This Week at The Kitchn!

• Calzones! Make them for dinner tonight or freeze them for later.

• I can't wait to try this idea for oven-roasted calamari from Chez Panisse chef David Tanis.

• Ten pound cakes recipes that are perfect for a summer picnic...or any occasion.

• Keep your eye out for manufacturing cream. This stuff boasts more butterfat than heavy cream and makes the thickest, longest-lasting, and luscious whipped cream around.

• What separates the herbs from the spices.

• Could it be? Is Crystal a better hot sauce than Tabasco?

• Homemade mayonnaise and store-bought face off in a make-or-buy challenge!

• Yakamein is the tried and true New Orleans cure for the hangover - and just about everything else.

• Why stainless steel rules our kitchens.

• Eggplant wraps and strawberry granita on the menu for this week.

• This semi-sous vide method promises the most tender and moist chicken breasts ever.

• This Watermelon Wheat Beer from San Francisco's 21's Amendment Brewery is a little on the unusual side, but surprisingly refreshing as a late-afternoon quaff.

• There's a potato salad out there with your name on it.

• Is it worth it to make your own pantry staples? Or just more hassle than it's worth?

What have you been up to this week?