One thing that drives me crazy is a disorganized fridge or pantry. With ten or more people living in our household, everybody has a different approach to putting things away and different ideas where things belong. As a card-carrying OCD Kitchenaire, I believe that everything has a place, and every place has a thing. I'm getting a bit better about not melting down when I … [Read more...]
Hectic Pineapple Pork Loin
As the weather gets colder, I had a hankering for some Hawaiian style food. I've had chicken scratchings of this recipe for a couple of years. I've tried a number of variations and variables, and I think this one is just about perfect. It has a mix of sweet and sharp flavors. You can make a larger pork loin by increasing the ingredients, but it seems that we need less pork to … [Read more...]
Hectic Stacked White Chicken Enchiladas
We're still working our way through my major buy of fresh chicken. I felt like heading down South towards Mexican cuisine, but as usual time got away from me and I didn't have time to make traditional rolled enchiladas. I also thought I had all the ingredients for a couple of different recipes that I had in mind for chicken enchiladas, but (as usual) I was wrong. The pantry is … [Read more...]
Hectic Sopapillas
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 Sweet & Simple Butternut Squash
Ah, butternut squash...one of the least appreciated squashes. And honestly that's saying a lot, since I've discovered that squashes are some of the least appreciated vegetables! My totally unscientific survey of a bunch of random people that I know put the "like" factor for squash somewhere between slushy street water and the food you find under your couch cushions. I guess I'm … [Read more...]