So those of you who have read my page before know that I was talking about how little time I have to make a good dinner.  I’ve been relying primarily on pre-made soups and frozen dinners.

Today I was determined to break out of that rut! Seriously, there are only so many  nights in a row that you can have canned soup without starting to feel like an old curmudgeon.  With that in mind while I was at Trader Joe’s (which I love, by the way) I knew I wanted to get some bag lettuce mix, but I wasn’t sure what else.  Feeling inspired, here’s what I got:

3 bags of spring mix lettuce

1 bag pre-sliced white mushrooms (only because they were out of bella mushrooms)

one box of cherry tomatoes

one cup of herbed crumbled feta

and now here’s the kicker….

one carton of stir-fry ready chopped vegetables (carrots, broccoli, snow peas, bell peppers, etc.)

Why did this make a difference and why did I get the stir fry?  Well, let me tell you.  I got the stir fry mix because the regular old chopped vegetable mix was about a dollar more for less volume.  This addition to my salad made all the difference because it was so filling and complex! My salad wasn’t just the same old, same old.

And do you know how I made this wonderful salad?  I grabbed a handful from each box or bag and put them in a bowl.  Yum….The end.

Sometimes it’s the little things that make all the difference, you know?