This week we’ve been sharing our January Soup Swap — the first Gathering from The Kitchn of 2015. A soup swap is a very practical sort of party, bringing friends old and new together to share soup. A soup swap does, though, take a bit of coordination and explanation, and we found that having name tags, soup labels, and a few other printed pieces was really helpful.

We designed a set of printables and they’re free to you. National Soup Swap Day is coming up on January 25, and if you want to host your own swap, here’s everything you need!

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How To Make a French Omelette

When I started working at my first full-time job after graduate school, I ate breakfast at my desk. My commute was long and I left home early—around 6:45 in the morning, and did not feel like eating breakfast just then. One of the first things I set up in my cubicle was my breakfast cabinet, where I kept a bowl, spoon, bunch of bananas, and my then-favorite high-protein, high-fiber breakfast cereal. I typically got settled at my desk around quarter after eight, and had my “healthy” breakfast.

The trouble was, like clockwork, I was starving by 10:30 am.

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This week I’ve been sharing the story of the soup swap party I threw with my friend Tricia. I shared the party plan, and then some details on what you need to host a soup swap yourself (honestly, it’s the easiest sort of party!).

Today I’m sharing our own soup swap and how it went. Here’s who we invited, what we served, and the soups the swappers brought!

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We saw and appropriately devoured IKEA’s new 2015 catalog, but that wasn’t the end; the beloved Swedish superstore just announced they have brand new designs hitting their US stores in February.

We got a sneak peek at what’s coming for the kitchen, and it’s pretty great — we’re talking four new dining tables, a new series of bamboo kitchen organization accessories (including a bamboo tablet stand!), and a new kitchen cart that just may steal our hearts back from the RASKOG. Check out just a few of the items coming soon to an IKEA near you.

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