Do you have art in the kitchen? A photograph? A print? A little splash of color? We think that art absolutely belongs in the kitchen, but you don’t have to stick with traditional forms. Why not frame recipe cards, or hang kitchen hardware, or even find the beauty in tomato can labels?
Here are 12 ways to enjoy art in the kitchen, including those, and more!
Chocolate chip cookies are like a hug in food form. It’s not hard to see why they’re one of the most popular types of cookies, with melting pockets of chocolate encased in buttery vanilla dough. Although they come in many forms — thin, crispy, cakey, dense — I have to say my favorite is chewy with a crisp edge and some toasted nuts (in this case, almonds) mixed in for an extra crunch.
Everybody knows that pizza is the moving day meal of choice — pizza shops are everywhere, open continuously, deliver, you don’t need plates or silverware to eat it, and everyone loves pizza! But what about the first morning in your new place? If your boxes haven’t arrived yet or you just haven’t gotten around to unpacking (moving day was stressful enough!), you’ll need some basic-as-it-gets kitchen supplies so you don’t have to turn to takeout.
So what should you do? Make a box and designate it as your moving kitchen survival kit, fill it things you will need until your kitchen is unpacked and set up, and move it yourself so it doesn’t get lost in the moving day whirlwind. Here’s what to put inside!
I’ll be moving house in a few months and thus have been refraining from stocking up too heavily on staples. Instead, I have vowed make my way through the miscellaneous packets and jars and cans in my cupboards, which is sometimes fun and sometimes an effort. A few of those items have been lingering on the shelf for good reason and it’s getting down to the worst of the bunch. Soon, I will have to get ‘creative’ with such uninspiring ingredients as canned corn and cut green beans (I hate canned vegetables — why are these on my shelf?) There’s also an alarmingly large stash of pasta to wade through.
This is my 5th year living on Long Island’s East End, where the abundance of local vegetables, fruits, flowers, honey is incredible – with farm stands and farmers markets providing the community with the freshest ingredients all season long.
But this is my first season where I’m more than just a “shopper” and have become part of a farm – joining as a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) member at Amber Waves Farm.
Happy weekend, everyone! What’s cooking? Squash blossoms? Eggplant? Or have you moved on to fall? If you’re a Kitchn Cure Weekend Warrior, then just one more weekend to go in your project of making your kitchen fantabulous. For those of you who already finished up — highest of fives! Whether you’re cleaning, cooking, or just relaxing this weekend, enjoy — and don’t miss my favorite posts from the past week.
Q: My sister and I (in our respective homes) LOVE this set of Kitchn Cure 2014 assignments to help clean our kitchens.
We especially appreciated Day 15’s assignment regarding “restocking” the pantry.
The angle: Simple (French!) recipes for small hands.
Recipes for right now: Zucchini Fritters, Cold Cucumber Soup, Raspberry Pie, Grape Juice, Apples with Speculoos, Mushroom Omelette, Orange Cake
Who would enjoy this book? Food-loving parents with food-loving youngsters.
Day 20 Task: Get Our 20 Minute/30 Day Cleaning Plan
It hasn’t always been easy, and there hasn’t always been a lot of time, but my kitchen is now officially clean and organized. The tell-tale sign that the Cure was worth the extra effort this month? I’m more excited to cook and have people come over.
But just because The Kitchn Cure is done, it doesn’t mean the cleaning and upkeep is over. Let’s review the 20 minute/30 day cleaning plan for the next month.
We have some delicious and easygoing dishes to transition you from summer to fall this week. Start off your weekend with a banana date smoothie (with lime!); move on to a delicious bowl of cauliflower fried rice or broiled salmon with spiced butter. For dessert you’ve got options: go for something a little decadent with a caramel-pear upside down cake or lighter (breakfast-friendly, even) with whipped yogurt with apples and walnuts. Happy eating!
