Eating Fresh from the Pantry Is a Matter of Perspective — Menus from The Kitchn

This week we dove into a few cookbooks to look at recipes that exemplified what it means to cook fresh from the pantry. The expected canned and jarred foods make an appearance, but the real lesson here is that cooking fresh from the pantry all depends on how willing you are to expand the definition of fresh.

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5 Smart Tips for Making a Tastier Pot of Soup — Tips from The Kitchn

Warm, hearty pots of homemade soup are essential for making it through the winter in one piece — especially so on snow-filled weekends. This is the kind of meal that’s simple yet totally satisfying, and warms you from the inside out.

Keep your soup game going strong throughout winter and beyond with these smart tips for making an even tastier pot of soup.

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5 Chicken and Winter Greens Dinners — Meal Plans from The Kitchn

Winter has finally made its chilly appearance where I live in California. I’m sure glad to see the much-needed rainy days, as it also gives me an excuse to hunker down and wrap a big sweater around myself to keep warm. This weather also makes me want to cook comforting food, so this week’s theme of chicken and winter greens dinners fits the bill perfectly.

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How To Stir-Fry Noodles — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn

Stir-fries don’t have to mean just vegetables and rice — they can mean noodles, too! In fact, noodle stir-fries are one of my favorite weeknight comfort foods. Whether made with lo mein noodles or rice noodles, these stir-fries are quick to prepare, and serve as the perfect backdrop for everything from sliced chicken breast to tender bok choy.

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5 Essential Items to Buy from the Indian Grocery Store — Shopping Tips from The Kitchn

One of my weekly rituals is a visit to my local Indian grocery store. I am lucky enough to live in a city that has a strip mall pretty much dedicated to ethnic-style stores, so I can do a lot of my shopping all in one place. I have a couple of stores that I visit regularly to pick up items that I cannot find, or are too expensive, at my regular supermarket. The Indian grocery store is on the top of my list, and these are the items I buy there fairly often.

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Your Essential Snow Day Shopping List — Great Blizzard of 2016

If you haven’t heard, there’s a blizzard making its way up the East Coast. It will blanket the ground with upwards of two feet of snow; transportation will come to a halt; and grocery store shelves will be ravaged of Nutella, jelly doughnuts, and frozen pizza. Are you prepared?

This is the weekend to hunker down inside and warm up with some super-cozy, comfy recipes. Here’s what you really need to add to your shopping list before you curl up at home for the next day or two.

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