Is it summer already?!

Yesterday was absolutely beautiful out! Sunny, blue skies and warm enough to wear a tank top. Wow! We went for a drive to a peaceful "beach" (sorry, lakes and rivers do not have beaches) and had a great time together as a family.

In keeping with the summer weather, we decided to BBQ for dinner. I'm not normally a Whole Foods shopper, but they do have a few items you can't get elsewhere. It's really hard to find "fake" food (cheese, veggie burgers, etc.) that doesn't have soy or gluten, but thanks to my friend Beth, I found some vegan burgers that fit the bill!

As we were prepping to BBQ, we discovered our propane tank had a leak. OOPS!!! I just fried the burgers in a pan, which was fine. They kind of fell apart, which would have been even worse on a grill! Kyle and I put our burgers in romaine lettuce leaves and the kids had theirs with toasted bread. They kind of tasted like...mushy falafel? Kyle had the chipotle flavored ones, which he said were great. We also had corn on the cob (probably GMO in some lab because I know it's not corn season!) and frozen fries (Alexis brand is soy-free...most others use soybean oil.) 

This was a seriously tasty dinner. I can't believe it's only January and I'm already looking forward to summer. Don't remind me of this in August when it's 120 degrees out. UGH!!!

The perfect accompaniment to this meal was BEER! We finally found a gluten free beer that is actually good! Most of them are super light lager style, but Whole Foods had ONE amber ale. YUM.