Cooking with Heart — Weekend Meditation

In cooking, like in many things in life, there’s technique and then there’s heart. One is driven by dedication and discipline and the other by the desire to connect and express love. Is one more important than the other? Are they opposites? Two sides of the same coin? Mutually supportive? What’s more important to you: the perfect bowl of soup or the person you’re serving it to?

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Housewife Sangria, Eggless Caesar Dressing, Weird Tip for the Perfect Bacon, and 15 Amazing Pasta Salads To Eat Now — Most Popular Posts Published June 30 – July 6

Happy 4th of July weekend! We hope you had a great holiday on Thursday, and are taking the festivities through the weekend. Popular posts this past week on The Kitchn include a look at the famous cronut, a great list of tips, recipes, and tutorials to make the most of iced coffee season, a weird but effective tip for the perfect bacon, and 15 recipes that’ll make you fall in love with your grill. Enjoy!

15. Fork & Knife Skills: Is It Time to Retire the American Cut-and-Switch?
14. Housewife Sangria: My Secret Cocktail for Drinking Responsibly
13. Recipe: Garlicky Grilled Kale Salad with Grilled Bread
12. Essential Recipe: Eggless Caesar Dressing
11. Easy Potluck Recipe: Esquites (Mexican Corn Salad)
10. Recipe: Broccoli and Feta Pasta Salad

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What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of July 6-7, 2013

 July 4th Recipe: Red, White, and Blue Trifle

Happy Friday everyone! We hope you’re already deep into a long weekend that started yesterday with grilled chicken, watermelon, sparklers and sunshine. Are your 4th of July picnic plans continuing this weekend? I’m plotting a S’mores party with my sister for her birthday, and also planning on grilling a slab of fish for dinner tonight. What about you? What’s on your menu? Inspire us with your July cooking festivities! 

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Lemon Bars, 4th of July Trifle, Garlicky Kale Salad & Grilled Rotisserie Chicken — New Recipes from The Kitchn

I hope you’re not too stuffed after your 4th of July festivities! These lemon bars need to be on your to-do list this weekend, for sure. If you’re still hankering for barbecue, take a look at our method for making rotisserie chicken on the grill. Serve it with a side of garlicky grilled kale salad, a few Honey Bee Cocktails, and some spiced watermelon wedges for dessert, and you can thank us later for your summery feast!

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