Kitchen

It was a rainy Tuesday afternoon last monsoon season. Dinner plans called for a simple chicken curry. My little plastic jar of ground cumin came next. I opened the flip top and carefully shook it into the hot oil. Nothing happened. I tapped the bottom…

It is a cold, wet Tuesday night in Chicago. After getting home, exhaustion sets in. Fresh garlic drops into a hot Lodge cast iron pan. It smells so great. But then, panic hits. You can not find a good spatula. You grab a cheap plastic…

I learned this lesson on a rushed weeknight.I was making eggs after work. The pan was hot. I left my plastic spatula resting inside for a minute. When I came back, the tip had curled.It looked warped and shiny. A sharp smell filled the kitchen.…

I still remember the first time I tried to clean and season a cast iron skillet on my own. It was a Sunday afternoon. I had just made cornbread, and the bottom stuck like glue. I stood there staring at the pan, half proud of…

A few years ago, I thought any sharp blade would do. I was wrong. I still remember standing in my small kitchen on a Sunday night, trying to chop onions with a dull knife. The blade slipped, and the pieces came out uneven. Pain shot…

Picture this. It is a cold, dark night. My icy Midwest kitchen is freezing. You just got home. You are so mad and hungry. The floor is sticky. Cooking feels too hard. That feeling is very familiar to me. Testing home tools is part of…

Hey friends, I am Jhon from Fort Myers. After a long day at work and fighting the evening traffic, I used to stare at the kitchen and feel totally lost. My wife and kids would look at me with hungry eyes. I needed fast cooking…

Last Tuesday night, I stood in my kitchen packing chicken and rice for the next day. I was tired and just wanted to finish fast. I grabbed an old plastic container. It was light and easy to use. But when I opened it, I smelled…

A few years ago, I almost quit cooking. It was a Tuesday night. I was tired. I was hungry. I burned garlic while looking for soy sauce. The onions were half raw. The sink was full. I remember thinking, “Why does this feel so hard?”…

It is late at night in my hot Texas home. I heat old food in a cheap bowl. The hot dish feels soft and smells bad. It brings up a big question. Glass vs plastic food containers: which is safer? I will help you pick…