A night in the kitchen!

The Martha Stewart/Suzy Homemaker bug bit me last night (don't ask me what that is but it works....I think?)  I decided I was going to make a wonderful dinner for us, so I went to the store after work and purchased some goods.  I have been drooling thinking about this recipe I found on Pinterest, and I found a recipe for Panko Balsamic Crusted Chicken in a magazine.  So this was obvi the Suzy Homemaker part of the bug....

click here to find the recipe and here to follow me on Pinterest (I pin some legit stuff you will be happy you followed  me)  BTW: the theme of this post is my ADD ...

Warning: I am not the Pioneer Woman so my food photos suck, but I get an A for effort k?

 Totally impressed with my ability to balance the spaghetti on the garlic jar...mad skills!

The second part of dinner was the chicken, and it turned out amazing!!  The recipe ended up being toO fancy-shamcy for me so I took the basics and made it my own....

So I just mixed mustard (I thought we had Dijon but we didn't so whatev, next time I will use the Dijon) and balsamic vinegar with some salt, pepper, garlic powder (cuz no recipe is complete without it) and then coated it in the Panko.  Because the Panko cooks faster than the chicken I sliced the chicken breasts in half so they were thinner. And baked them at 375 for about 20 minutes.

NOW all the while being Suzy I was also being Martha....don't judge me for the next photo cuz it's bad.

Honey I think we need some more kitchen utensils.....NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!  This is what happens when you get married and do not use your wedding gifts until almost 2 years later.  You end up with all this crap!

This drawer is the "frequent flier" drawer so we use this stuff often, and it is smaller so it doesn't totally look like disheveled mess....this is what I am telling myself and I am sticking to it...this drawer is normal :)

OK back to the chaos....I bought some organization thing at Home Goods last weekend, and I decided that while I was trying NOT one BUT two new recipes I needed to organize that hideous drawer!  Luckily     Mr. Mac came home and to the rescue and finished they drawer....it look a billion times better!!

Now almost everything has it's own special home, including my wine corks :)  Mr. Mac even said he would sleep a little better knowing the drawer is organized.  Yes we are both type A...don't ask what will happen when we have kids....you will want to read this blog just to find out one day!

Here is a little side-note....so since my dog is an only child she has to be right.in.the.middle.of.EVERYTHING!!!  Case in point while all this is going on I am also trying to empty the dishwasher, and where does she lay???

BOOM on the rug...and note homegirl is COMFY!!!  Also how awesome are my flip-flop tan lines...jealous huh?!?  I was literally stepping over and on her tail sometimes and she was not going to move!  

Also just to show you how OC I really am.....

Yes everything has to alternate colors, and you see the middle shelf and how the bottom bowl in the back is white and so is the one on the right....that is a problem...the two bowls in the front should be brown.  You catch me?  I digress....

Here is the end result of the evening....

A bomb dinner!!  

I apologize for the tumultuous rambling that just happened and I am sure y'all would love to take the time back in your lives, but you can't....you know what you CAN do is make those noodles up there!!  They will change your life...I PROMISE!!!!

OK HAPPY WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!