For all you single living folk out there, When you’re cooking for one, what do you cook? I still have a soft spot for instant ramen but as I’ve matured, so has the ramen. I’m no longer satisfied with just... (19 replies, last updated by c oliver April 10, 2009)

I recently decided to brave a trip to the live poultry shop near my apartment, and bought a 5-pound white-feathered bird (red-feathered and black-feathered cost a bit more, so I thought I’d start/experiment with the cheaper... (9 replies, last updated by aurora50 May 23, 2007)

"-GREEK-PEOPLE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! I have met these people once before, at a full-on Greek BBQ... with the spit and gyros and octopodi.. the whole shebang!! And everything was gorgeous...and... (30 replies, last updated by LindaWhit September 27, 2008)

For years I’ve wanted to try stinging nettles – ever since I discovered that they were not only allegedly delicious but also a classic ingredient in Italian cooking. Every year I would watch – with some... (13 replies, last updated by JMF June 10, 2006)

I tried to cook live crab for the first time today and it was incredibly traumatizing. I bought two crabs, realized both of them were too big to both fit in my largest pot. Then, one of them got feisty and tried to run away and I... (16 replies, last updated by Hungry Celeste January 21, 2009)

A recent entry on the bay area board has got me craving for chinese style steamed or boiled prawns. I’ve seen it at restaurants and it looks delicious. I’m a little hesitant to purchase and cook live ones and mess it... (0 replies, last updated by Offal Lover May 26, 2006)

Mollie Stone’s in SF (California@Fillmore) has been selling live lobsters on Fridays for $7.99 a pound. There are 2 Asian fish markets on the south side of Clement St. in SF that might also be worth a look. I think one is... (7 replies, last updated by celeryroot September 6, 2002)

does Live organic food bar have cooking classes? i’d go there, if anything, as they don’t use much tofu. avoid the tofu places, unless you like the taste of tofu. you can get legumes in your diet that are in a more... (2 replies, last updated by pinkskittles June 6, 2008)

I bought a nice, live eel at the DuPont Circle farmers market in DC this morning. The seller’s wife suggested I skin it as I would a catfish, and grill is on medium until flaky. She also suggested I flavor it w/ a bit of... (15 replies, last updated by stoneyzulu September 7, 2009)

://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/33681#150787 http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/341911#2014290 It is a tiny fish counter. Cooked crabs today were $6.49 for a whole crab. People were walking out with big plastic bags full. If I... (5 replies, last updated by Mick Ruthven January 4, 2007)

OK a friend just gave us a very large bag of live crabs that were caught today, so I decided to steam them. Using some beer and bay leaf the same way I do lobster. Advice please (1 reply, last updated by shanagain October 10, 2009)

I’ve been living in Oaxaca for about 2 months, and I have about 2 months left. (Normally, I live in Brooklyn.) I’m in an apartment with a small kitchen, stove but no oven, and some limitations in terms of pots and... (5 replies, last updated by pitu August 22, 2007)

My husband lived in France with no/little money. Of course he ate cheese, but also eggs and lentils/beans. He grew up a beef eating Texan and after a couple years in France he was eating mostly vegetarian. He also ate a lot of... (14 replies, last updated by toodie jane February 9, 2008)

best place in DC/VA/MD to buy live 3, 4 or 5-pound lobsters? (cooking for mother’s day) In the last couple of years, I drove down to the waterfront fish market in DC... price and quality seemed pretty decent.... just... (5 replies, last updated by bacchante April 28, 2008)

, but last night I bought an Alaskan King salmon filet that looks good (will cook it tonight), again for under $10 a pound. Yes, they have live and cooked lobsters. My recollection is that they run around $15 a pound.... (4 replies, last updated by theSauce October 27, 2005)