What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of November 16-17, 2013

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A Visit With a Cheesemaker in Tuscany: Francesco of I Due Falcetti

The past few days have been wet, cold, and blustery in my neck of the woods. The best meal I ate all week ranged through hearty, simple fare of warm lentil salad, butternut squash soup, and a dish of rice pudding; and my cooking this weekend is going to continue in that theme. I’m thinking about homemade spaghetti sauce, and a big salad of fennel and olives. What about you? What has you dreaming of the kitchen today?

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Great Idea: Turn Your Chemex Into a Vase for a Vibrant Floral Centerpiece

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Do you have a Chemex? If you do, you probably have no desire to use it for anything other than what it’s meant for: making a delicious cup of coffee. However, if you can spare it for a time and are in need of a lovely vase for a floral arrangement, you can get both in this easy tutorial from floral designer and stylist Kiana Underwood.

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Meatloaf from Scratch, Sorghum Grain Salad, Porcini-Stuffed Pork Chops, Quinoa Squash Bake & Poppy Seed Chicken

Meatloaf to nutloaf and everything in between — we’ve got your winter comfort food covered this week! If you’re craving something creamy and rich, definitely take a look at that poppy seed chicken casserole. So good! Porcini-stuffed pork chops also make a surprisingly quick dinner while our quinoa bake with creamy winter squash is the perfect vegetarian main dish. No matter what your dinner plans may be, pour yourself a pomegranate gin fizz and raise a glass to the weekend.

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Deb Perelman’s Tiny Kitchen, 15 Breads for Your Thanksgiving Table, The Best Mashed Potatoes & Bake Sale Secrets — Friday Flashback

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Lots of pre-Thanksgiving goodies for you this morning! From this time last year on The Kitchn, we have a step-by-step guide to turkey stuffing, all kinds of breads for your Thanksgiving table, ideas for make-ahead dishes to freeze for later, and some tools to make your Thanksgiving prep oh-so-much easier. Take a look!

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