distractable...

do you know what i absolutely love to do?

i just love scrambling through my cupboards to find one ingredient that will simply decide the next meal i will prepare...

like this guy

or girl...

this beautiful orientalish pear salad came to life when i thought-oriental ramen packet...

i started with the usual vinaigrette

• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup olive or vegi oil
• 1 tsp sugar

and shiiiisammm! i added oriental love!

pears and this dressing... a match made in heaven!

hello, best easy corn EVER!

so as you can see there is corn and there is pork... i made a pork stew out of these two beauties and FORGOT to take "the finished product pictures!" sigh... such a shame... but this best corn EVER recipe is really to die for all by it's pretty lil self... so i'll share that nummy goodness with you and remember to take finish product pics with the tex-mex pork stew the next time around...

• 2 tbsp reeeeaaal butter
• 1 bag frozen corn
• 1 half red onion choppeded up
• 1 half red pepper or roasted red pepper peeled and choppeded all up
• 1/2 chopped chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (you can find this serious amazingness right around the canned beans and taco section-you've got to try them in something! i use them in EVERYTHING tex-mex!)
• 1 tbsp sugar-thas right
• dash o black n white
• 1 tbsp roughly chopped cilantro

oh and a fryin pan... please do melt the butter-add onion and let it sweat maybe for just a minute or two-all the while spooning, next add corn, red pepper, chipotle peps, sugar, and salt and pepper-mix all the ingredients up and allow it all to brown-do not-i repeat do not spoon your corn mixture for at least two minutes! mix again, after the two minutes and really scrap any ooey gooeyness from the bottom of your pan-this is the good stuff! when corn is poppin around and has reached a beautiful color that pleases your eyeballs stir in the cilantro! adding fresh herbs lastly adds BIG beautiful flavor. i sometimes add a little at the beginning too tho...

now enjoy!

for some more mouth watering goodness... add the best corn EVER to guac! it's a to die for dipper!

i call this guy... or girl above... spicy pork everything in the fridge stir fry yummyness!


the show stopper above is a warm bacon, mushroom, and spinach salad-topped with blue chez, tomatoes, and red onion... oh and a homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing. mmmmmmmm!

maybe i have a.d.d? i never finish anything i set my mind to! im horrible at finishing goals, to do lists, exercising... regimens... (is that what they're called?) you know what i'm talking about... don't you? well, most importantly (but probably not really) i suck at keeping up on this blog... and it leaves you hanging... there's a you... right??? today i am here to say, no more promises... i am goin to try my hardest to fill you guys in on my latest creations as often as i can and hopefully more so... but i won't promise you ANYMORE! so now we both feel better... yeah???

these pizzas are... to die for... they were so delicious in fact i am going to make them for my sister and her boys tonight... i will perfect them and post their easy peasy recipes hopefully tomorrow!

i promise, you'll love um!

if there is any pictures here that peak your tastebuddies interest PLEASE let me know. i've got about a million pictures of food in my phone right now, and i just don't have the time to blog about each of those pics. but if there is one that you'd really like to learn about just shoot me a comment! i'll post a blog on it asap! :)

and one more thing... if there is anything that you don't get on my blog or anything you feel i could maybe do a little differently or better PLEASE let me know... i love sharing my ideas with others, but i worry i might not be the best at it because i am rather new to sharing these ideas in writing... input is very welcome here!

thank you!!!

s-u-g-g-a h-i-g-h

my sweater smells like vanilla extract! it's fantastical! i now know that God wants me to create a fabric softner to smell exactly like vanilla! "mmmmmmmmhmmm" he says... im sure.

for your information... im going nuts!!!!! our poor lil phones were shut off this past week cause we didn't pay the bill... who'd a thunk?? good lesson to us huh!! haha... anyway... that's not exactly why im going nuts... well kinda. i can't load pictures from my phone to my puter without my phones Internet connection thingy magigy! it's awful im telling you! i've made quite a few tasty meals this past week and since i've got 5 followers now i don't want to be letting any one down! i promise this isn't one of the usual mckenna blogs... this is a once every two days post posted mckenna blogs... i know, it's new, kind of unheard of...

so hear are a few things i whipped up this week- (pics to come!)

• pear, walnut and blu chez SPRING mix vinaigrette salod-(i thought the spring mix appropriate since that one ground hog didn't see his shadow... or did he? and does it all even make any sense?? ... so is it spring yet?)
• basil, lemon, and garlic-young baby chikum AND spaghetti squash and mushroom buttery goodness... (the picture will explain everything!)
• dont wanna cook night canned chikum, every mexi spice in the kitchen, and corn tacos!-good n' easy!
• spaghetti squash and chikum leftovers chikum and spaghetti squash soup... yum!
• apple and tuna oriental salad! how that could ever possibly taste good is probably baffling your mind this very second... i promise you deliciousness! and healthiness too!

"my wife has more pictures of food in her phone then of her own kids and husband!"-said my hubby to his fasha... so i took more pictures of him and talon this week... haha i think it made them feel a lil better! ;)

come back for picture action next week! i hope, i hope, i hope!!!