The Kitchn Archive: Jun 15, 2017

Your Grilled Veggies Want You to Pay Better Attention to Them

When it comes to vegetables, the line between grilled and sacrificed to the fire gods is thin. The goal of grilling proteins is to grill them until cooked sufficiently to eat. With vegetables and fruit, the goal line can, and should, move. Sometimes we seek only a wispy waft of smoky flavor, or a crosshatch of grill marks, or deckled edges of finishing char. Other times we want the food cooked through, good and plenty.

Sheri Castle

Jun 15, 2017

Troll Cakes Turn Cyberbullying into a Sweet Treat

The bitter words of an internet troll can be tough to swallow, but a New York City baker is trying to change that. Kat Thek, founder of bakery and detective agency Troll Cakes, has made a business of baking cakes featuring the words of an internet troll. Customers simply provide an address and the quote and leave the rest to Thek, who bakes a cake, writes the comment using frosting or fondant, and mails it to the intended verbal cyberbully. For $35 you can deliver sweet revenge.

Susmita Baral

Jun 15, 2017

The Great Condiment Clean-Out: How to Do It and Make It Last

From the mundane ketchup and mustard to an array of salad dressings to the toppings that give your cooking regional flare, those jars and squeeze bottles on the shelves of your refrigerator door seem to multiply on their own. “Most people have at least 15 to 20 condiments in their fridge,” says Toni Hammersley, author of The Complete Book of Clean. To boot: Some of those things are duplicates!

Ayn-Monique Klahre

Jun 15, 2017

Grocery Shopping at Walmart Is Going to Get a Lot More Efficient

Walmart is experimenting with making grocery shopping more efficient than ever for the consumer. The budget retailer has rolled out self-service kiosks — or giant 20-foot-by-80-foot vending machines — for all your grocery needs. While the concept already exists in the United Kingdom, the first U.S. testing location is the parking lot of a Walmart Supercenter in Warr Acres, Oklahoma.

Susmita Baral

Jun 15, 2017

Cauliflower (Yes, Cauliflower!) Is the Secret to This Frozen Hot Cocoa

If you’ve never had the pleasure of drinking a frozen hot chocolate from Serendipity 3 in New York City, you might be wondering what the fuss is all about. Essentially a frozen shake that tastes like hot chocolate, it’s delicious, but it’s sure to leave you with a sugar hangover. This recipe from My New Roots puts a healthy spin on this sweet concoction, so you can drink it for breakfast and not worry about crashing a few hours later.

Lauren Kodiak

Jun 15, 2017

Why I Don’t Worry About Keeping Things Neat

Apartment Therapy

Jun 15, 2017

Here’s How to Use Hydrogen Peroxide to Clean Everything in Your Kitchen

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The Kitchn

Jun 15, 2017

How To Make Lemon Bars

Jun 15, 2017

3-Ingredient Roasted Lemon Sauce

Jun 15, 2017

Seriously Easy Pepperoni Chips

Jun 15, 2017

Quick Fish Tacos

Jun 15, 2017