Tuesdays for our family are one, of many, days where we are usually in a rush. [I say we lovingly because it is actually the one day of the week I can take a deep breath and spend the first hour home alone - I love it!!]
Our oldest boy attends a group in Hastings from 3:45 – 4:45. Hubby is thankful to get to spend that hour at the gym which is next door and happens to be where he works as a trainer. Then they zip back to Middleville to pick up the other two boys, and shoot over to karate which actually starts at 5 but they don’t get there until 5:30, and then they return home at about 7 and we begin the daily homework ritual.
[Daily Homework ritual Me: what homework do you have? Them: none. Me: I looked online and you have this this and this due. Them: It's so unfair back when you went to school parents couldn't look online to see what the assignments were. Me: Yes, I know but we had to walk to school a mile in the snow uphill both ways. Ok that's an old family joke and I totally took the bus to school every day. Then we all sit down and work on homework which is usually none for the middle guy, a few minutes for the youngest, and until the oldest is whining that he can't stay awake anymore and doesn't understand why he has to take algebra anyway]
Anyhoo – the point of all of this babbling is that like most of you, I don’t have a ton of time to spend in the kitchen making gourmet meals. Don’t get me wrong I love to cook and love good food but there are days that we are just happy to eat. With that in mind I created this salad that is one of those super fast throw together meals - that all the kids will eat.
1 bag romaine lettuce
1/2 plastic container of grape tomatoes
1/2 cup shredded parmesan
1/2 lb. prepared chicken strips from the deli (or McDonald’s if your grocer doesn’t carry them) cut into 1 inch chunks.
Toss all ingredients together. Top it with your favorite dressing.
If you feel like you need a little more than salad especially if it is dinner time you can serve with a loaf of crusty french bread and real butter.
Try it out – let me know what you think.
Can I come over? It sounds good, and healthy. I love your ideas. This may become a new Wednesday evening fare;-)
Comment by Tanya Ehrsam — October 26, 2010 @ 5:38 pm |