​10 Things You Loved in November — The Kitchn’s Best of 2013

What did you want to cook, eat, and read about through the months of 2013? We always find it instructive and entertaining to look back over the past year and see what you loved.

In November it was all about Thanksgiving, with our recipe for the classic sage and onion bread stuffing, a tip for what to do if you don’t have a roasting rack, and a Thanksgiving sangria recipe.

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10 Weekend Meditation Posts That Made Us Stop and Think — The Kitchn’s Best of 2013

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Dana’s Weekend Meditation series is a welcome, and usually much needed, breath of fresh of air every Sunday. While it is one thing to learn how to properly sear meat, or master the fine art of sugar cookies, it is another to thing to be an intuitive, thoughtful cook. This comes from practice, of course, but also from taking a step back and sometimes seeing the mess in your kitchen as something more than a chore. The Weekend Meditation series allows us to take a break each week and evaluate how food and cooking plays in our lives.

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Help Me Convince My Husband to Love Our New Giant Sauté Pan! — Good Questions

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Q: After much lusting and waiting, I finally purchased a massive 6-quart All-Clad stainless steel sauté pan. I absolutely love it and have been braising, searing, and roasting to my heart’s content. The problem is that my husband hates it! I know Faith has written about her love of the big pan: any tips to help my husband learn to love this pan?

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10 Things You Loved in October — The Kitchn’s Best of 2013

What did you want to cook, eat, and read about through the months of 2013? We always find it instructive and entertaining to look back over the past year and see what you loved.

In October it was Jamie Oliver’s chicken in milk, hearty casseroles, and pets dressed up like food for Halloween. We had some advice on ingredients you shouldn’t skimp on, and some really smart IKEA kitchen hacks.

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