The other day, I came home from one of my favorite local groceries, the Super Acapulco, with hot peppers, queso fresco, a few avocados, some beautiful green onions, and a bag of healthy tomatillos. I imagined a delicious taco salad dinner. Also on my mind was salsa verde, which I have made many times before. So it would be easy. But I got distracted, and things went wrong. Lucky for me, all was not lost.

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The Kitchn Cure Day 1: Monday, August 11
Assignment: Make a list of what you like and dislike about your kitchen.
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Welcome, everyone! Today is the first day of The Kitchn Cure, and we’re so happy you’ve decided to join us. Over the next four weeks we’re going to clean, organize, and beautify our kitchens from top to bottom. Are you ready? Stick with us and at the end of the month your fridge will be scrubbed, your appliances sparkling, your pantry restocked, and your general cooking enthusiasm renewed — or at least we hope!

This week our focus is the fridge and freezer, but don’t pull out that sponge just yet. The first assignment is a simple one: just poke around your kitchen!

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All right everyone: it’s tomato time. We are devoting this entire week at The Kitchn to that glorious vegetable (OK, fine — fruit!) that makes August so wonderful. Tomato tips, advice, cooking lessons, and of course recipes straight ahead. What’s your favorite way to celebrate tomato season?

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What I am avoiding: Washing the kitchen floor, organizing cupboards, sorting through the large collection of empty glass jars that have gathered in the cupboard below my sink. Also, starting a good-for-you dinner, which involves peeling a lot of vegetables and other time consuming tasks, meaning that it should have been started an hour ago if I’m really serious about eating dinner at a reasonable hour. Oh, and writing this post.

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