There are so many different ways to cook Chinese food. It can be one of the hardest types of food to cook! When it comes to making those great dishes that you get when you go out to eat it can really take a lot of time and preparation!
For more than 4,000 years, popcorn has been a beloved snack. Today, making popcorn is easy and economical thanks to the invention of the popcorn machine.
At first glance, is tap water cleaner than bottled water sold at stores might seem like a bizarre question to ask. I mean, don’t we all assume that bottled water is cleaner and healthier than tap water? I do…or rather, I did. That was before I started doing a lot of research online about the quality of bottled waters. Read this article to find out more.
After trying several kinds of store bought salsa, from the pasty kind to the “fresh” chunky pico de gallo, Tina still found something to be desired. So, I decided to try to put together the salsa her tastes buds were clamoring for. Unless you use a food processor, salsa (in this case, a chunky Mexican style salsa cruda) requires quite a bit of slicing. It’s a good thing I find cutting to be stress relieving after a long day at work.
First, I started with a tomato salsa recipe from Cooks Illustrated. The recipe called for tomato, jalapeno chile, garlic, red onion, cilantro, salt and pepper, and lime juice.
My tools (from left to right): Board scraper (to move prepared ingredients to bowls, clear the board, and scrape it clean), Paring knife (to core tomatoes and remove membrane from the chile), Chef’s knife, and a teaspoon (to remove seeds and ribs from the chile).
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