Here’s this week’s list of things to check out:

1. Logitech MX Master Mouse: I bought my first MX Master during Covid, when a solid and functional seated workspace became important. I still use my original MX Master at my desk at home, but after trying a few cheaper mice at the office, and seeing the gen 2 of this venerable mouse on sale on Amazon, I sprung for a second device. (There’s a third generation for sale now, hence the sale.) It’s really big and I thought that I wouldn’t like the first iteration, but it helped me realize that, for seated computing, a big arc in your palm is just the thing you need.
2. Tostones: Tostones are fried green plantains. Rhonda has been making these excellent (and cheap) pork roasts for taco nights, which even Joey eats. I started making refried beans from dried beans in my pressure cooker (Rhonda, perhaps rightfully, fears the quaking pot), and they have been a big hit. Aaron pulled a green plantain out of the pantry and asked about making it. The trick with these is to fry them in warm oil after cutting the plantain into one-inch slices, and then dropping them into cold water for a few minutes. Once your pan (and oil) is hot, you smash them and fry them a second time. I used the Blackstone, so these were less oily, and I was able to smash and fry at the same time. We only had one, but would have eaten more.
3. Portmanteau: This might actually just be a blend word, but in any event: I’ve been making sous vide egg bites every Sunday for the work week for Rhonda and me. I make ten bites, but we only have nine mason jars at this point. I put the rest of the egg mixture in a sandwich bag and sous vide it alongside the jelly jars. It has come to be called “eggbag,” and we always recognize it apart from the other bites. I always eat eggbag. Eggbag is not capitalized, outside of starting a sentence.