Outside of gorgeous recipes and cooking techniques, there are often niche tricks or somewhat strange (although great!) recipes that are popular amongst our readers. From decadent microwave cakes, to cooking bread in a slow cooker, these 10 posts were unexpected, yet welcome hits in 2013.
4.2 / 5 Stars | 174 Reviews
by INDIT
“It makes its own sauce! Delicious and easy, and made in the same pan it bakes in.”
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.
We are always on the hunt for a good cocktail – something refreshing and cold for summer or something warm and moody for winter. This year we tried new drinks and rediscovered old favorites, including a wonderful limoncello gin cocktail or an orange old fashioned. Here are 10 popular cocktails from the past year that I think you’ll love – something to sip and enjoy into the new year.
Q: My brother sent me three cans of haggis recently, and I’m planning to go for it — I like “fresh” haggis just fine, so I won’t shy away just because it’s in a can. The serving suggestion on the back of the label says to pair the haggis with potatoes, turnips (neeps + tatties?), crusty bread, and of course, a great beer, but no real recipe!
Earlier this month my husband and I hosted a cozy-glam winter cocktail party for friends in our Boston apartment. Yesterday I shared the party plan and menu, and now it’s time to get a peek at how it all went down!
Buoyed by our friends’ festive mood and attire (I encouraged everyone to wear something that made them feel “dashing,” and was thrilled to see sparkles and bow ties around the room!), we lit candles and popped sparkling wine bottles; we played records, snacked on sugared cranberries, and ran out of the cheddar olives. It was a little crazy pulling it all off, but also exhilarating. After all, this is it — the final episode in our Gatherings from The Kitchn for the year — so why not go out in style, with a glass of boozy punch in one hand and a bacon-wrapped date in the other?