How to motivate yourself to sweep up: Get a broom so gorgeous, you'll use any excuse to bring it out. Just look at this vintage-inspired beechwood set from France, for instance—there'll never be a crumb in sight.
Peter Miller wrote the book on dishwashing—literally, it's titled How to Wash the Dishes—and stopped by to give us his top pointers, like tips for saving soap (and water!) and dealing with bulky items.
A master recipe for blah winter days: First, make one of these hearty stews, from slow-cooker tomatillo to chicken and dumplings. Second, grab the biggest bowl you can find. Ladle, slurp, and repeat until the sun returns.
Not only does Staub's cocotte lock in flavor with a self-basting lid, the cast iron also keeps stew piping hot when it's off the stove—a good thing for keeping those second and third (or heck, fourth) helpings toasty on the coldest days.
Surprise! Resident Baking BFF and cool aunt Erin McDowell visited Cook and a Half to make an epic dino cake with Food52 Resident Samantha Seneviratne and her son, Artie. Frosting antics ahead…
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