Sunday Night Family Feast

 Oo boy, we ate good on Sunday night. Mom had us over for dinner. She made ribs with mustard BBQ sauce and homemade fries. Josh's dad happened to be in town, so he was able to join in the feast as well. Josh built a fire in the fireplace. It was a nice way to end the weekend.

The fries.

My plate.

"BAR-B-Q SAUCE"

Anatomy of a Decadent Salad

 

Today I made a whopper of a salad.

I started with lots of veggies.

{ cucumber, carrot, celery, 

mushroom, red bell pepper }

Then added some protein.

{ ham, boiled egg }

AND THEN I topped it off with my first attempt at skillet croutons. 

This salad was completely overwhelming. I would have been better off to make it 1/3 this size. Or smaller. And then have a little soup on the side. That would have been awesome... Live & learn!

Skillet Croutons

adapted from The Pioneer Woman

3 slices Texas Toast

4 Tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter

Cut each slice of bread into 16 cubes. Melt 1 Tablespoon of butter in a skillet over low heat, then add the bread cubes and toss to coat. Toast the croutons in the skillet over low heat for about 10-12 minutes, adding 1 Tablespoon of butter every couple of minutes until you've used all 4 Tablespoons. (This will ensure all the croutons soak up the butter and toast nicely.)

Yeild: 48 croutons

Calorie content: 14 calories per crouton

{ Quote of the Day }

Me: (after Josh discovered and began devouring my delicious homemade croutons) Hey, you might have to start eating salad now.

Josh: No, I might have to start eating croutons.