What's for dinner & dessert

I am no Julia Child or B. Smith, but I love to kick it in the kitchen.

A little while back I got a bug in my bonnet and wanted to show some of the stuff I cook for my family.

Here are just a few of my creations:
(click on the links below to see holy goodness!!)

Grilled boneless pork loin and mashed sweet potato w/ honey and walnuts
Baked Salmon drizzled w/ a balsamic reduction and asparagus
Pot stickers w/ sugar snap peas and mushroom
ok so the above link won't take you to this dish at first...stupid computers...after you see the salmon just click next and you should be able to see the pot stickers and some other yummies!!
Blueberry Mango Crumble Pie

My kids even get into this with me...this is what Alex made for dinner one of those nights and it was healthy and delicious.
Grilled Chicken-Bacon Pesto Linguine with grape tomatoes
the same thing is happening with this link also...dumb computer!

I am one who does not like to cook from a cookbook, although I have a kitchen cupboard shelf packed tight with Martha, Betty Crocker, the skinny blonde lady who makes semi-stuff.

I like to get in my kitchen and just do it!!!

Well, I haven't posted many more pics since those days, but I am feeling the itch again.

I am hoping that you would like to see what's cookin' in my kitchen too.  I am going to try and make things that are healthy, delicious and fun to look at...nobody wants to eat ugly stuff.

But don't knock the ugly....that stuff can be great!!!

I like all kinds of stuff, especially spices.  I like to cook from ingredients that you can find anywhere, but I also like to adventure out into the exotic often. 

So don't be surprised...

If there is something I make you that you want the directions on let me know.  Once I get a "catalog" of the different dishes, I will eventually create a page where you can just go to an see everything.

This will be fun and me and my family, I'm sure. 

To get this started on (Monday)
I'd like to ask you to leave me a comment, down below, with one ingredient that you would like to see used in one of my meals.

It can be anything, even exotic, but I have to be able to find it and it can't be ridiculously expensive....
after all I will be serving this to my family.

(I promise I will tell you the truth of how it tasted to me and the family)