Busy Thursday and Jackie's Salad

I did not cook last night.

We had Little Caesars.

I have turned Thursday into the busiest day ever.

I have lunch duty at school from 11-12:00.

Then the kids get out at 3:00.

We go straight to gymnastics till 5:00.

And football immediately after till 7:30.

I should have thrown something in the crock pot in the morning, 

but I wasn't thinking.

So, I pulled into Little Caesars last night for some hot and ready.

Problem was- nothing was ready!!

It took 20 minutes :(

  But it was hot.

Everyone was sweaty and dirty and needed a shower or bath.

And we had to study for tests and do homework.

Kids got to bed way later than I would like.

So, even though I didn't cook for dinner, 

I did make a yummy simple salad for lunch.

My friend Jackie and I went to eat at a restaurant called Red Rock 

Canyon Grill or something like that.

They have a really good house salad!!

Jackie went home and tried to duplicate it.

I think it's pretty close.

Jackie's Salad

Spinach leaves or mixed greens

Broccoli Slaw

Cranberries N' More Mix

Goat Cheese

Poppyseed Dressing

Chicken (optional)

I didn't have spinach.

But I did have this half and half salad mix that has spinach in it.

And I had some left over grilled chicken that I need to eat, 

so I threw it on top.

I love to make a ton of grilled chicken when we have it so I can use it on a salad for lunch during the week.

If I made this salad as a side to go with dinner, I just wouldn't add the chicken.  It's just as good.

Broccoli Slaw.

I never knew this existed until Jackie put it on the salad.

It scared me, but I liked it.

This also scared me.

It's a little sour and mushy and weird.

And really good.

You can buy this already crumbled in a little tub, but they were out of the tubs when I went.  So I got this log.  This goes much further than the tub.  And when you slice it - it crumbles itself.

And then there's this stuff.

This comes from walmart.

(As does almost everything else I buy).

I love salad with nuts and crunch things, so I like to add a lot of this.

Use this dressing.

I tried the other kind and it's gross.

It looks like I dumped a whole lot of dressing on it, but I really didn't.

The only thing different about this salad and the Red Rock salad is they make these unbelievable cornbread croutons and put them on there.

I don't even know how to begin to make cornbread croutons.

And that would be a lot of work, and it wouldn't really be a 

simple salad anymore. 

So, if you know how to make cornbread croutons - go for it!!

But I think it's just fine without them.

I like to think that my light and healthy salad that I ate for lunch helped to balance out the half a box of Little Caesars cheesy bread I ate for dinner.