Vietnamese beef noodle pho is an easy soup to fall in love with. Those chewy noodles. That savory broth. The tender slices of beef. All those crunchy, spicy, herby garnishes that we get to toss on top. On a cold evening, after a rough day at work, when we’re sick, on a lazy weekend afternoon — a bowl of piping hot pho is pretty much always a good idea.

Beef pho (pronounced “fuh“!) feels like a restaurant staple, but it’s not actually all that hard to make a quick version at home. This recipe for Quick Vietnamese Beef Pho was one of our favorites from The Kitchn Cookbook, so much so that we wanted to walk you through how to make it, step-by-step.

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This Thai coconut soup is one of my absolute favorite soups for the winter — heck, for any season! With temperatures here in Edmonton, Canada plummeting to -40°C over the last week, this soup — with its delicately sweet, salty, and spicy flavors — has become more than just a craving: it’s a necessity. I love its versatility and how easy it is to make, particularly if you’ve made the curry paste in advance.

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Topsail by Sherwin-Williams, via Houzz

Paint, paint, glorious paint! There’s nothing quite like it to make a ho-hum kitchen sing, and we’ve got 20 examples to prove it. Even better? We’ve saved you the frustration of trying in vain to replicate the look, because every one of these photos is labeled with the exact color and paint brand that was actually used in that kitchen.

So grab those paint-card samples and get to planning! What color will you choose for your kitchen?

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While for a lot of us coffee is an everyday product, that doesn’t mean it’s a simple product. Producing coffee takes a lot of work and a lot of hands, not to mention the work it takes to get it all the way across the world and into your kitchen.

But the beauty of it is that making coffee is an inherently simple act. If you have coffee grounds and hot water, you can make your favorite drink.

Then why do we complicate things?

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