This is a traditional Paella, using full fat ingredients. If you are looking for a healthier option, take a look at our Hectic Shrimp and Italian Sausage Paella. In either case, the full flavors make for a great meal on a cold day! [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:55] … [Read more...]
Hectic Sloppy Joses
This recipe scales really well because the ingredients have been calculated around a single pound of ground beef. If you need to increase the recipe, you add the additional items in whole increments (one more medium onion, one more bell pepper, etc.).Be forewarned that this recipe has some zip to it, but that also somewhat helps with portion control. Not a bad trade-off, in my … [Read more...]
Tonight’s Menu – Ham with trimmings
What's on the Hectic Kitchen table tonight? We're starting the new year off with a Cook's Half Shank Ham that I got on sale during the week of Christmas. With the holiday falling in the middle of the week, and two traditional holiday meals (Wednesday and Saturday), I had lots of opportunities to go shopping. I also took advantage of all the sales that I could. As I've … [Read more...]
Stuffed Chicken Breasts – Prosciutto & Provolone
Any recipe that takes very long to produce tends to get made once, maybe twice, and then usually falls into the pile with the dust bunnies, never to see the light of day again. We eat a lot of chicken at the Hectic Household, and after a while all the common and easy methods of chicken preparation get kind of old. So, over the past few weeks, we've been talking about … [Read more...]
Baked Tacos
The idea for this recipe came from my friends at MyFridgeFood. I used their trick to make homemade taco shells, but stuffed them with my slow cooker taco meat and shredded cheddar & jack cheese. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:40] … [Read more...]