A Wild, Risky, Sticky Kitchen Adventure — Weekend Meditation

2013_02_17-marmalade2.jpgSee that picture above? That’s the beginning of what would end up being several jars of marmalade that my friend Serena and I made a few weeks ago. We both had very little experience in making marmalade but Serena has a real pioneering spirit, so we just dove right in. Or actually, she dove right in and I followed. Inspired by the limes that were ripening on a tree right outside my front door, she brought some of her own homegrown meyer lemons and suggested lemon-lime for our marmalade’s flavor. Yes! And so we set off on the somewhat risky but infinitely rewarding path of figuring out how it was done. More



Food Documentaries on Netflix, Date Night Tips, Fast and Fancy Weeknight Meals, and the Best Way To Keep Fresh Herbs — Most Popular Posts Published February 10 – 16

2013-2-16-hotposts.jpgWelcome to the weekend, folks! Popular posts on The Kitchn this week include 10 great food documentaries to stream on Netflix, 5 tips for a date night in the kitchen, a roundup of warm salads for the winter, how to make lunch at your desk better, and the best way to keep herbs fresh. Enjoy!

15. 3 Tips for Making Inexpensive Stew Meat Taste Heavenly
14. Recipe: Easy Lobster Bisque for Two
13. The Best Way To Keep Herbs Fresh
12. 5 Tips For a Date Night in the Kitchen
11. Quick Dessert Recipe: Double Chocolate Cherry Quinoa Brownies
10. Warm Salads: 6 Recipes To Try Now

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What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of February 16-18, 2013

Happy weekend, cooking buddies! What are you up to in the kitchen this weekend? We have a long weekend ahead of us, and we’re looking forward to a three-day break to luxuriate in some extended cooking. Beef stew, a batch of soup, maybe a movie with some chocolate popcorn — all on the menu this weekend. What about you? What are your plans? More



The Homies Winners: Best of 2013! — Homies 2013

The Homies Winners: The Top Blogs for 2013

Dear Readers,

After two weeks of nominations and finals voting, and nearly a million pageviews, we finally have two blogs that swept multiple categories and a total of four remarkable winners to wear our Homies Champion Crowns for the whole year.

Please Click to Visit Each One and Congratulations to our Winners!

-Maxwell

THE 2013 WINNERS

HOME COOKING

Best Healthy Cooking AND Best Recipes

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Civilized Caveman Cooking Creations

Blogger: George Bryant
Location: Murrieta, CA

Best Food Photography

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Against All Grain

Blogger: Danielle Walker
Location: Bay Area, San Francisco

HOME DESIGN

Best Home Design & Best Project Blog

Little Green Notebook

Blogger: Jenny Komenda
Location: New York City

Best Family & Kids Blog

Small Things

Blogger: Ginny Sheller
Location: Eastern Virginia

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Strawberry-Almond Granola Bark, Easy Lobster Bisque, A Champagne Cocktail & Beef Stew from Scratch — New Recipes from The Kitchn

Do you feel the love? The love of sweet and crunchy piece of granola bark, a sip of a bubbly champagne cocktail, tender duck breasts glazed in pomegranate sauce, silky roasted beet soup, and a handful of salty dark chocolate popcorn to cap it all off? Whether you’re celebrating a belated Valentine’s, making plans with good friends, or staying in for a night all to yourself, we have plenty of lovely and loving ways for you to feel the love in the kitchen this weekend. More

Long Weekend Project Inspiration: A Small, Yet Super Organized Pantry

2013-2-15-pantry.jpgWe love being on the front end of a long 3-day weekend. Do you have plans for Monday? Any projects you’re going to finally tackle? If cleaning and organizing your pantry is on the list, allow us to inspire you: could this pantry you see here be any more awesome? It’s actually a relatively small space, but every inch is accounted for and optimized, from the labeled containers to the neatly lined-up flour on the bottom shelf. A place for everything and everything in its place. More