Your Monday Lunch Break Reading List

Busy weekend? Here's what you may have missed on our site.

Saturday:

• Ever wondered if real buttermilk actual makes it better? Us too. So we investigated.
• We'll never get tired of chocolate—never, ever—so we found even more great recipes for you.

Sunday:

• Posie gave you a fantastic (chocolate) reason to start baking bread if you're not already.
• And we told you about some recipes from the test kitchen too good to keep to ourselves.

Monday:

• We encouraged you to help one of our community members teach someone how to cook.
• And then we taught you all about Pancake Day.
• Our contributor Alice Medrich shared a brilliant recipe for vanilla cake that only requires one bowl (hooray!!).
• And we reminded you that giving Valentines is not reserved for children.

Tuesday:

• Our contributor Molly Yeh told us a true Valentine story.
• Our resident New Orleans transplant, Kaitlin, gave us an inside look at Mardi Gras.
• We wondered if a steakhouse-worthy, not-steak meal was possible—it is.
• And in your ability to constantly surprise us (thank you, by the way!!), you guys schooled us on pot brownies.

Wednesday:

• Annie shared the perfect menu to reclaim Valentine’s Day for the most important person you know—yourself.
• Sarah J. shared her experience dining alone at NYC’s “most romantic restaurant.”
• Leslie told us why we should skip out on our reservations and go on a Valentine’s adventure instead.
• And Amanda S told us why she is obsessed with our new non-stick stockpot and you should be too.

Thursday:

• Sam went to Japan and all we got was weird flavored Kit Kats (and it rocked).
• The latest episode of Burnt Toast had us questioning kale with Michael Ruhlman.
• We met some faces of the food world you need to know.
• And food processor carrot cake—it’s a thing. And it’s actually perfect.

Friday:

• Something exciting is coming to your pocket, or purse, or wherever you stow your phone—and we need YOUR help testing it!
• In further big news—if you've ever run out of coffee filters, you may know that the first thing you tend to do is panic. Well, don't.
• Ever wanted to eat like a president? Here's how.
• And just a reminder as you head into the most romantic weekend of the year: All you knead is love.