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Low-Fat Recipes: Manhattan Clam Chowder II
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12 Wall Pot Racks for Short People — Kitchen Organization
When we talk about easy, inexpensive ways to improve the storage in your kitchen — any kitchen, even a rental — a pot rack comes up quickly. Hanging your pots and pans for easy access frees up cupboards. But what if you, like me, are just too short for a traditional pot rack? I have tall friends with racks that loom high over their island or stove, but I am not tall enough to manage that!
Here are 12 inspiring photos of other options: pot rails and racks, mounted on the wall, low enough for us shorties.
5 Recipes I Learned in College and Still Use Today — College Cooking
Ah, college cooking. It brings to mind such sophisticated fare as Rice Krispie treats (eaten straight out of the bowl, of course), thick dining hall chili, boxed brownie mixes and the like.
For me, college was when I really figured out that I liked to cook, so my memories actually include somewhat sophisticated foods like homemade pita bread, baba ghanoush, gnocchi, and risotto. I found a few favorite recipes along the way that I still use today — read on to find out which ones!
Low-Fat Recipes: Strawberry Ambrosia
4 / 5 Stars | 10 Reviews
by Ellen Crow
“This is a simple, tasty, and colorful variation of a classic ambrosia salad. My son loves it; he keeps asking me when I’m going to make some more of that ‘marshmallow casserole’!”
Low-Calorie Recipes: Coconut Fingers
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20 Days, 20 Lessons to Become a Better Cook
Have you ever wanted to go to cooking school? Le Cordon Bleu may not be in the cards just yet — but there’s another way!
Starting this coming Monday, October 6, we’re inviting you to come to cooking school with us. The Kitchn’s Cooking School will be 20 days, 20 lessons to help you become a better cook. Every day we’ll tackle an essential cooking topic and explain what you should know. (Yes, there will be homework — but it will be tasty!) Whether you want to refresh your skills or start from scratch with a structured course of basics, come and learn with us.
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How Many of These 10 Mystery Kitchen Gadgets Can You Identify? — Kitchn Quiz
With school back in session, we’re feeling a little nostalgic for the days when pop quizzes terrified us and had us weeping in our Trapper Keepers. Oh Lisa Frank, your unicorns saw us through many a heartbreak. In honor of midterms, we’ve dug through our archives and picked 10 of the trickiest mystery gadgets that our readers have sent us, puzzled by their unknown qualities.
How many of these 10 gadgets can you identify?
This Bungalow Kitchen Is Fabulous! Here Are 5 Things to Learn From It. — Kitchen Spotlight
This Los Angeles bungalow kitchen made me gasp just a little bit when I first saw it. Look at the ceilings, and that soothing paint color. But the closer I looked, the more I admired many decisions made by Jeff and Joseph, the owners. Here are five takeaways from their lovely kitchen.
Recipe: Chocolate Chip and Toffee Shortbread Cookies — Dessert Recipes from The Kitchn
I got this recipe from a friend of the family. Apparently, these little shortbread cookies were a huge hit in the teachers’ workroom at my friend’s elementary school. I figured that any humble cookie that can wow a bunch of teachers — who’ve likely eaten more cookies in their day than they can count — was worth trying. And you know what? Yup, totally worth it.