Baked Potatoes are such a simple food. Surprisingly, I get a lots of questions about how to prepare them, what to put on them, and what to do with leftovers. As an inherently lazy person I’m just going to write this post and point people here rather than being cordial and actually giving answers. The benefit is that you can avoid personally interacting with me and still get the … [Read more...]
🗃Kitchen Organizing 102 – Spice Rack
Yeah, that sounds great when you see it on some collectible in a gift shop, but we’re all struggling with real life and don’t have time setup our kitchens. The daily grind of taking care of the family, running the house, working, and generally being pummeled against the grist mill of life wears us down and sucks the energy right out of you. Am I right? But like all those … [Read more...]
⏱Kitchen Time Savers – Produce Prep Round 2
After writing my initial post about produce prep, I got to thinking about other ways I shave off bits of time. In a slightly uncharacteristic move, I started collecting the ideas into a single place. In the past I’ve always just jotted them down wherever…never to be seen again. For some reason this time things were different. Maybe I'm learning! I realized that one of my … [Read more...]
📖Review – Cooking Essentials
Every once in a while a book comes along that makes a huge difference in my life. Getting Things Done, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and QBQ! fall into that category for my productivity. Recently I added Scrum to that list. In the kitchen I’ve got loads of cookbooks, but there haven’t been many I use for regular reference. Weber’s Real Grilling was the first book I used … [Read more...]
🛒Grocery Shopping like a Boss
You’ve got your menu for the week, including the recipes that you’re preparing. You used those to create your shopping list, not some general list, but an itemized list including quantities. This week is going to be different…no impulse shopping your way through the supermarket hoping to get inspiration from above. Heck, the kids are even going to behave as you shop. We can … [Read more...]