The Packing Rat

Derek’s monthly update.

Spring Pizza.  It’s fall.  Don’t care.  Used a wheat/white flour mix for the dough.

3/4 cups of dark brown sugar. 2 cups of fresh, whole cherries 1 cup of bourbon I recommend dissolving the brown sugar in small quantities of bourbon, as opposed to the entire cup. Unsubstantiated, or otherwise, I was concerned about alcohol evaporating too much.  Last minute, I decided to pit and crush the cherries.  Pulling […]

Hanging around for a two day work related stay. I should have brought the crabbing net.

If you were at the races, San Francisco pride, or just elsewhere all together, then you weren’t at the Triple Aught Design and Imminent Threat Solutions Tactical social event this past weekend. Even without a TAD sale, the turn out was quite impressive. If you’re not familiar with ITS Tactical, it’s a rich source of […]

Grilled chicken breast (skin intact) covered with olive oil, Mrs. Dash and cayenne pepper; topped off with fresh pico de gallo. Steamed broccoli topped with Parmesan cheese.

I had some ripe banana to use, so I baked some banana bread. Not bad.

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Instead of sewing rats, I’m playing around in illustrator. Thoughts?

As of late, my home meals have been visually bland and nothing extravagant. Chicken, beef tossed in with quinoa or couscous. It’s easy, and satisfying. However, I’ve been trying to incorporate more fish in my diet. I never was a seafood person, but salmon seems to hit the spot without an issue. I prepared this […]

No shooting today — too sissy to hang out in the rain.  Just imagine my regret when the sun came out.  That’s ok;  I still have bacon. Lady Pirate post inspired creation. Just add bacon. Caramel: – Brown 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar – 3/4 cup water – 1 cup heavy cream – 2 tbs […]

Derek cooks and takes photos.

I was thinking about this all day long.

Olive oil, garlic, ginger, chicken breast, Sambal sauce, soy sauce, frozen mixed vegetables, and 15 minutes.

Give the inside-out lasagna a try instead of the frozen lasagna you might have sitting in the freezer. Faster, healthier, and not all that difficult to cook.