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I’ve been wanting to make one of these eggy treats – called Dutch baby or German pancake –for quite a while and it wasn’t until I saw it being made on America’s Test Kitchen that I finally got around to it

Well, that’s not exactly true. I tried making one about a year ago and it wasn’t exactly photogenic, unless you consider this a beauty (which I don’t). But I should have had a bit more faith, since the center started to deflate after a minute or two of removing it from the oven, bringing in the sides to form a high ridge above the custardy center. I was starting to become a believer. By the time I spooned all the apples to the interior, it was a vision of deliciousness and we couldn’t wait to dive in. The key to this Dutch baby’s success has a lot to do with an unusual approach to oven temperature. It seems counter intuitive, but...

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Aha! Hack: Hanging Magnet as DIY, Deconstructed Kitchen Catch-All

To be filed under Genius Kitchen Hacks to Borrow from an Artist: the DIY twists on tradition in German-born glassmaker Jochen Holz‘s studio kitchen in Stratford, East London. (Contributor Nell Card took a full tour a few weeks back on Remodelista; see Kitchen of the Week: A Glassmaker’s Imaginative Studio Kitchen in London, DIY Ikea Hacks Included). Among Holz’s revelatory ideas? A painted sheet of glass as ad-hoc backsplash, reclaimed Marmoleum scraps pieced together into a countertop, and Ikea cabinet boxes transformed with pink-tinted plywood fronts and the artist’s own handmade glass door handles. Plus, shelves and shelves of Holz’s own molten, multi-colored glassware. But our favorite detail is small, simple, and easy to implement with a trip to the hardware store and...

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As COVID-19 cases continue to soar in every corner of the globe, most of us continue to live confined to our homes. This downtime, although maddening at times, has allowed us to reconnect with the most important things in our lives: our family, our...

In this guide, we’ll offer some recipes, safety tips and advice for using your grill to help others during this difficult time. Top Six Quarantine Grilling Recipes As you quarantine, you’re probably limiting your trips to the grocery store and getting more creative in the kitchen. To help, we’ve collected the following recipes to help you expand your knowledge of making delicious BBQ at home. Plus, each recipe features ingredients you should be able to find in a single trip to the grocery store.  1. Baby Back Throwdown Ribs take time to cook, but they’re an easy recipe to make if you’re patient. If you’re trying to avoid going to the grocery store as much as possible, the small number of...

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We get a ton of questions on social media either in comments or through my DM and while we try to answer them in real time, it is hard to keep up so we thought we’d try a post where I do a quick lightening round to answer the latest questions

Keep them coming (this is fun!). How do you know when to stop looking? Do you keep going until you find the perfect piece, or do you justify some “meh” feelings? Do you put off a project until you can find the right fit? Never stop looking I think it really depends on how desperate you are and how much joy you get out of the hunt. Not every piece has to be THE ONE, but in order for you to truly appreciate it in the long run sure, you are going to need to have a more positive response to it than just “meh”. I heard this quote years ago and I remind myself all the time – it...

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