Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Frank in the Kitchen

  • No-Bake or -Make Week

    Other than when traveling, I almost always make or bake something several times a week. I was neither traveling nor in the kitchen very much this week. It is a…


  • Chicken and Noodles

    Such a simple meal, but oh so good. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with the chicken this evening. My first thought was to either grill it,…


  • Splenda Is Not Sugar

    Last weekend something happened that hasn’t happened during my adult years of living on my own. I went to make some No Bake Cookies only to discover, gasp, I didn’t…


  • Volume Six Has Arrived

    Doesn’t that cover just have your mouth watering from the get go? Ever since I saw the first volume in Costco, I’ve been in love with the Bake From Scratch…


  • Foiled by Rice

    On Sunday I made a huge batch of jambalaya. I used the recipe and techniques from the class I took in New Orleans. There needed to be enough to serve…


  • I Stand With Ukraine

    With the world on the brink of war, it just didn’t feel right to write about food as if nothing is wrong in Europe.


  • Cooking Class in the French Quarter

    Yes, I know, I’m a day late. Sorry about that. I’m traveling for work, so a little busier plus a time change. And, also because I had the opportunity to…


  • Heart Day Is Coming

    I’m not saying anything you don’t already know. I have a lot of kitchen gadgets and pans. If I’m in a kitchen store of any sort, I usually leave with…


  • Slow Week in the Kitchen

    This was an unusual week, meaning I didn’t do very much cooking or baking. With my husband now in-between jobs, he has made most of the meals this week for…


  • The First Thing

    Last week I wrote about my new mixer. I had pondered over what to make first. Well, surprisingly, it wasn’t banana bread. It ended up being blueberry muffins. I had…


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These are the inner wonderings and thoughts of a middle-aged man who happens to be a father, husband, grandfather, friend, brother, son, and thinker.