Rice Main Dishes, No-Work Meals, a Vegetarian Spring Dinner Party, Re-Growing Celery, and Ways To Ruin Knives — Most Popular Posts Published May 12 – 18

Happy Saturday, friends. We hope you’re having a wonderful weekend wherever you are. Popular posts this week on The Kitchn include tips on making the farmers’ market the only place you shop, ideas for low-carb, budget-friendly meals, quick and simple veggie recipes to get you out of a salad rut, and three ways you may be ruining your knives. 

15. Chowing Down on Bok Choy! 10 Ways to Love This Asian Green
14. Re-Growing Celery: Grow a New Bunch Indoors or Outdoors
13. 10 Green Salads You Can Have For Dinner
12. How To Make Easy Kimchi at Home
11. Lauren Scott’s Charming Petaluma Kitchen
10. Tips For Making the Farmers Market the Only Place You Shop

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What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of May 18-19, 2013

Happy weekend, everybody! What’s cooking in your kitchen? I’m getting ready for a trip to London (so excited to explore the food scene there) and next week I’ll be bringing you some snapshots and eye candy from a trade show full of glossy European kitchens and appliances. Meanwhile, it’s the weekend, and it’s time to luxuriate in our own home kitchens. What’s happening there for you? What’s on the menu, this fine spring weekend? 

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Taco Salad for Two, No-Bake Fat Elvis Pie, How to Make Kimchi & Creamy Watercress Soup with Dumplings — Recipes from The Kitchn

What’s on the menu this weekend, folks? That taco salad is sounding mighty fine for a Saturday midday meal — though it’s a toss-up with the pasta salad with smoked gouda. Or easy fried brown rice with asparagus? Decisions, decisions! We have instructions for making your own kimchi if you’re in the mood for a project, and  let’s not overlook that no-bake peanut butter and chocolate Fat Elvis pie. Lots of ways have some fun in the kitchen this weekend!

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Pack Your Lunch! Favorite Recipes & Tips To Help You Eat a Great Lunch

How do you pack your lunch? Do you always pack leftovers, or make up something fresh in the morning? Do you have a system to help you remember to take your lunch? Or has the lunch-packing-habit always escaped you? 

We have a few favorite recipes and tips to help you pack a great lunch, from lunches you can make the night before, to quick and delicious lunches under 400 calories, even one-handed lunch ideas for busy people! It’s all here.

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5 Tips for Throwing a Dinner Party in a Small Apartment — Gatherings from The Kitchn

5 Tips for Throwing a Dinner Party in a Small Apartment

All week long I’ve been sharing my spring dinner party on The Kitchn, a party I hosted in my one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn. I’ve already shared the party plan, my main course recipe, the big dinner itself, and how I arranged the flowers. Feeling inspired? Great! Still feeling anxious about throwing a shindig in your own little apartment? Not so great! That’s what I’ll be talking about today. 

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