Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Thoughts and Opinions as I Grow Older

Category: Frank in the Kitchen

  • Read the Recipe Dude!

    Saturday is the final championship dinner for the band. It is also our final state championship dinner as our youngest is a senior this year. The band always asks families…


  • Nil Cooking This Week

    This has been a most unusual week. I really didn’t make or bake anything this week. We had some events, some eating out, and some family making dinner for us…


  • Peanut Butter Cookie Battle: Gluten vs Gluten-Free

    My former boss’s last day was this past Monday. As a little good luck and thank you celebration, I made some peanut butter cookies. As I mentioned in a recent…


  • Banana Cake

    This week I was asked to bring a dessert when we went over to the Papa’s for dinner. When I get asked, which I enjoy bringing a dessert, my mind…


  • Chocolate Chip Cookies

    A couple of times a month I like to make a baked good to take to work. It makes me feel good, and from the feedback, my colleagues enjoy tasting…


  • A New Obsession

    Every once in a while I get a hankering to try to make something different than I’ve made before. Lately in cooking, it has been making a better burger. The…


  • Time for the Invitational

    Every year our local band, of which my youngest is a member, holds an invitational, meaning a number of bands come for a competition. There are always plenty of opportunities…


  • Green Beans and Corn

    I’m starting to get a handle on using the pressure canner. I used it again this past weekend. We have a local farmer’s market, which is winding down for the…


  • In Memoriam of 9/11


  • If at First You Don’t Succeed…

    As you may or may not know, today is my birthday. In our family, the birthday person chooses the place to eat on their birthday, and the type of dessert.…


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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.