Back in the Kitchen

I cooked my first meal post-Katelyn's-surgery tonight and it really did feel great to be back in my kitchen!  That said, it wasn't my best:  Shepherd's Pie with corn that definitely needed more spices!  I tend to over-salt my Shepherd's Pie so I was trying to avoid that... which I guess I did, I just also avoided any flavor at all.  Oh well - there's just something about eating a meal you cooked in your very own house that makes even the most bland meal taste great!

Marinated Baked Pork Chops

This recipe deserves an entire blog post dedicated to it - simple, delicious, and healthy! The perfect combination!  Take two pork chops, mix up the quick and easy marinade from things you always have on hand, pour on top, bake for 1 hour (or until done) and you have some of the tastiest (tangy) pork chops I've ever eaten!  Get the recipe here.

Odds & Ends (aka Homemade Guacamole and Baby Shoes)

My Baby Shoes Pattern:
I found a folder on my desktop with these pics in it, haha!  Guess I forgot to upload them!  This is the prototype for the shoe I'm making... it's currently about twice as big as it needs to be so I've got to downsize, if you will, to fit Katelyn's little foot.  But I'm hopeful it will be cute once it's finished... when I can find the time to work on it again... I've been distracted by our board game!