Makely

I really think that I was born to paint stuff. Walls, furniture, light fixtures – there’s pretty much nothing off limits. As a matter of fact, I have two simultaneous paint projects going on right now. I can’t help it. Some days I wake up and just need to paint.

If I can’t paint, I like to help other people learn how to paint for their home. One way I do that is through writing on this blog, which is such a joy for me. The other thing I do is write for Glidden’s My Colortopia blog. Each month, I write an article that highlights things I’ve learned – and even things I’ve learned the hard way.

Oh, yes. There have been lots and lots of things learned the hard way.

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I’ve said it many, many times on this blog, but I feel like I need to reiterate it again: I hate cooking. I’d rather clean toilets that chop vegetables. I’m not even making that up. But alas, may family insists on eating dinner every night. Sigh.

We eat a lot of pasta dishes because I find them quick and easy. But on the rare occasion that I’m feeling like Donna Reed, I try to do something different. Before we had kids, Tom and I used to make foil packets of meat and vegetables on the grill. They are simple to throw together so we still eat these every now and then – but I put them in the oven these days since our grill bit the dust a while back and we haven’t replaced it.

I consider these foil packet dinners to be a use-what-you-have type of dinner. They always include ground beef, but the types of vegetables and seasonings change. One night, I used something odd from the pantry to try for a different taste, and we couldn’t believe how awesome our dinner tasted. Now, that ingredient is a necessity when we make our packets.

Here’s a {very rare on this blog} recipe for one of our favorite dinners on a lazy night….

Paint, Stuff and Painting Stuff

Easy Foil Oven Packets with a Secret Ingredient