Prize: $2000 west elm gift card and a signed copy of The Kitchn Cookbook
From: The Kitchn & west elm
Value: $2000

This fall we are launching The Kitchn’s first ever cookbook! In celebration, we’ve teamed up with our friends at west elm to give one lucky winner a kitchen makeover. Let west elm and The Kitchn help you get your kitchen in tip top shape right in time for the holiday season with over $2000 in prizes!

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Whether it’s a French press, a Bialetti or a latte, if you have a love for coffee, there’s a high chance that it’s a fierce love. An all consuming love. An “I can’t live without you” love. Sure, you may take a break every now and then, but once you’ve fallen in love with coffee, it’s hard to ever really commit to a long term separation.

Pulled from throughout the ages, from writers to actors, here are 15 great coffee quotes that will pair perfectly with your morning cup.

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The Kitchn Cure Day 16: Monday, September 1
Assignment: Clean out the under-sink area and evaluate your cleaning tools. Throw out anything gross. Make a list of anything you need. Wash out the sink itself. (See all the assignments so far here)
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Over the last three weeks you’ve cleaned your appliances, decluttered and restocked the pantry, and wiped out all the cupboards. Now you’re in the home stretch of The Kitchn Cure, the final week, which means addressing the only areas we haven’t hit yet: the sink, countertops, and floor. So, take a deep breath, pull on those rubber gloves, and remind yourself that you can totally do this. Let’s start with the sink area:

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If there’s one thing we love this time of year, it’s a cold and sparkling glass of sangria or fruity cocktail, poured from a pitcher large enough to share.

Today we have 17 favorites for you, from the boozy to the non, from sparkling peach sangria to the classic Hurricane, and strawberry gin smash to spicy ginger lemonade. There’s even a non-alcoholic sangria. None of these take too much work or too much time; they’re just easygoing, easy-sipping summer drinks for a long weekend. Pour a pitcher and relax!

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It’s the final days of August and I confess that I’m ready for the fall. I’ve become watchful, alert to subtle shifts and signals: the changing light, the shorter days, a touch of something in the air. This morning, in the courtyard out my back door, I notice that a few of the green apples on my neighbor’s tree, the ones that are up high and facing south, have taken on a touch of rose. Around the corner, the persimmon tree sags under its load of hard fruit, grown to the right size but still firm and a deep, unripened shade of green. In the market, I keep a keen eye out for the first of the winter squash even as I’m filling up sacks of bargain-priced, summer-glut tomatoes.

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