It's been a long time coming, but we're back and ready to take on new challenges in 2016. We've been working extremely hard behind the scenes at Hectic-Kitchen to update the website. Our goal is to provide you with practical recipes that you can make in the real world. We're working hard to give you information that you can use today in your own house. Stuff you can do while … [Read more...]
“Soaking” Pots
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...]
A Funny Thing Happened on the way to today’s post
A funny thing happened today while working on my blog. OK, several funny things, and if you don't realize it yet, I pretty much will share anything. So here goes... As a newly minted food blogger, a Hectic Dad of eight kids, an amateur photographer, as well as one of the worst housekeepers in the world (especially in the kitchen)...you would think that I would not be making … [Read more...]
The Great Christmas Food Battle
With Thanksgiving in the US on the 28th of November, the gap between digesting my Thanksgiving turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes and the start of the Christmas season seemed to be a blink of an eye. Throw in the new Black/Brown Thursday shopping, the now-traditional Black Friday shopping, and a weekend of travel and it seems like we're hip deep in Christmas without a … [Read more...]