The Rest of my Monday

My morning was wonderful, and the rest of my day was just as good.  I spent some time reading in the backyard:

Sipping on this iced tea that I made:

I whipped up some bread dough, and worked my muscles kneading it for a long 10 minutes.

Focaccia bread ready for the oven:

And done!

Once Christopher was home from work we spent time visiting in the yard before getting started on dinner.  We made a baked scallop dish with white wine, garlic, panko crumbs and lemon juice.

We cut into the fresh-baked focaccia to enjoy with the scallops, and to soak up some of the sauce.

A simple green salad on the side completed the meal:

For dessert we cut into the easy frozen cheesecake that I made this morning.

A little trash TV to end the evening off, and I have to say that today was a pretty nice start to the week.  We are looking forward to trying new recipes, having a picnic, having guests over, and attending two nieces' birthday parties this week!

How was your Monday?  What are you looking forward to this week?

Easiest Frozen Cheesecake & Other Eats

Good afternoon! 

My day has been really productive, and super tasty so far.

Breakfast!

Before breakfast this morning I whipped up the easiest dessert ever.

Easy No-Bake Frozen Cheesecake

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3 T butter or margarine (melted)
1 T granulated sugar
1 block cream cheese, softened
2 T icing sugar
1 tub Cool Whip (thawed)
1 can concentrated juice (thawed)

Mix the first three ingredients together and press into the bottom of a spring-form pan.  Blend the cream cheese and icing sugar together.  Once smooth, blend in the tub of Cool Whip, and the can of juice concentrate.  Pour the mixture over the crust, and freeze overnight (or for about 8 hours).

We'll be slicing into this dessert later this evening!

Once dessert was in the freezer, I got started on my breakfast.  Last night I had mixed 1/3 cup quick oats, with 2/3 cup milk, a scoop of chia seeds, a tsp of instant espresso, a splash of vanilla, and a tsp of cocoa.  I let that sit in the fridge overnight.  This morning I blended up 1 frozen banana, with a couple chunks of frozen mango, and enough milk to get it to a perfect soft-serve consistency:

I then layered the fruit soft-serve with the overnight oats to create a healthy breakfast that looks and tastes like dessert, and is so refreshing.

A little sprinkle of crushed peanut brittle on top took it over the edge.

After breakfast and Big Brother, I was out the door on a long walk around the lake.  It takes me just under an hour from door to door, and I was home by 10:30.  Once home I started working on lunch.

I made a khao soi soup, and followed this recipe.  Christopher was happy to come home to this flavourful lunch:

I'll be back later today to tell you about the rest of my Monday.

How's your day going so far?