Did you follow Andi and Dean’s Kitchen Renovation Diary on Apartment Therapy? They gutted and remodeled their entire kitchen themselves, and the results are stunning.
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A Calm and Serene San Francisco Kitchen — Kitchen Spotlight
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Is My Homemade Wine-Turned-Vinegar Safe to Use? — Good Questions
Q: I have a few bottles of homemade red wine that have turned to vinegar. The liquid has some sediment, has a strong vinegar odor, and otherwise clear red wine color. It seems good, but I’m afraid to try it. It’s over 60 years old! How can I tell if it’s safe to consume?
Sent by Bill
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Granola Squares, Bars or Wedges: Does Shape Matter?
I discovered my all-time favorite granola bar at a Canadian lodge one Christmas about eight years ago. We were in the middle of nowhere and I figured out pretty quickly that I wasn’t as good at cross-country skiing as I thought I would be, so I set up camp in the lodge with books, coffee and granola bars from the hotel’s small snack bar. They were so incredibly perfect that the granola bars are my most vivid memory of that trip. Not the dog sleds or the ice skating — nope, the granola bars.
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Low-Fat Recipes: Lower Fat Banana Bread II
A Retro Sky Blue Manhattan Kitchen (With Cherry Red Accents!) — Kitchen Spotlight
As is the case for many New Yorkers, Tracy Steele’s rental apartment came with a very lackluster kitchen. But that didn’t deter this interior designer! She turned her bland contractor’s kitchen into a cheerful space with the help of pretty sky blue paint and some cherry red accents.
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Where Can I Find Authentic Smoked Spanish Piquillo Peppers? — Good Questions
Q: In searching for recommendations for purchase of piquillos, I came to your post on piquillos where a reader recommended Raposos as a source — but the only kind they have are pimentos con piquillos, no plain piquillos. Where would you go for authentic smoked piquillos?
Sent by Richard
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Why I Love the Wines of France’s Languedoc Region
I am so in love with the wines from the Languedoc. Not only is the Languedoc one of France’s oldest wine regions, dating back over two thousand years, it is also the source of some of the best value French wines you can find, and an exciting hotbed of innovative winemaking.
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Low-Fat Recipes: Balsamic Bruschetta
4.69 / 5 Stars | 357 Reviews
by Kathy Bias
“Balsamic vinegar adds a delicious zip to easy bruschetta.”
Get the Look: Vintage-Inspired Pastel Kitchen — Style & Renovation Resources
This kitchen is all light and sweetness, with the prettiest pastel colors. Love the look? Want to emulate some of it in your own kitchen? Here are sources to help you get the look. If you recognize other elements in the kitchen, please fill in the blanks in the comments! See another photo below:
Vintage-Inspired Pastel Kitchen
Antlers: From the owner’s grandfather.
Cabinets: Vintage
Cabinets: Vintage
Cart: _________
Chairs: Eames-style, found at Carousel on Mission St. in San Francisco
Chairs: Eames-style, found at Carousel on Mission St. in San Francisco
Dishes: Vintage and IKEA
Flooring: Lowe’s
Lighting: _________
Oven: _________
Paint – Ceiling: “Outersphere” by Benjamin Moore
Paint – Trim: “Brushed Aluminum” by Benjamin Moore
Paint – Walls: “At Sea” by Benjamin Moore
Tea Towel: _________
Lighting: _________
Oven: _________
Paint – Ceiling: “Outersphere” by Benjamin Moore
Paint – Trim: “Brushed Aluminum” by Benjamin Moore
Paint – Walls: “At Sea” by Benjamin Moore
Tea Towel: _________
Tile: Original, although with the chosen color scheme it looks intentional!
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What Are Some Fun, Seasonal Recipe Ideas for Lobster? — Good Questions
Q: We have a glut of lobsters here in New England this season, which has driven down the price in supermarkets. Aside from lobster rolls and lobster mac & cheese, does anyone have suggestions for how to pair this luxury item with our current bounty of farmer’s market options?
Sent by Colleen
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