One of my daughters lives in Colorado. She's been living on her own for a couple of years, and is quite a good cook, making fabulous meals out of next to nothing. As a college student and newly employed person she didn't have a lot of money to spend on food, nor a lot of time to prepare it. Hence every recipe she sends me tends to be golden from a hectic preparation … [Read more...]
Hectic Chocolate Fondue
New Year's Eve has traditionally been the night for fondue at the Hectic Household. Over the years we've tried a number of different ways to make our chocolate fondue. This is a simple one-step method that's pretty hard to beat. You can use any flavor of bark squares. I'm a fan of dark chocolate, but I always get over-ruled and we end up having milk chocolate. The photo at … [Read more...]
Lazy Man’s Sopapillas
I'm pretty much the farthest thing from Mexican on the planet, but I do like Mexican food. I'm also a moderate fan of dessert, but my family firmly stands in the dessert-first category. Heck, my Mom plans her entire meal at a restaurant around what dessert she's going to have. So over time I've had to figure out how to make desserts that appeal to a large group (there are ten … [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...]