Who: Tucker Pecan Company
What: Southern Pecans
Where: Montgomery, Alabama
For more than 60 years, Montgomery’s Tucker Pecan Company has been providing people all over the South and the country with premium pecans and pecan products. It all begins with a bright-green orb hanging from a tree branch.
When it’s time to clean out the fridge, it’s minestrone day. Minestrone is a soup of scraps, and because the recipe is infinitely changeable depending on what you have, it’s also a soup of the moment.
Sara Jenkins is famous for making the Italian roasted pork street food known as porchetta trendy in New York. She’s also known for her way with pasta (and has a new book out with her famed food writer mom celebrating it). She’s had turns at a handful of great Italian restaurants in New York, earning them stars and accolades and has written at length for The Atlantic about Italian food. And almost all I ever want to talk about here? Her salads.
I can’t help it — they’re riveting, and while I will forever love roasted pork and pasta, in my life, nothing fills the inspiration deficit that accumulates from the daily repetition of cooking that real life requires like chefs that have a way with vegetables — ways we can take back home and eat food we’re more excited about. It began the first time we went to Porsena nearly 5 years ago, when I fell in love with a green bean salad busy with pickled onions, fried almonds, thinly sliced fennel and celery, which I’m of the opinion never gets enough praise. Crunchy and bright, I became obsessed and made it again and again at home. Last week, we were back for an early Sunday night dinner with our menagerie of mini-humans (fine, just two, but it feels like a lot!) and the giant shells with kale pesto were excellent, my son’s thousand-layer deeply broiled duck lasagna was otherworldly, my husband has nothing but good things to say about the linguine with clams, but the only thing I spent the next week babbling on about was the salad I had with dates, feta and radicchio.
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From now until the end of the year, our homes can feel like one giant swinging door, with family and friends shuffling in and out for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and holiday parties. If you’re hosting, you have to think about cooking, cleaning, and those little things that make guests feel awesome. That’s a lot to handle — which is why realizing at the last minute that you’re out of toilet paper is enough to send even the calmest host over the edge. (I believe “ARGH!” is the going phrase at that point.)
I know I’m never going to be able to plan for every possible contingency, but at least I can be somewhat prepared by stocking up on these five things now.
Who: Tucker Pecan Company
What: Southern Pecans
Where: Montgomery, Alabama
In 1952 Monroe Tucker started selling in-shell pecans alongside fresh produce at a curb stand in Montgomery, Alabama, writing the first lines of Tucker Pecan Company’s “nutty” story.
No matter how long you’ve done it or how many different people you’ve lived with over the years, sharing storage space is one of the most challenging parts of living with roommates. The refrigerator can be especially tricky territory.
If you’re currently navigating a roommate refrigerator situation, here’s some advice on how to keep it organized and keep the peace.
When I invite friends over for dinner, I always swear to myself I’ll have dinner all ready and the kitchen cleaned up when they arrive, but more often than not, we drink our first glass of wine together while I’m still working at the stove and shoving dishes in the sink. Unless, that is, I remember to pull out this recipe. Then I’ve got dinner in the oven and I’ve had time to clean up before they even walk in the door.
We don’t normally get caught up in the world of celebrity here on The Kitchn, but when so many of the rich and famous have stellar kitchens, it’s hard to resist taking a peek inside their homes.
Here’s a look at a few of our favorite celebrity kitchens. Consider it your Monday midmorning escape.
Want an easy way to up your weeknight dinner routine?
Take two heavy hitters in your weekly rotation, chicken and pasta, and bring them together for one meal that’s cozy and satisfying. From pasta bakes and casseroles, to a ragù and skillet meals, dinnertime is about to get even more delicious with these 14 chicken pasta recipes that will leave everyone with happy stomachs.
For the first time ever, my husband and I are staying put for the holidays this year. A new baby will necessitate being home for Thanksgiving, and we’re asking family to come to us for Christmas. While I’m excited to begin new traditions in our own city and our own house, I’m already thinking about meals and snacks and making sure we’ll have everything ready when people arrive.
The one meal I’ve got squared away? Breakfast — thanks to these easy make-ahead freeze-and-bake scones.
