Your Monday Lunch Break Reading List

Life moves pretty fast, as Ferris Bueller says. Here's a selection of our favorite stories from the site this weekend.

Saturday:

• Lindsay-Jean got us excited about black garlic.
• Things got pretty cozy.
• Gabi spoke with Tom Colicchio and he had something to say about food waste.

Sunday:

• Posie Harwood asked us to consider lard.
• The Food52 community hung its head in collective shame and shared some of their biggest kitchen disasters. And everyone felt a little less alone!
• Apple peels and cores found new life where it was least expected.
• We announced October's Hotline MVP!

More from last week:

Monday:

• Amanda's stoop sale was a success!
• Leslie asked us to consider the ethics of eating pesto.
• Seized-up chocolate? Alice Medrich can (and did) fix it.
• Caroline made sure no one ever tossed their egg whites again and they all lived happily ever after.
  
  

Tuesday:

• Emiko told us everything we need to know before stepping into an Italian market. 
• We were so glad to matcha.
• Treasure hunting? We shared a few of our favorite spots for thrifting and antiquing in NYC.
• Safety-minded Kristen closed out our Shop Staff Picks video series with her favorite item from the Food52 shop.
  
  

Wednesday:

• Mystery! Intrigue! Dinner! Amanda set a table that gave us chills. 
• Brooke Bass made a case for savory cobbler (an agenda we fully support).
• We rounded up some of our favorite Halloween candy for you to make and eat!
  
  

Thursday:

• Fiveandspice gave us something to cackle about in a delightful witch's brew.
• We collected and considered the thirty most important qualities of a good home cook.
• In Very Important News: Sarah changed lives and toast-buttering techniques.
• Cristina Sciarra made a modest, universe-altering claim.
  
  

 

Friday:

• Sarah gave apples a very necessary time out.
• Skye | From My Dining Table gave us a few party tips for never serving too much or too little again.
• We picked up a great trick for turning baby pumpkins into a string of lights!
• Last, but far from least, DIY candy corn.