Mediterranean Salad, A Quick Craft Project and Flowers From...

First of all, I have to tell you something. I HATE DRIVING IN THE SNOW AND ICE!!! A couple of times this evening my car thought we were going for a fun day of ice skating...until I straightened it's rear-end out (okay, literally). Ha! It wasn't as extreme as I'm making it but it's always enough to freak me out. Then the news said we're expecting two more storms so I went to the market on the way home and spent $150.00 worth of groceries because I'm thinking Armageddon is coming. I know, I know...I sound like a little pathetic California girl. Well, I got news for ya, I AM! Whaaaaaa!!! I thought the snow was beautiful and so festive and in one day I hate it!

Moving on, remember I told you I would post a recipe for the salad that Bryan and I made? Well, here are a few of the pictures I saved. There were more including the final product but I lost them somehow. Enjoy the few pictures I have and I must say, this is THE BEST salad I have ever had! It is so refreshing and also filling! This can easily be a meal! I have to credit Bryan for this one. He discovered the recipe and brought it over. We've decided we want to start trying out new recipes together. I love it!

Mediterranean Salad

1 bag of mixed greens (or chop your own mixed greens)

4 Roma tomatoes chopped

1 cucumber chopped

1 red bell pepper (or green or yellow)

1 apple (apple of your choice)

1 pear

1/2 bag of broccoli chopped (or about 1 head of broccoli)

2 avocados

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1 can slow roasted pecans (drizzled with boiling sugar water - about 1/3 cup water and 1 tbsp sugar or to taste.

1 container feta cheese (or about 1/2 cup feta cheese)

Dressing

3/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup balsamic or red wine vinegar

1 Tsp. minced garlic (I love those jars you get in the grocery store with the garlic already minced)

The directions for this salad are so easy. Basically you want to chop all of your vegetables and fruit and throw them in a huge bowl (like we did above). After tossing the vegetables set aside. Prepare the sugar water to drizzle the pecans with. Wait until water comes to boil then dissolve sugar into the water. We placed the pecans in a strainer and drizzled them with the sugar water. After drizzling them, set aside. Prepare dressing by mixing all three ingredients and whisk well.

Now assemble! Mix vegetables, pecans, sunflower seeds, feta cheese and dressing altogether. Voila! The most color and delicious salad you've ever seen. :)

Here's my quick craft project. Take a solid ornament and stick stars (the kind that look like crystal) all over it and crown the top with some boa! I love it!

Last but not least.....the ex b/f brought me flowers and a big stuffed cat. We had a long talk. Sounds like he was visited by the ghost of Christmas past, present and future. Hmmm......we will see. The flowers brightened my day though. :)