I’ve got nothin’. It seems as though not one interesting post can be squeezed through this space between my ears today.
I have notes tacked to my journal in case I ever found myself in this mental void but, who knew I’d actually draw a complete blank for over three days?
Things to blog about when you have nothing to blog about:
Idea Number One: Review old posts and elaborate on an idea further.
Not to sound whiny, but it takes a long time to review old posts.
Idea Number Two: Pick a quiet place to sit and think. Choose a place with few distractions.
I went into my tiny office and sat. It was quiet. Too quiet for this household. Where were the dogs, anyway? As it turned out they had their own things going on. Important things! Take Brulee for example:
Idea Number Three: Take a break and run a hot bath. Sink way down in the bubbles while the mind fills with ideas.
Nope. Only two ideas came to me while in there: shave my legs; and maybe not take any more photos of my feet.
Idea Number Four: Carry your camera and take photos of everything you did during the day, showing what you’ve been up to.
I decided to spare you pics of me standing in line at my local pharmacy and waiting for lunchmeat at the deli counter. I did take a couple of photos from my iPhone while at the park. Want to see those?
How about that one on the left? I surprised even myself with how well that one turned out!
I did make an incredible meal in the kitchen this week. Lately I’ve been trying out new crock pot recipes so that my husband will be able to throw meals together in a breeze while I’m on surgery vacation (surgication? How about vacurgery? Eww…that last one was really awful! I need a good catch phrase so I can stop using the words ‘post surgery’. Any ideas?)
Anyway, is there anything easier than creating a meal in a crock pot? I think not!
My recipe came from Waisting Time (thank you, Karen). It is her famous Mexican Chicken Crock Pot Casserole. I’ve slightly modified her recipe according to taste but if you click here you’ll sail off to her site where you’ll find the original recipe along with others just begging to be tried. Here is what mine looked like – I know you need no reminders that this is not a foodie blog:
Mexican Chicken Crock Pot Casserole (modified) courtesy of Waisting Time:
5 chicken breasts
2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans black beans, drained
1/2 package frozen corn
6 ounces sliced black olives, drained
1 onion, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1 (15 ounce) jar salsa, mild
1 (8 ounce) package of fat-free cream cheese
1-2 tablespoon taco seasoning
1. Add all ingredients to crock pot EXCEPT cream cheese.
2. Cook on high for 4-5 hours.
3. Add the cream cheese to top of cooking chicken mixture for last 30 minute of cooking. Stir in before serving.
My husband has instructed me to assure you that even though this particular picture isn’t terribly appealing, he ate from this meal for three days – a new record for him. Translation: seriously yummy. We used this mixture as filling for tortillas. So easy to make.
Well, that’s about all I can muster up for today. Hey, at least you got a great recipe out of this post; that’s something, right?
Tell me, what do you do to get your creative juices flowing when you’ve got Blog Block?