I hate cleaning up after I cook. I really hate it! Over the years, I've worked to reduce the number of mixing bowls, utensils, and pots and pans that are used in the production of meals to try and limit how much I have to clean up. Most of the time, my wife and sometimes one or two of the kids, do the washing and cleaning of all the stuff that I use. But I am officed out … [Read more...]
Great just great!
Some days I don't eat all that healthy. I've been feeling cold all morning. I was kind of droopy and coffee didn't sound that good, so I started my day off with a breakfast sandwich. I followed that about an hour later with 32 ounces of Diet Dr. Pepper. Not long afterward I felt like my insides were being cleaned out by bleach. Just that icky stomach feeling, nothing … [Read more...]
Sugar-Free Heirloom Brownie Mix
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away I got several mix recipes that you're supposed to make up in large quantities and then bag for later usage. Most of the recipes are for things that you would buy in a box (cake mixes, brownie mixes, etc). They were all given to me by a relative or friend of my Mom. I've subsequently lost the original copies of the recipe, and have had to … [Read more...]
Heirloom Brownie Mix
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away I got several mix recipes that you're supposed to make up in large quantities and then bag for later usage. Most of the recipes are for things that you would buy in a box (cake mixes, brownie mixes, etc). They were all given to me by a relative or friend of my Mom. I've subsequently lost the original copies of the recipe, and have had to … [Read more...]
Tonight’s Menu – Pork & Stuffed Mushrooms
What's on the Hectic Kitchen table tonight? Pork Loin has been on sale lately, and when I went to the freezer to select a meal for last night, I realized that I've been responsible for the demise of a lot of pigs! With the entire top shelf full of loins, it was time to thaw one out and make some. The question was, what should I make? I searched through my recipes and … [Read more...]