Food

The easiest iced tea ever.

Our two-quart pot broke and we had to buy a replacement.

Our kids have been eating these pork meatballs.

Though it's an acquired taste, we do like our split pea soup.

We tried out Mega M&Ms.

We tried out Barilla Plus, a healthier pasta.

A simple mnemonic for remembering which water is yours.

A recipe for beef noodle soup.

The proper technique to open a peanut.

A crawfish etouffée recipe. We found this recipe on the Internet. We need to see if Vin has any suggestions for how to change it.

What kind of cheese crackers are your favorite?

This minestrone soup recipe is completely vegetarian.  We've found that people enjoy it, but often leave the kidney beans uneaten at the bottom of their bowls.  Kidney beans are good for you people!

Here's a recipe for guacamole that we found on-line.  We've been continually changing it as we modify it to our taste.

As we settle into Torrance, we're looking for restaurants for the different kinds of food we get when we go out to eat.

We describe the kitchen equipment we use on a regular basis, our essential cookware.

Philly cheesesteaks aren't good for you, but they can be really tasty.

Over time, we've changed from buying ingredients as we need them to making sure that we always have some ingredients in stock. Here is how we stock our kitchen.

Albert wrote some pointers on cooking the perfect steak.

Sticky rice is a traditional Chinese dish, prepared with sweet (or glutinous) rice and pork, shitake mushrooms and dried shrimp. This is a simplified recipe that is less sensitive to the actual amounts used.

This cucumber salad recipe is a simple dish to prepare well ahead of a meal.

A little bit ago, we tried cooking some mussels.  On a cooking show, they showed that one of the easiest ways to cook mussels is to simply put them on a hot iron skillet -- no oil or anything like that.  They are then seasoned with a bit of salt and pepper.  The recipe is here: Iron Skillet Roasted Mussels.  They are delicious!

This recipe for Kung Pao Chicken is very easy to prepare. Agnes and I often make it because it is very quick and we usually have most of the ingredients.

I'm a huge fan of all sorts of nuts. Agnes and I talked about which kinds we like.

Snow crab is a sweet and flavorful kind of crab that is very easy to eat.

For years we enjoyed the linguine and mussels special at Il Panino near Harvard Square.

A recipe for Oyako Donburi -- rice topped with pieces of quickly cooked chicken and green onions which have been blended with eggs. This recipe came from Suephy.