Treat: Perfectly Pumpkin Cupcakes (Pillsbury Premium Cake Mix)

2019/11/17: Fun to bake and delicious to enjoy, but it is not always easy to accurately account for the nutritional content. So in this post the ingredients are listed and the results recorded for good measure. The mean, median and mode from elementary math classes finally make sense!

Back at Long Last

This all started in 2012 as a way to explore interests and keep a record of some projects, but shortly thereafter life changed directions. The time commitment was more than I could spare, I lost focus then completely forgot it existed. I maintained some of the data tracking that began with this site, the Nerdist Way Character Tome, Nutrition/Water Intake/Sleep sheets, but did not post and let things slide.

Breakfast: Annie's Organic Pancakes

Annie's Organic Pancakes

Delicious breakfast staple that was difficult to track simply due to the measurements in the recipe. The Serving size of Annie's Organic Pancake Mix was 1/3 cup, yet the recipe called for 1 and 2/3 cup; all of the Nutrition Facts were to be multiplied by 5. After the Egg (Single Serving) and 1 Cup of Milk (Single Serving) were added then the cooking, and math, could begin!

Breakfast Protein Shake - The Recipe

     So it's really very simple; purchase expensive pre-mixed protein shakes or simple add a few ingredients and blend it up at home.  I was shooting for 30 grams of protein after listening to an episode of the Nerdist podcast with the author of "4 Hour Body", Tim Ferris.

From "The World According to Eggface"

Homemade Men's Body Wash

    Do a simple google search for "homemade body wash" or "homemade liquid soap" and you'll find several entries. Most seem to follow a simple recipe: shred bar of soap, “melt” shredded soap, allow soap to “gel”, blend “gel” into “body wash”.  So with that in mind I embarked on my own quest to make a simple homemade body wash... well, at least sort of homemade (I did not mill the soap myself).

Genesis

     Welcome to my adventures in home improvement, household/craft projects and cooking.  Over the past few years, I’ve taken an interest preparing homemade items that are less expensive, often healthier and fun to create.  I started scouring the internet looking for tips and guides on all manner of topics.  Rather than littering the house and computer with all manner of notebooks, bookmarks and documents, I’ve decided to compile all the designs, notes, recipes, successes and failures here at “Doin’ Sh*t With Pat”