Have you ever received a salad garnished with perfect, fanned-out slices of avocado and wondered how the chef managed to do it without making a squashed mess? Slicing an avocado is a simple technique that requires minimal knife skills and just a few seconds of your time.
When we were planning out The Homies this year, we decided that it was time we added in a totally editorially-driven award, outside of reader voting. We wanted an opportunity to honor blogs we feel have made a long, productive contribution to our own cooking and to the community overall.
So, drumroll please — we’re very pleased to announce that this year’s first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Post Punk Kitchen, the beloved vegan blog by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. Read on for more behind our choice!
Chicken power bowls with crispy baked garbanzo beans; okra curry; and double chocolate muffins in today’s Delicious Links.
White bean and potato soup with garlic brown butter Brussels sprouts; smoked salmon and avocado egg sandwich; and a roasted pineapple butterscotch pudding with whipped cream and crackle crunch in today’s Delicious Links.
Q: I have used silicone oven liners for several years now with great success — I truly love them. However, for the first time in my life, I FORGOT to remove the liner before using the self-cleaning feature on my oven. Needless to say, the liner adhered to the base of the oven — I was able to remove most of it, but it left a white residue on the entire oven and door.
We’re asking readers to share how much they spent on a given item, project, or upgrade in the kitchen. We hope this information proves helpful to anyone needing to get a basic sense of how much that something costs.
Today’s query:
How much does it cost to install a range hood or vent?
Q: Baseball season has started for my 15-year-old son. This means that me, my husband, and our 5-year-old daughter will be spending many evenings at the ballpark. I need some ideas for fairly healthy, portable, make-ahead “meals” that I can bring to the games so we can eat dinner while we watch. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches aren’t going to cut it!
When Kitchn reader Elizabeth moved into her Brooklyn apartment, it was a dull affair: “The kitchen floors were a brown linoleum that never looked clean, the cabinets were a mega mess, and the lighting couldn’t have been less desirable,” she wrote to us. “Nothing like halogen donut overhead bulbs!” But after a few DIY projects, including painting and redoing the kitchen floor, the new space is full of color and personality! See how her kitchen looks now:
It takes a killer eye to make a modern home shine: Too much midcentury or minimalism and your living room feels like a museum; not enough and the look just doesn’t gel. That’s why we love these readers’ house tours—they each put their own spin on modern decor, and the results are contemporary houses that still feel like homes.
Totally snackable pretzel crisps, cast iron muffin pans, and color-washed vases are just a few of the things we’re eying this week!
