First Day of summer & Monday's Menu..

Well my friends, how did you enjoy the first day of summer? Little story for you..Braden and I were having breakfast this morning and we were watching our usual tv pleasure "Breakfast Television", which we happen to love. Paul sat down to join us with his coffee and toast complete with PB&J. SO, Dina (tv breakfast host) announces that today is the first day of summer...with complete excitment and happiness all over I do a little happy dance, so thrilled that summer is officially here and the kids will be done school this week!! YEAH!! Here's to summer..here's to cold beer, soaking in the sun, summer lovin, warm nights, summer skies, and great friends! Braden decides to join in with the celebration and gives me a smile and nod to acknowledge my excitment. Paul who sits quietly at the other end of the living room, pipes up with all his overly stimulating *cough{sarcastically said}cough*
wonderful contribution to the start of summer decides to stab me in the heart and completly ruin the moment with..."yea well..it's only going to get darker earlier in the evening from here on in!!" WELL, piss in my cheerio's jerk!! LOL, seriously Paul?? Really?? Did you have to say that? LOL,
Braden silently dropped his head with disappointment in acknowledgment to his father's ridiculous comment...we sat silently until it was time to go to school!! LOL
What a Paul!!

The sun set at 9:05pm tonight...

So tonights dinner was great, I actually used an old recipe to make chicken burgers...I just took 5 chicken breasts and coated them with shake n bake, then baked them at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes.
They were really good, very simple but the kids loved them on a bun with lettuce and mayo. I did try another different salad which was honestly one of the best we have had yet. I was going to make a dessert tonight but didn't do it..
If you are reading my blog and have young children I would strongly suggest that you try this recipe out with the shake n bake, you could cut the chicken into small bite sizes and the kids would love them and besides they would be a healthier choice, then the store bought ones.
Here is the fabulous salad we had tonight...



What You Need!

4 cups salad greens
1 can (284 mL) mandarin oranges,
drained 1 cup fresh raspberries
1 cup Kraft Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted




1/4 cup Kraft Extra Virgin Olive Oil Raspberry Dressing

Make It!
COMBINE all ingredients except dressing in large bowl.




DRIZZLE with dressing just before serving; toss to coat.