I am fluent in the language of grocery. I speak POS and SOP, FIFO and EDLP*. I believe Doose’s Market is the true star of Gilmore Girls and deserves its own mention in the opening credits. My favorite Christmas song is Dan Fogelberg’s “Same Old Auld Lang Syne,” because unrequited love in a grocery store parking lot is the best kind of love. And I can’t help but feel that East of Eden is as much a story about the advent of the modern grocery as it is a biblical allegory. I mean, how can you have a produce department without a cold supply chain? (Admittedly, the phrase “cold supply chain” rarely, if ever, appears in Steinbeck’s work.)

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This week we asked a few of our favorite food writers and bloggers to share how their organize their kitchen. If you’re just tuning in now, here’s a look back at their ideas and advice.

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   1. How I Organize My Spice Drawer: Cheryl Sternman Rule

   Organizing Tips from the Experts

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   2. How I Organize My Pantry: Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean

   Organizing Tips from the Experts

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   3. How I Organize My Food Cabinets: Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen

   Organizing Tips from the Experts

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   4. How I Organize My Baking Pans: Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen

   Organizing Tips from the Experts

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   5. How I Organize My Kitchen Shelves: David Lebovitz

   Organizing Tips from the Experts

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Fudge & Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

I have feelings about March so far. If you’re anywhere north of Miami, you may know what I mean. This winter has been long and cold and it’s not over yet. Stay close to home and bake some cookies this weekend. Nothing fancy. Who needs that right now. These are as homey as gets: Chocolate chip, oatmeal, Nutella no-bakes.

Have a cookie. It will all be over soon.

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We always check out KitchenAid’s new mixer colors. This was last year.

Today The Kitchn is headed to the International Home + Housewares show in Chicago! If you’ve been reading The Kitchn for a while, you know that we hit this show every year on the lookout for new kitchen trends, products, and releases from our favorite brands like KitchenAid, Staub, Chef’n and more.

This week we’ll reveal KitchenAid’s new 2015 stand mixer color (always a highlight), as well as a roundup of the best things we saw at the show. Stay tuned!

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Leftovers can be a boon rather than a ball and chain. Here’s the thing — they just have to be basic enough so they can be repurposed and incorporated into completely different meals. Just think about those days after Thanksgiving, when you’ve got pounds of roasted turkey for turkey sandwiches, turkey noodle casserole, turkey enchiladas, turkey soup … you get the idea. As it turns out, that strategy works for plain-old chicken, too.

This set of recipes is designed to put one big batch of cooked chicken to work, creating meal after meal that feels like anything but a repeat of last night’s dinner.

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How much do you know about pizza? And I’m not getting academic here; do you know the basics? Pizza is a simple homemade supper, but it can look overwhelming — all those separate components! Dough, sauce, toppings — and what if I don’t have a pizza stone?

Hold it right there. The beauty of pizza is that it can be as simple or geeky as you want. Here are the essentials — you can take it from here.

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