I love the 4th of July, much to the chagrin of my friends in the U.K. I try really hard not to rub in the fact that a rag-tag bunch of second stringers beat the #1 team in the world back in 1776 to gain our independence. Really, I do. So rather than harping on the wins during the revolutionary war, I'm simply going to include this post about making an American Flag pizza. … [Read more...]
American Flag Pizza
We've always had a traditional Flag Cake for dessert for our patriotic holidays here at Hectic Manor. I figured it was time to do the same thing with the entree, so I came up with this American Flag Pizza. With just six ingredients it doesn't get a whole lot easier than this! American Flag Pizza 1 Prepared Pizza Curst6 ounces Pepperoni6 ounces Sliced Mozzarella … [Read more...]
Top 10 Foods To Grill
It’s Summer, that means cookouts! I would call them barbecues, but then a series of debates break out concerning: What constitutes a barbecue What is appropriate fare What’s the difference between grilling and barbecuing What make a great barbecue sauce I’m going to avoid all those debates for today and call it a cookout. Heck, they’re perfectly good … [Read more...]
⏱What’s For Dinner Tonight?
What’s for dinner tonight? It’s a question I’ve been asked almost every day for the past 25 years. Too often my standard answer was “I don’t know” or “What do you want?”. Neither answer was very satisfying to me, nor to the kids. You would’ve thought they’d stop asking…but that was the one constant throughout the years. Over the years, I’ve refined my meal planning process. … [Read more...]
📖The 5-Ingredient Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook
The 5-Ingredient Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook is a brand new cookbook that I'm so glad I stumbled upon. I've made several of the recipes from this cookbook and I'm definitely impressed! The start of this book has an interesting history of pressure cooking and then spends a good bit of time explaining how pressure cooking works and what foods cook well in a pressure … [Read more...]