A Bright & Colorful Mother’s Day Brunch — Gatherings from The Kitchn

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My mother had eight kids and raised us well (in our unbiased opinion!). She homeschooled us in our early years, and taught us important things like how to make sloppy joes and fold fitted sheets properly, then sent us off into the world with good grace. It seems a little silly to single out Mother’s Day as just one celebratory moment, but this spring holiday is still a good occasion to gather the whole family and enjoy a meal together. This week I’ve been sharing the bright, colorful Mother’s Day brunch I hosted for my mother and grandmother, with simple food and one big special surprise — posters made of old family photos!

Here’s a little more about the party: what I did ahead, how I set the table, and what I served, including lemon sticky rolls and a breakfast potato gratin.

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Meal Planning Tip: Keep a Running List of Recipes You Want to Make for Dinner

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If you spend your days reading food blogs, flipping through food magazines, and browsing cookbooks, chances are good you run into a lot of recipes you want to try. But how to ensure you actually make the recipes and don’t just let them disappear into the depths of Pinterest or your recipe binder? This is the very simple system that works for me.

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Nick Evans on His $15 Zester, Stockpiling Homemade Stock & His New Cookbook Love Your Leftovers — Author Interview

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Meet Nick Evans, the King of Leftovers! You may recognize this gentleman as the mastermind behind such Kitchn recipes as these delicious Lemon-Thyme Chicken Thighs. Well, Nick has recently come out with an entire cookbook of tasty meals, all designed to fit into your busy schedule and use up handy leftovers — appropriately titled Love Your Leftovers.

Today, I’m grilling Nick about the contents of his pantry, his most-used kitchen tools (a $15 mini-zester!) and his advice for all of us busy, hungry, food-loving folk. Later this week, we’ll have a recipe from the book and a giveaway!

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