SPONSORED POST: Got the January Blues? Retail Therapy from Cobalt to Sky — Amazon

Is your kitchen feeling blue? While we believe that money can’t buy a happy kitchen, we also know firsthand the lift a little judicious shopping can bring, even during a polar vortex. Here’s some of our favorite blue kitchen gear from Amazon (most is even available on Amazon Prime!) to help boost both the style and function of your kitchen this winter.

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Caught in the Wintertime Blues — Weekend Meditation

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The winter doldrums have hit hard in my household. We’re bored and uninspired. We’re restless and itchy. We glower at the kale and turnips that not so long ago were sending us into rapture with their funky and surprising sweetness. Seems like all the tangerines are shriveled and bitter and the cabbage may end up as a soccer ball, kicked up and down some back alley, if it’s not careful.

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Budget Kitchen Organizers, the Best Cheese for Tacos, a Trader Joe’s Shopping List Template, and Super Bowl Dips — Most Popular Posts Published January 19 – 25

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Happy Saturday! Popular posts this week on The Kitchn include why you should roast vegetables on your ugliest baking sheet, the best cheese for tacos, 6 ways to make smoothies without bananas, fun kitchen projects to do on your day off, and more!

15. 5 Cooking Tips to Help Anyone Fall in Love with a Vegetable for the First Time
14. Freezer Recipe: Grown-Up Prosciutto & Cheddar Hot Pockets
13. Tip: For Better Roasted Vegetables, Use Your Ugliest Baking Sheet
12. Recipe: Fast and Easy Turkey Tortilla Soup
11. The Best Cheeses For Tacos: Plus 8 Cheesy Taco Filling Ideas
10. Recipe: Sunshine Smoothie with Coconut, Clementine and Turmeric

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What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of January 25-26, 2014

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Poached Eggs over Polenta with Olive-Herb Pesto

Hello! The weekend is here again, and whether you’re staring at snow-drifted streets or more sunny views (I mean you, California), it’s time for winter cooking. What does that mean for you this weekend? Hearty food? Sunny citrus smoothies? I hope you’re coming home this evening to a tidy kitchen, ready for cooking. Tell us what you’re cooking this weekend — we’d love to hear all about it.

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