Monthly Archives: August 2014
Low-Calorie Recipes: Puerto Rican Steamed Rice
What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of August 23-24, 2014
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It’s the weekend, and perhaps one of the last ones before going back to school or back to work. How are you using your summer weekend hours? I’m stocking up my freezer for a busy fall, and planning next week’s meals. What about you? And how’s your Kitchn Cure going, by the way? (Here’s today’s assignment; it’s a fun one!) Happy cooking, and don’t miss these posts from the past week:
- Three ways to preserve fresh basil for the fall.
- A tiny kitchen full of love (and fried chicken).
- Magic ice cream sauce with just two ingredients.
- Are you eating enough fruits and vegetables?
- 15 free downloadable labels for canning jars and gifts.
Celebrate Your Friday with a Simple Feast — New Cookbook
The angle: For every occasion, there is a feast — from an afternoon scrounging for treasures at a flea market to the first snow day
Recipes for right now: Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookies, Turkish-Style Eggs with Yogurt, Mini Strawberry Cakes, Grilled Fennel & Watermelon Salad, BBQ Ribs with Coffee Mole Sauce, Cantaloupe Campari Granita
Who would enjoy this book? Cooks who love to throw gatherings big and small.
Where Can I Find These Freezer Organizers? — Good Questions
Q: Just read the article on organizing a freezer. Loved the containers used, especially the clear ones beside the ice maker. Have never seen anything like that in the store. Could you provide source information for the containers, please.
Sent by Jan
Why Sure, I’ll Treat Myself to Something Nice — Liveblogging The Kitchn Cure Fall 2014
Day 10 Task: Buy That Pan or Small Appliance You Need
After deep-cleaning the oven, the stovetop, the range hood, and all the small appliances, today’s assignment for The Kitchn Cure is a fun one: buy that small appliance for your kitchen that you need! After a little brainstorming, I quickly got to work on that one thing I’ve been wanting for my kitchen for quite some time.
10 Tiny Real-Life Kitchens That Make Every Inch Count — Apartment Therapy
From Apartment Therapy → Small Kitchen Designs: 10 Organized, Efficient and Tiny Real-Life Kitchens
When you have a tiny kitchen, being organized and efficient are keys to making that kitchen function well.
Here are 10 real-life examples!
Southwestern-Spiced Pork Tenderloin, Zucchini Noodles, Cheesy Grilled Potato Packets & Sweet Biscuits with Peaches — New Recipes from The Kitchn
Whether you’re gearing up for fall or savoring every last bit of summer, we’ve got recipes to satisfy all your kitchen needs. If you’re looking for something sweet, try the raspberry lemonade bars, or the sweet biscuits with roasted peaches. If you want something for supper, go for the Southwestern-spiced pork tenderloin or cheesy packet potatoes. And remember to cool down with a delicious matcha green tea shake or low(er)-alcohol Diplomat cocktail.
This Cupboard Hides a Genius Way to Store Knives — Design Details
How do you store your knives in the kitchen? There are advantages and limitations to every solution: Magnetic racks take up wall space (and scare some people!); knife blocks consume precious counter space; drawer inserts can monopolize a drawer better used for other things.
Here’s an interesting idea, and one that makes use of an otherwise unusable space: an ultra-narrow pull-out.
What’s Missing from the Breakfast Table? Orange Juice — Grocery News
When was the last time you had a glass of orange juice with breakfast? Turns out Americans are sipping the former breakfast staple a lot less often than they used to. It was reported that orange juice sales hit an all-time low recently, and that’s only part of the bad news.