What Do You Want to Read at The Kitchn? Reader Request Week Is Coming! — Reader Request Week 2015

Over the past few years we’ve developed a tradition: a week of posts at The Kitchn that are written in response to reader requests. Well, it’s that time again! We love hearing all your requests and suggestions (and they fuel us for the whole year, not just this week). Our Reader Request Week will bring you posts that were written in response to a question or request from a reader (we even note on the post who requested it!).

So tell us — what are your requests this year, for 2015? Fire away and we’ll get busy. Coming in September, a week of all reader requests, all the time.

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This Tomato Mayo Pie Is Summer Food at Its Finest — Delicious Links

Growing up, my favorite summer lunch was the tomato and mayonnaise sandwich. Nothing could ever beat the combination of fresh, juicy tomatoes and rich, creamy mayo on white bread (with the crusts cut off, please).

That is, until now. Because now there is tomato mayo pie, which combines beautiful heirloom tomatoes with a shiitake mushroom mayo — all inside a buttery, flaky pie crust. Swoon.

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Recipe: Spicy Panzanella Salad — Budget Recipes from The Kitchn

A thrifty and very old-school salad, panzanella transforms slightly stale, too-hard-to-eat bread into a sponge for flavor that even picky kids tend to enjoy. I make this with a spicy dressing, but you can just make it with a classic vinaigrette if you prefer.

If you have room in the budget, try adding some fruit, like peaches or plums, to this salad for a sweet layer of flavor. If you are really swimming in zucchini, try it raw and finely chopped in this salad.

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8 Favorite Lunch Bags to Brown-Bag It in Style — Market Roundup

Whether you have kids who are heading back to school, you’re heading back to school, or you just want to establish some better lunch habits, a new lunch box or bag can go a long way in making you excited to carry your lunch everyday.

And because it’s back-to-school season, there are plenty of cute new options available. Some of them can be stored in your freezer overnight to keep your lunch cool without a fridge at work, and some collapse down so they don’t take up much space on your commute home. Whichever one you choose, you’ll be brown-bagging it in style.

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