How To Build Burner Covers and Double the Counter Space in Your Tiny Kitchen — Tiny Projects for a Cozy Kitchen

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Our kitchen is far from large. There is only enough counter space for one person; the stove and refrigerator can’t be opened at the same time; and we’ve grown accustomed to running into each other as we rush to finish a project or perform time-sensitive cooking tasks.

When pressed for space, we already use the stovetop as an impromptu counter. It seemed only natural to convert this space into something usable. If you have a tiny kitchen and covet just a little more counter space, then come along with us as we show you how we created our cozy burner covers.

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The 9-Bottle Bar: Bar Extras — The 9-Bottle Bar

The 9-Bottle Bar was an exercise in restraint — short sonnets of cocktails created out of a limited palette. Many classic cocktails only need a few ingredients, and these nine bottles cover quite a lot of ground. But even the most elemental cocktails usually need something beyond the liquor cabinet — lemon juice, simple syrup — and plus, what if you’re ready to branch out? Here’s a look at the a few more good things to keep in your bar cabinet, if you have room for one more bottle or two.


  1. 1. ​The 9-Bottle Bar Guide to Eggs in Cocktails
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  2. 2. A 9-Bottle Bar Extra: Grenadine
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  3. 3. Elsewhere in the Bitter Universe: Here Are 6 More Bitter Liquors That You Should Know
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  4. 4. Exploring Bottle No. 10: Absinthe
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  5. 5. Exploring Bottle No. 10: Campari
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The Top 10 Things You Wanted to Cook & Eat in 2013 — The Kitchn’s Best of 2013

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We love looking back over the past year, and as we wrap up our review today, it’s time to look at the top things you wanted to cook, eat, and talk about in 2013. Let me give you a little hint: many of them are the essentials, the everyday basics. (It was the year of the pork chops and baked potatoes around here, let me just say.)

But many of you were branching out, too — making kimchi for the first time, experimenting with green juices. And some of you were thinking about cooking up a kitchen, as our IKEA kitchen renovation report also made the list. Read on — are these the things that you wanted to cook (and eat) in 2013? And tell us — what are you excited about for 2014?

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A Look Back on the Year of the Cronut & Other Food Trends of 2013 — The Kitchn’s Best of 2013

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There were a lot of food trends that came and went this year – the horse meat scare near the start of 2013, strange yet wonderful taco shells (bacon weave anyone?), and the Scandinavian invasion, but nothing comes close to Dominique Ansel’s Cronut. Here’s a look back at the darling of the pastry community, and other food trends and stories of 2013 .

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