Cook, Eat, and Drink

Basics

Help yourself to anything in the freezer or pantry, including ice cream, ice, rice, instant pancake/waffle mix, snacks, etc. The pantry is the far left cabinet, to the left of the refrigerator. It opens, then opens again. The bottom shelf is where you'll find the dry uncooked rice and pancake/waffle mix. There's also Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Avocado oil in there, if you need to refill the oil dispensers out on the counter.

We have everything for baking, cooking, and drinking. We also have the Asian things.

Please note we generally do not keep perishables in the refrigerator (e.g. milk, eggs), but if we're here before you and I know you're coming, I may leave stuff in the fridge. We will almost always have ketchup, salted butter, maple syrup, chili crisp, and sweet soy sauce in the refrigerator.

The usual:

• measuring cups and spoons with mixing bowls

• pots, pans, spatulas, knives

• silverware, drinkware

• Keurig and drip coffeemaker

• toaster oven, microwave

• bottle openers, wine cork screw

• drink mixer

• plus much more!

Additional, uncommon things

• large electric mixer

• Zojirushi 3-cup rice cooker

• rotating waffle maker

  • Please do not overfill the waffle maker. Remember, it expands!

  • Fill it to about 75%-85% with mix, then immediately rotate.

  • The Ready green light will come on when it's done. Rotate back, open, and enjoy

• electric hot water kettle

• sweet soy sauce, garlic powder, Trader Joe's Chile Lime seasong blend

• Grilling sheets

• Ice cream scoop x 2

  • Help yourself to the ice cream in the freezer!

Using the electric LG Range

Grill

There's a new Weber grill in the garage. The garage door opener can be found in the game closet next to the upstairs bathroom. Please bring the grill to the front courtyard to use it. Please clean it up and put it back in the garage when you are done. I leave it in the garage so it doesn't rust in the salty sea air.

Grilling tools for cooking and cleaning can be found in the kitchen. Please only use the all metal spatula and tongs for cooking on the open flame grill. There are grill sheets in the cutting board cabinet, which is to the left of the dishwasher.

Water

Drinking water is available in the left door of the refrigerator as well as in a standard filtered pitcher in the refrigerator. The built-in door pitcher filter is maintained regularly and the pitcher auto-fills itself when you put it back, so it's quite convenient.

Eating Out

Restaurants in the area we like (ordered by distance):

• Sea Harvest Moss Landing

  • Excellent outdoor seating, great food

  • The calamari is excellent

• Trolley Car Rotisserie / Grill in Castroville

  • Also excellent calamari, but also great brisket

• Pho Lucky Noodle House in Marina

• I'm Thai Cuisine in Marina

• Sakura Buffet in Salinas

  • similar to Natsumi

• local markets and grocery stores - see Misc.

If you're looking for extra fancy dining out for adults, I recommend heading down to Carmel by the Sea.

• The Pocket

  • Excellent food and drinks in a very nice outdoor dining area

• Salt Wood Kitchen and Oysterette

  • Great apps, food, and drinks

Kitchen

Some kitchen photos below. It's a Samsung Smart Refrigerator and an LG range.