Let’s face it, when you go to the movies popcorn is part of the experience. As a kid. if we got to pick a second food item my favorite were Raisinets. My sister usually went for Sno Caps or Dots. Honestly I couldn’t stand either. Today, our trips to the theater are less frequent…it’s too easy to watch movies at home. To be perfectly honest, we usually make a bowl of popcorn. … [Read more...]

When I envisioned this series, I had this grand plan I was going to carefully watch each of the movies and develop ingenious ways to intertwine my love of cinema with film-inspired recipes. I’m a huge fan of the Marvel movies, so one of my goals was to work my way through the catalog of movies leading up to the premiere of Avengers: Infinity War on April 27, 2018. The first … [Read more...]

Making dinner can become repetitive so easily. Honestly, it's something of a thankless job. You make dinner for your family. They eat it, hopefully with as little complaining and moaning as possible, then everybody goes off to do their own thing. Tomorrow you repeat the process. It's nearly impossible to avoid falling into a rut. Every day seems like the one before...repeating … [Read more...]

Much of what we do at Hectic-Kitchen is serious stuff. We're all about helping you save time and money. We want to help you get the most out of your family meals without slaving all day in the kitchen. But why save that time and money if it’s not to have fun? This time of year is ideal for getting together as a family and watching a movie. While I’m not going advocate having … [Read more...]