After weeks of living and breathing (and eating) all things Piglet, things are finally starting to get back to normal in the land of Food52.

We were all a big, noodly mess after a day in the test kitchen this week. Most of the day was spent testing recipes for our Noodle Soups contest, which meant lots of bowls, lots of noodles, lots of dishes to do, and lots of slurping.

Meet Amanda's windowsill, one of the hardest workers in our test kitchen.

From tasty persimmons to illegible birthday cakes, this week's Test Kitchen day was full of happy surprises.

A bright, sunny day in the test kitchen started with socializing, featured a very adorable visitor, and -- as always -- included lots of beautiful food.

Winter brings many things. It brings visions of chili and hot cocoa. If we're lucky, it even brings sledding and snow men. But it also brings sick days and a bit of cabin fever.

Sprinkle time is better than Hammer Time.

This week's test kitchen was full of bright produce that temporarily distracted us from winter's grays.

A little ditty to hold you over until the holidays have passed.

Christmas trees on every corner! Latkes on every plate! Cookie roundups on every food blog! The holidays are here, and the test kitchen was especially festive this week.