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We spend a lot of time throughout the year doling out advice on how to make the best of small spaces. Here are the top 10 benefits to small-space living.

From Apartment Therapy → 10 Bonus Benefits to Small Space Living

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Today we reran one of my favorite big stories about vegetables — a smart list of reader ideas for eating more vegetables every day. There are a ton of good comments — here’s one that stood out to me today.

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Q: My nine-year-old daughter loves to help in the kitchen. She’s confident enough to use a knife, but my big chef’s knife is too big for her, and my paring knife is too small. What size or style of knife is right for my tiny chef?

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I like to think of the next two months as Cabin Season. As in, you may be one of the many people that trot off to a cabin by the lake, or a cabin in the woods, or a nautical sort of cabin by the ocean — just to spend some time with your nearest and dearest. It’s the time of family vacations — and gathering with people who, actually, may have a lot of different food needs and preferences.

We get many questions every summer about the best ways to pack, prep, and cook for a crowd during a cabin weekend. This time, it’s your turn to tell us how you do it — what are your go-to tips and recipes?

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It takes a combination of experience, skill, and patience when smoking meats to juicy perfection, and it used to be that there was only a small window of time to serve the meat when it’s at its best.

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Along with milk and eggs, cherry tomatoes have a permanent spot in my fridge. For one, my kid eats them by the fistful. For two, I snack on them constantly while I cook. And for three, they act as a secret weapon when a dish needs a little extra color or flavor boost — because, in case you didn’t know, tomatoes are bursting with natural umami.

But as these juicy globes (as well as summertime gatherings) come into peak season, cherry tomatoes have also become my go-to for last-minute parties and appetizers. And hopefully, after you try these non-crudité treats, you’ll start saving refrigerator space for cherry tomatoes, too.

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In 2013, 49.1 million Americans lived in households struggling with hunger, a stark number which includes 15.8 million children and 4.8 million seniors. Food insecurity is a daily reality for about one in seven households. So why do we only seem to talk passionately about it when a celebrity is involved?

If you paid any attention to the recent controversy surrounding Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 SNAP grocery shopping challenge, you know what I mean. When she posted a photo of the groceries she purchased with the weekly budget of a typical SNAP (food stamp) recipient, Paltrow inspired a lot of snarky editorials poking fun at the actress’s cluelessness and comments naming all the ways her charmed life is not like the typical SNAP recipient’s, but in the end, it was just more media coverage of a wealthy celebrity.

What are the challenges of shopping, meal planning, and cooking when your budget relies on SNAP benefits? Someone who spends a week trying it out isn’t the right person to ask. Instead, I spoke with regular people with real experience with SNAP — some who receive benefits, others whose jobs involve working with recipients — to learn more about the individuals behind the statistics and the realities of feeding yourself and your family with the help of SNAP.

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When I think of cooking zucchini the summer I think of grilling and roasting, shredding and baking, slicing and frying. But do I think of braising? Not so much — and yet Deborah Madison makes a strong case for it in this double-green dish of zucchini and chard that puts zucchini squarely in the center of the table.

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Q: I need to roast a leg of lamb and bring it to dinner at a friend’s house.

How do I keep the lamb warm? Is there a way I can reheat it at my friend’s without drying it?

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