This week I introduced you to my friend Tricia Keels, who showed me how to host a soup swap, and who runs many swaps and food events through Souper Heroes here in Columbus, Ohio.
To wrap up the week, I asked Tricia to be my guinea pig in a new weekly column that turns to our fellow cooks and asks them: What’s cooking this weekend? Here’s what Tricia’s cooking — and nope, it’s not soup, but it is connected to her very ambitious New Year’s resolution!
Q: I am hosting a housewarming party. I recently purchased a house and I will be having between 50 and 100 people there.
How do we feed this many people without losing our minds?
I remember this one time I didn’t label my purchases from the bulk bin, and I couldn’t remember what was in the bag: were they split peas or lentils? These cute little dried legumes are both healthy and delicious, but it’s worth knowing their varieties and differences. Read on to find out more!
From Apartment Therapy → The “Tired Tile to Contemporary Quartz” Kitchen Makeover
This San Francisco kitchen got a much-needed update by removing the outdated tile and replacing it with a modern quartz countertop, among other fresh touches.
Have pancake plans this weekend? You’ll probably need buttermilk — especially if you’re making Dana’s completely amazing and wonderful Lofty Buttermilk Pancakes (truly the best pancake recipe I have ever tried). Don’t let a lack of proper buttermilk stop you from pancake bliss, however. Our contributing editor Kelli shows you how to make buttermilk from plain milk — it’s so easy!
Instead of buying a one-way ticket to the Mediterranean, I’m going to crank up our wood stove, play some upbeat music, and make the Mediterranean come to my kitchen. This winter weather has been getting us down, but the fresh flavors of feta, artichokes, and olives in this dish are brightening our spirits and making our taste buds very happy. We even invited a few friends over for dinner and everyone agreed that this dish was a real treat on a cold winter night.
This week we’ve been sharing our January Soup Swap — the first Gathering from The Kitchn of 2015. A soup swap is a very practical sort of party, bringing friends old and new together to share soup. A soup swap does, though, take a bit of coordination and explanation, and we found that having name tags, soup labels, and a few other printed pieces was really helpful.
We designed a set of printables and they’re free to you. National Soup Swap Day is coming up on January 25, and if you want to host your own swap, here’s everything you need!
When I started working at my first full-time job after graduate school, I ate breakfast at my desk. My commute was long and I left home early—around 6:45 in the morning, and did not feel like eating breakfast just then. One of the first things I set up in my cubicle was my breakfast cabinet, where I kept a bowl, spoon, bunch of bananas, and my then-favorite high-protein, high-fiber breakfast cereal. I typically got settled at my desk around quarter after eight, and had my “healthy” breakfast.
The trouble was, like clockwork, I was starving by 10:30 am.
This week I’ve been sharing the story of the soup swap party I threw with my friend Tricia. I shared the party plan, and then some details on what you need to host a soup swap yourself (honestly, it’s the easiest sort of party!).
Today I’m sharing our own soup swap and how it went. Here’s who we invited, what we served, and the soups the swappers brought!
We saw and appropriately devoured IKEA’s new 2015 catalog, but that wasn’t the end; the beloved Swedish superstore just announced they have brand new designs hitting their US stores in February.
We got a sneak peek at what’s coming for the kitchen, and it’s pretty great — we’re talking four new dining tables, a new series of bamboo kitchen organization accessories (including a bamboo tablet stand!), and a new kitchen cart that just may steal our hearts back from the RASKOG. Check out just a few of the items coming soon to an IKEA near you.
