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Weekend Meditation: Returning

I've been away for this past week, deep in the wilderness where there's no technology or cell phone connection or TV but plenty of extra-blue sky and forest critters and hot springs that burble up from the earth to warm my body straight through to the bone.

Grilled Flatbread, Best Cooking Apps & Kiwi Push Pops
Most popular posts published May 28 - June 3, 2011

Hot posts this past week included a roundup of icy-cold treats, tips for getting more out of your CSA share, and some advice for shopping at unfamiliar markets. Read on for these and more of the week's most popular posts.

15. Flatbread Stuffed with Curried Potatoes, Spinach, and Chickpeas
14. Kitchen Tour: Penelope & Andy's Heirloom-Filled Kitchen
13. Weekend Meditation: Eating Yogurt with a Fork
12. Lessons from Italy: 3 Tips for Making Authentic Focaccia
11. Kitchen Tech: Which Cooking Apps Are Worth Buying?

What's Cooking This Weekend?
Weekend of June 4-5, 2011

It's June, and summer has officially begun! What's cooking this weekend? Are you staying cool with a salad or a scoop of ice cream? Does the grill figure in your cooking plans? Tell us what's cooking in your kitchen this weekend, and take a peek at a few posts from the past week that you may have missed. Happy weekend!

Easy Gourmet: 9 Classed-Up Sandwiches for Dinner

Maybe sandwiches aren't the first things that come to mind when you think of "gourmet food," but then again, we're not talking about your average PB&J. We're talking paninis with summer pesto, homemade rye piled high with artisan cured beef, ciabatta layered with local cheeses. Yes, with the right ingredients, a sandwich can be quite gourmet indeed.

Farro Salad, Rhubarb Crumble & Fresh Gin & Tonics
This Week's Recipes

Looking for something fresh to cook this weekend? Check out one of these new recipes from the past week:

• Farro Salad With Peas and Leeks
• Wedge Salad with Blue Cheese
• Biscuits and Veggie Sausage Gravy
• Flatbread Stuffed with Curried Potatoes, Spinach, and Chickpeas
• Blackberry Rhubarb Crumble
• 4 Fresh Takes on the Gin and Tonic

What Can I Make with Chocolate Chipotle Sauce?
Good Questions

Q: I bought a jar of delicious, smoky Chocolate Chipotle sauce. Sadly, it doesn't come with recipe suggestions and has been sitting untouched for any weeks.

Any ideas on how I can use this?

Sent by Manali

Korean Market Find: Pink Cactus Noodles

On a recent trip to the Korean market, we spotted these pink cactus fruit noodles. We had no idea what they'd taste like or the best way to prepare them, but how could we resist giving them a try?!

High Quality H20: There's An App For That

With the temperatures of Summer finally on the doorstep for many people, it's time to take your water bottle seriously again. Toting it around for hydration all day is a good thing, but have you noticed there seems to be fewer places to fill up these days? A new app from Android is trying to change that one photo and geo tag at a time.

Before Plates & Pyramids: The 1943 "Food Wheel"
Food News for Friday, June 3

In today's food news, via our friends at Food News Journal: Before the pyramid, and the plate, there was the "food wheel." Plus, why rich people prefer Coke.

Read on for more news of the day via Food News Journal.

The Gin & Tonic: 4 Fresh New Botanical Twists
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

The tinkle of ice. The scent of fresh-cut lime. The bittersweet effervescence of tonic water. The soft, junipery astringency of gin. Mixed together, these four ingredients are heaven enough, no? But what would you say if we subbed out or added in one more element? Something with a botanical twist? Well, this week, I did just that: I mixed a Gin and Tonic four new ways.