or they played with plastic bowls and wooden spoons. We sang along with tapes. Oh! And I talked to them. And as they got older I found little chores to involve them in fixing the meals. And then they were responsible for setting...

in a plastic sack and it’s like $1.50.

elbow, sometimes lounging pretending not to serve you. They’ll bring a water jug to your table —- usually. The tables are plastic-topped, and the interior looks like a 70’s pancake house. Utensils tend to be...

Along these lines, I’ve noticed that, with regard to Chinese cuisine, inauthentic is the new authentic. There’s a place in Flushing, neon lights and bright plastic walls, called the Accord Cafe. You can get fish and...

you off fish for weeks. Take out the trash as soon as you’re done, especially if you have skin, bones or other residue. Also, make sure you prep your fish on a plastic cutting board — you will never get the smell out...

I have a microwave rice cooker (a plastic pot with a three-piece lid). Wash the rice put in 2x water, cook for 28 minutes at 40%. Let sit for 10 minutes. Fluff and serve. Also works every time.

(use rye flour) until smooth and elastic. Divide kneaded dough into 16 pieces – use plastic wrap to keep unused dough from drying out. Roll each 1/16 piece into a rough circle. Spread cooled rice porridge mixture down the...

comparable (both are quite tasty). Langers bread was head and shoulders above Katz, though. Katz bread tasted like it came out of a plastic bag, to be honest. For the NYer... It depends on what you’re looking for. For a good...

is a pretty tiny plastic ikea cup (which I always order since I can’t handle the spicy food without it).

I remember Frusen Gladje, including TV commercials, etc. I remember the plastic pint containers that it came in. Surely that one was just as made up as Haagen-Dazs, right? And no, I don’t think it lasted too long. I...

into the bin just was removing the husks and plopping what looked like perfectly good corn into plastic bags. Still ... a little too squeemish about it, so I passed. Decided to see what else they had. Got a great cucumber for 25...

a plastic colander into the pot first (I don’t know why the colander itself doesn’t melt, but, well, I’m just passing the tip along and letting you decide). ~TDQ

use paper. Sometines Coatzingo uses plastic (!!), and it works surprisingly well. This method of cooking was discovered independently in France (en papillote) and in China, by the way.

"The shaggy, gooey dough didn’t separate well from the parchment I used to cover it and upon which I poured it for the 2 hour rise." Although this may seem “un-artesanal”, try covering the rising dough with some...

, or simply leave. I’m not saying what is right or wrong, correct or false — that is barely relevant. A guy in a bulk food outlet line chastised me for asking for plastic bags, and then he drove off alone in a huge...