I never had lentils until I moved to Peru - now we eat them about once a week. I like to make this soup - htt...

I used to leave peel on everything - I love unpeeled carrots in stew. But since I'm living in Peru... I just worry about what might be on them. Sure, I can wash them, but I'm a busy ...

The only things on the list that I NEED: Computer High speed internet Phone (cell or landline, i don't care) We don't need a car for personal use, but since my husban...

My cole slaw always turns orange when I add carrots, so maybe this is what I need to do. I'll give it a try and get back to you. ;)

We live in Peru, and have this for lunch about once a week, with rice and fried eggs. It's my kids' favorite meal.

We use it in our coffee, too. There's always a can in the fridge and a couple back ups in the cupboard.

another rice washer here. Until I moved to Peru, i never cooked regular rice, I always used Minute Rice. (yes, shame on me) But when I first started cooking regular rice, I didn't understand why ...

Just made shepherd's pie last week too. :D Great minds must be thinking alike. I put down my meat mixture, then a layer of grated cheddar before putting the potatoes on top. Yum.

I haven't had hot and sour soup in sooooo long. This looks like I might have it for dinner tonight! How convenient I have that pork tenderloin in the fridge.

I wonder how this would work with other sweet plantains. I have a bunch of platanos islas that are starting to get super ripe, and I don't feel like frying them. I've been ma...

Russian salad ftw! We have it at least once a week - here's the way they do it in Peru

I can't believe I knew something that the Kitchn is just discovering! I feel so smart (and thank my mom for teaching me this a while back)

I live on about half of that with my husband and 4 kids - but I live in Peru, so it's not really a fair comparison. All the same, I do scrimp and save as much as possible on food. I get three meal...

I leave the lid on until about half hour until the end. But my family likes them all mushy and soft and falling apart. I share my recipe for black eyed peas here...

The average person would be stunned to see the size of an actual healthy portion of meat. By sticking to correct portion sizes, I can feed my family of four three meals with one chicken.

MMmmmm... I love a hot and runny soft boiled egg, all squooshed up with a little butter, then scooped up on my toast. Over easy and sunny side up will do just as well though.

I love lentils. Never had them before I moved to Peru, but we have them about once a week now. Super cheap, everyone likes them, and they're very filling.

@Matchbookhymnal - that's Sun Tea your daddy's making. My grandma and mother have made it all my life. I always set it in the yard and forget about it, so I switched and make it overnight in the ...

I can't imagine how you'd keep all that stuff clean, sitting right over the stove top like that. :S

I'm surprised by how many people dislike tomatoes, didn't realize it was that widespread. I never liked them when I was young, but once I was old enough to start fixing them myself and remove all ...