Grillin' PB&Js

Happy Friday!!

I'm so happy we've arrived at yet another weekend and I must say the weather forecast in our neck of the woods is looking absolutely fantabulous! It's gonna be sunny & hot! hot! hot!!

We have a busy night ahead of us, so I wanted to have a quick and easy dinner leaving time for play with the pups and for a little resting up to prepare for a fun night out with friends.

On Friday, my bestie brought a jar of her mom's homemade strawberry jam over. It had just been made on Thursday ~ it can't get any fresher than that and I have to say it is goo-ood!!

And then on Tuesday my long awaited (thanks to the Canadian postal strike) Trader Joe's package from Cait at Beyond Bananas arrived. I got lots of awesome looking goodies, but so far this guy is my favourite.....

So, I guess it's obvious what I decided to chow down on tonight for dinner.....it PB&J time baby!! With a twist of course ;-).

I saw a grilled pb&j on a tortilla on Sarah's site in her last WIAW post and it's been on my radar ever since. I have to tell you it is awesome!

Grilled PB&J Tortilla
Serves 1

1 tortilla (I used a 6" whole wheat tortilla)
1.5 - 2 tbsp nut butter
1.5 - 2 tbsp favourite jam

Lay your tortilla out on a flat surface.

Spread your nut butter on one half and the jam on the other half.

Fold the tortilla in half.

Heat up a frying pan over medium heat and place the folded tortilla into the pan.

Leave for 2 or 3 minutes (until golden brown) and then flip.

The tortilla is ready for munchin' once both sides are golden brown and the nut butter is all melty and delicious looking.

Serve immediately!

I had mine with some chopped grape tomatoes, mixed with chunks of mozzarella and balsamic vinegar.

It sounds like a weird combo of flavours to eat together, but I have to tell ya it was really, really tasty!

What is your favourite nut butter?
Any exciting plans for this weekend?

Have a great evening and an even better weekend,

Andrea

What I Ate "On Canada Day" Wednesday

Happy Wednesday once again!!! I love celebrating the middle of the week during the summer months because that means our summer weekend fun is almost within reach! I can't believe it but if I'm counting right, this is my 13th What I Ate Wednesday!! It seems like just a few short weeks ago that I stumbled upon Jenn's site and found myself compelled to join in the WIAW fun.



As promised, this edition of What I Ate Wednesday is all about our Canada Day Brunch. I've gotta say that Derek and I made an amazing meal that was enjoyed by everyone!!

We enjoyed:

•  a gorgeous fruit salad filled with cantalope, kiwi, pears, apples, watermelon, raspberries (99 cents a pint!!!!!!), blackberries and oranges. It was 95% organic and it was so cool and refreshing.

• veggie kabobs on the grill

• homefries

• Calabrese salad (alternate sliced mozzarella and tomatoes in a shallow dish and drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and add a pinch of your homegrown basil) ---- this was definitely my favourite

• for the meat eaters we had breakfast sausage and Canadian back bacon
• scrambled eggs and
• buttermilk biscuits (of course - no breakfast is complete without)

Check out my plate. It was goo-ood :-D

....and of course we cannot forget dessert.

Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting (recipe from Jessica) and

Strawberry Cheesecake Bites (recipe from Angela)

They both were perfect for our Canada Day theme - go Red & White!!

Both were very big hits and will be making repeat appearances in our household in the very near future.

I betcha want to come to visit for brunch now don't ya?! ;-) You know you're welcome ANYTIME!

What is your favourite thing to serve for brunch?

Have a great Wednesday --- the countdown to the weekend is on my friends :-)

Andrea