Will It Waffle? The Answer, Of Course, Is Yes. — New Cookbook

The angle: Put your waffle maker to work!

Recipes for right now: Waffled Ham and Cheese Melt, Classic Waffleburger, Waffled Macaroni and Cheese, Waffled Tamale Pie, Zucchini Parmesan Flattened Fritters, Waffled Mochi, Waffled Banana Bread, S’moreffles

Who would enjoy this book? Anyone looking for more reasons to pull out their waffle maker (or justification for buying one), college students, parents.

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Cheater Nutella Sticky Buns, Thai-Style Corn Chowder, Fall Harvest Freekeh Salad & Roasted Sweet Potato Slices with Pesto — New Recipes from The Kitchn

Have you guys really seen the cheater Nutella sticky buns? Gooey Nutella and pastry together are reason enough to turn on my stove during this oddly humid season in New York. But don’t turn your oven off just yet! Keep the heat going with the lighter mac and cheese with veggies or roasted sweet potato rounds with cilantro pesto, and be sure to make room for a batch of real Irish scones. If you’re craving something refreshing, have no fear! The melon, mint, and prosecco cocktail will be your weekend hero.

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How to Set Up Your First Kitchen for Less Than $300 — Kitchen Essentials

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Have you ever started from scratch in a new kitchen? Perhaps you were leaving for college, or disentangling one household from another. Maybe you were outfitting a second home, or helping a young friend or family member set up with their own kitchen for the very first time.

Is it possible to equip a kitchen for robust daily cooking on a relatively small budget? We say yes. If you are starting from scratch, without a spatula to your name, here’s your checklist of essential equipment — and all for under $300.

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How Art, Creativity, and Cooking Are Connected in My Kitchen — Kitchen Diary: Mercedes in Amsterdam

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Today we welcome a new contributor to our Kitchen Diaries series: Mercedes Leon, a pescatarian (but mostly vegan) cook who lives in Amsterdam with her husband and four children. We’re so excited to welcome Mercedes and her point of view to The Kitchn. Meet Mercedes! — Faith

My journey begins fifty-one years ago on the island of Cuba. By that time the revolution had already succeeded and Castro had become the leader of the country. The new government instituted food ratios in order to try to equalize food distribution in the country.

As a result, besides often not getting enough to eat, much of the food that was available to the general population was simple and basic.

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