"spring cleaning" news and stories

The Spring Sustenance of YumSugar

by Jose Ralat Maldonado, Posted Apr 8th 2010 @ 1:00PM

Each Thursday, we round up a selection of scrumptious links from our friends over at YumSugar. Here's what they've got cooking this week:

Don't stop at your closets; your fridge could use some clearing out, too.
A crowded strawberry market might lead to cheap shortcake.
Add a touch of the tropics to the season with a salad of kiwi, avocado, arugula and pickled shallots.
If you haven't overdosed on Easter candy, pipe in to the jelly bean vs. chocolate egg debate.
We don't know how you could ever OD on Cadbury creme eggs, the perfect breakfast protein.
Fennel and onion spaghetti -- a lickety-split dinner.
Don't forget the mustard with these home-run pretzels.

Filed under: On the Blogs

Spring Kitchen Cleaning in Four Days

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by Jennifer Iserloh, Posted Jan 22nd 2010 @ 1:00PM

Photo: Jennifer Iserloh.

If you're hiding inside when the weather really gets chilly, you will probably find yourself spending a lot more time in the warmth of your comforting kitchen. It's the prefect time to think ahead and go through those dusty kitchen cabinets to freshen up and use up leftovers.

Fridge
Do jars take up more space than fresh produce, dairy and meats? Wasting food is never a good idea, but remove that ancient jar of pickles or find a great use for half-used condiments. Have half a bottle of BBQ sauce floating around your fridge? Make a BBQ meatloaf for dinner tonight. I keep all my jars and bottles together, so I can see what I have at a quick glance, to avoid over-spending on items I'll only use once.

Filed under: The Skinny Chef

Liquor Cabinet Maintenance

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by Lissa Townsend Rodgers, Posted Mar 24th 2009 @ 3:00PM

One of the best things about being an adult is having a liquor cabinet.

Not just a few pints stashed away atop a refrigerator, but a proper piece of furniture -- or at least a designated shelf -- to keep one's array of bottles, glassware, shakers and swizzle sticks. However, many of us shove and stack and forget about that old quart of Kahlua or the sticky shot glasses and ruin the whole effect.

In order to reap the full Nick and Nora je ne sais quoi from your liquor cabinet, you also must do a little maintenance at least every six months.

Slashfood's tips to cleaning up your liquor cabinet after the jump.

Filed under: Liquor Cabinet, Drink Recipes, Drinks

Martha Stewart, redesigned

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by Joanne Lutynec, Posted Apr 10th 2007 @ 4:03PM

Martha Stewart has done a little Spring cleaning. Actually, she has undergone a complete overhaul with the newly redesigned MarthaStewart.com, which was unveiled today. New features on the site include recipe searches, how-to videos, and "best of" sections that spotlight content from her magazines, TV shows, and radio appearances.

Say what you will, this woman knows her stuff. If you are looking to make brownies, Martha offers them up five different ways in her chocaholics section. Or, if you bought too many eggs for Easter, use them up by making Deviled Eggs in a variety of flavors, as pictured above.

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Filed under: Magazines, How To

Spring cleaning: Bachelor oddities

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by Joe DiStefano, Posted Mar 30th 2006 @ 6:59PM

I've been a little reluctant to go through my larder, largely because I've been busy overhauling my swinging bachelor pad. Frankly, I was starting to think PSP's dustball campaign was inspired by my crib. In any event, here's what I found in my pantry:

Seven containers of ginger Altoids. When these first came out a couple of years ago they were impossible to get. So I snatched up about a dozen at a Trader Joe's in Westchester.
An unopened 10-pound bag of Kohinoor basmati rice. Time to fire up the old National rice cooker.
Two miniature bottles (one red, one green) of El Yucateco habanero hot sauce.

If anyone has any ideas about how to combine these ingredients (savory biryani with ginger habanero crunchies, maybe) please keep them to yourself. I plan to use the rice when I try my hand at Indian cooking. I'll save the hot sauce for scrambled eggs and such. As for the Altoids, maybe I'll throw some into tea.

Filed under: Spring Cleaning