs be your go-to breakfast champion. From soft scrambled eggs to make-ahead breakfast sandwiches and egg casseroles, there’s nothing eggs can’t do to help you kickstart your morning routine.

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First off, I promise you there are no tricks to this ice cream. This isn’t “ice cream” in quotation marks. You’re not going to get your hopes up only to have them dashed with a bowl of icy, flavorless frozen dairy substitutes. This vegan ice cream is the real deal.

Yes, it’s creamy. Yes, it tastes like a real dessert that you’d drizzle with caramel sauce and sprinkle with nuts. Yes, it’s dairy-free and vegan too (no eggs!). Here’s what you need to know.

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Cabbage is one of those unsung heroes in the kitchen. You might not think too much about it, but it can be one of the most versatile veggies in your arsenal. From traditional slaws and salads to Indian-inspired curries and fermented foods like sauerkraut and kimchi, we predict you’ll be eating a lot of cabbage.

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I’ve been sharing my weekly meal plans here on Kitchn for over a year, and between reader comments and our Meal Plan Club Facebook group (have you joined yet? Click here!) I’ve really come to understand that every person who meal plans has ups and downs.

We talk often about what recipes give us our mojo back or the recipes we reach for when we don’t actually want to cook, but this week’s meal plan is for anyone who is new to meal planning and needs a place to start. The dinners are easy, use some similar ingredients (to cut down on prep and shopping), and are so delicious they’ll prove that meal planning truly is the secret to stress-free weeknight dinners.

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When I was growing up, my mother kept vases of fresh flowers all over the house. There were flowers on the kitchen and dining room tables, in the entryway, and stationed in all the windows. She even kept some in the bathroom. Unfortunately, her flower skills did not rub off on me. (I’d say it skipped a generation, but my sister’s house has more flowers than a royal wedding, so I think it just skipped me.)

My flower ineptitude is not for lack of trying, either. I’ve read countless articles and Pinterest tutorials about how to make grocery store flowers look like expensive flower shop bouquets, but I’ve never managed to pull it off. I should have known that the secret to keeping flowers in the house wasn’t Pinterest — it was Ina Garten.

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