I drove out to spend the day with my Mom today. They said that it was 103 degrees, but it felt a lot hotter! We ran some errands, bought some birthday presents for Sean, (Monday is his B-day) grabbed lunch, (CA Roll-forgot to snap a picture before I gobbled it up!-oopps) then went back to my parents house to chill in the A/C! I went to work making some jewelry and my Mom got dinner ready. When it is HOT no one wants to cook, let alone eat a hot meal, so we had shrimp cocktail and a salad which has now been given a new name. Jack, over at J
ack Sh*t Gettin Fit, gave my crazy mixed veggie/bean concoction it's new name: JUNKYARD SALAD. My mom and I have been making salads like this for years, and a few days ago I shared one with you but here is the one my Mom made us tonight-

This was full of stuff-corn, green beans, garbanzo beans, olives, artichoke hearts, beets, and tomatoes. Sprinkled with a little Lawry's Season Salt and red wine vinegar. YUM! Have a look at the shrimp cocktail. My Mom makes the best cocktail sauce!


Dinner was delicious, and for dessert we bought some Weight Watchers Cookies and Cream ice cream bars. They were 2 points, and pretty tasty. I think the giant latte bars are still my favorite so far, and for only 1 point! Can't beat that! :)
Here are a few pictures that I took of the new flowers in my Parents backyard, along with a lil gnome, boy he looks bored huh? lol



That is all from me today! Tomorrow I gotta get up early to meet up with Sean's family. We are all going in to San Francisco for the day. I packed my camera to share pictures with ya! Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!! :) BYE!
The salad looks yummy! Have fun in San Francisco! It is one of my favorite cities.
ReplyDeleteYummy!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, how I miss it!!! We decided that if we ever move back to the BEST coast, we're definitely living in San Francisco!
ReplyDeleteLet's see, you've got Carlos' Soup and Jack Sh*t's Junkyard Salad. Pretty soon, you'll be able to fill up a cookbook of Blogger's Favorites.
ReplyDeleteI love tart-n-salty salads like that. Thanks for checking out my blog!
ReplyDeleteHave fun in SF!
okay, I'm in love with the mushrooms and the gnome. :-D
ReplyDeleteYou always have the best pictures. I love that shrimp...(and the gnome.)
ReplyDeleteI have to say, that salad has all of my favorites in it and I might have to try the junk salad technique sometime. :)
ReplyDeleteInventive salad and it looks yummy. Will have to see what I can dig out of my cupboards. :)
ReplyDeleteLovin' the look of that junkyard salad!!! Love the garden pix...so pretty!!
ReplyDeleteThat salad has a face!!! How cool!
ReplyDeleteThose pictures are awesome! I kinda want shrimp cocktail now! Poor gnome probably needs new scenery, I'd get bore staring at the same thing every day!
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