So I got off work late tonight and I had visions of guilty pleasures in my head as I drove home. Hmmm but those dreams were shattered as I opened my pantry and realized someone had been in my pantry and had cleaned it. Nope it wasn't my new cleaning lady....because Johanna is heaven on Earth. And I am pretty sure it wasn't the dog or the cat...however there is someone else who lives in my residence and loves to clean....

So these were the guilty pleasures I was picturing...

1. More Nutella...red wine had been poured and I scoured the shelves for the remnants of the Nutella from last weekends baking experience. Couldn't find it and pretty sure I wasn't looking like a man. For those of you who don't know what I am talking about have you ever had the experience with the male gender where they ask you where something is and its right in front of their face..."Babe where is the milk." And they are looking in the fridge and its in front of them on the main shelf. Ok so Nutella gone!

2. Marshmallows...so I love to snack on shmallows...nope also purged from the pantry

3. Thin Mints...just heard a comedian recently who was talking about how Girl Scouts put crack in these cookies to make them so addicting...totally think he is right. I am not a person who craves sugar and sweets....but holly heck Girl Scout cookies turn me into a crack whore.

4. Cheese and crackers...yup found the crackers but this is how spoiled I am...I was like crap no sliced cheese...that means I have to slice the cheese myself...WTF think I will just drink wine

So here I sit with a glass of wine, a few peanut butter pretzels to appease myself and a big glass of bitterness over the guilty pleasures that were not meant to be. Ok on a side note I do have to say my pantry looks damn go...but do you really care about a clean pantry when its 10pm and you have needs? I think not!

Ok and for those of you who actually want some good ideas related to cooking and don't just read this because I am damn funny here is a good jambalaya recipe that I dedicate to Carolyn who is actually in New Orleans...miss you

Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya

1lb fully cooked smoked sausage cut into 1/4 inch slices
2 cups chopped onion
2 cups sliced celery
2 cups chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped jalapeno...I removed the seeds
1 T minced garlic
28oz chopped tomatoes...the recipe called for whole tomatoes but for some reason I have an aversion to them
3 cups water
2 cups cubed cooked chicken...I bought the cooked chicken in a bag and it worked well
2 cups cubed ham
1 cup uncooked long grain rice
1 T chicken bouillon
1 1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp dried thyme
2 bay leaves
1 lb shrimp shelled and deveined...this made my house smell nasty because I forgot to take out the trash and just put the shells in there
hot pepper sauce, optional

1. In a pot over med heat saute the sausage, onion, celery, peppers and garlic until tender. Add remaining ingredients except shrimp and hot sauce. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat and simmer 20-25 min or until rice is tender. ***I found it took longer like 30-35 min *** Add shrimp. Cook 2-3 min or until shrimp turns pink. Remove bay leaves. Serve with hot pepper sauce
Makes 12 servings and calories: 370

And I did not take a pic cause it looked like crap
Ok need to go get some sleep as I have to be back at work at 7am...oy