18 hours ago
potato chip cookies
deb, smittenkitchen.comWhen I was in the 4th grade, my lunch table mates had a habit of taking the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that their mothers had lovingly prepared, (trimmed of crusts, devoid of frights like gloppy grape jelly) opening them up,…
2 days ago
Boxed Brownie Mixes «
There are times, like a last-minute bake sale or Cub Scout meeting, when the convenience of a boxed brownie mix is appealing. To find out which of these mixes are any good, we rounded up seven national brands of boxed brownie mixes, did…
Seven Days, Seven Hot Toddies: Part 1 The Toddy Project «
Nancy Mitchell, thekitchn.com
When the temperature dips, there’s nothing like a hot toddy to lift your spirits and warm your insides. Some people even believe them to have medicinal properties. This week, I embarked on something I’m calling the Toddy Project — a…
Seven Days, Seven Hot Toddies: Part 2 The Toddy Project
Nancy Mitchell, thekitchn.comThe toddy project continues with two delicious combinations of tea and booze - whiskey and black tea to perk you up, and chamomile and bourbon to send you off to sleep.
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2 days ago
100% Storage: Wooden Table Made Up of Secret Spaces
Loef, dornob.com[ Filed under Storage & Shelves & in the Furniture category ]
Every kind of conceivable opening is built into this multifaceted rectangular table that swings, slides, pivots and bends open on all sides.
Naoki Hirakoso put work,…
Reader Question: How Does “Creaming Butter” Change Brownie Texture? «
By Johnisha Levi, americastestkitchenfeed.com
A few days back, I received a two-part baking question on our Tumblr blog from “redblackapron.” She asked: “Is there a reason why some blondie and brownie recipes require melted butter, and others require just soft butter (at room…
Bananas Foster Pie
Lauren Weisenthal, seriouseats.com[Photograph: Lauren Weisenthal]
Note: I strongly recommend using a scale for all pastry projects. Serious Eats’ recommended kitchen scale is the Oxo Good Grips Scale with Pull Out Display.
Special equipment: 9 inch…
3 days ago
How Does Your Food Spending Stack Up?
Sam Dean, bonappetit.comEver wonder how your food spending compares to everyone else’s in the country? Or in your city? Or just in households like yours?
Well Mother Jones took the time to throw together a Food Spending Calculator on their site that compar…
The How’s and Why’s of Whisking By Hand
Dana Velden, thekitchn.comI’m in a sublet situation, so my stand mixer and hand mixer are packed away in storage for a little while. This means that whenever I need egg whites or cream beaten stiff, I have to do it by hand. It’s really not that hard and doesn’t t…
4 days ago
How to Fold «
Looking to make this genius whipped cream, a meringue, or anything that requires delicate handling? You need a lesson on folding. Watch A&M demonstrate their two-handed technique, coaxing their two subjects into one gently,…
Onions Baked with Rosemary and Cream Recipe
saveur.comSERVES 6
Adding cream at the last minute softens the rosemary’s pungency.
6 large yellow onions, unpeeled
2 cups chicken stock
3–4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Leaves from 3–4 branches…
5 days ago





