First Day of Summer with Summer Berries, Arugula and Avocado Salad Recipe

Today marks the first day of summer.  How do you plan to kick off your summer?  I think it’s nice to jump start the day with a scrumptious Home Made Hazelnut Granola Yogurt Parfait for breakfast, that’s also good enough to be a dessert!



I love spending time at the park with my kids, especially a park that has a gorgeous lake such as this one.



Bubble fun is one of my kids favorite.  Pop pop pop….



Or, a relaxing day at the beach.




A nice and refreshing Berries, Arugula and Avocado Salad to keep you energized. 



Wash it all down with a glass of Black Currant, Meyer Lemon and Mint Fizz.



And have all my work (at least the food styling part) done by my Precious Baby Girl!  Priceless! 

All these images are from my recent Instagram posts.      If you're interested to follow me on Instagram, my user name is AmyTong_

Wish you all a beautiful and fun summer!


Last but not least, I’m submitting this post and recipe to the Wake Up Breakfast with California Avocados Link-Up party hosted by Dine and Dish and Cookin’ Canuck.  I can’t wait to check out what others are cooking!

Instagram!

“Ice cream cone”

Do you use Instagram? I only started recently! I know, where have I been, right? I’m so glad that I did because I am loving it! All the images from this post were edited with Instagram’s easy to use photo edit functions and then shared onto my Twitter and Facebook (personal) accounts. No, this is NOT a sponsored post, in case if you wonder. I just love this program so much and can’t resist but to share with you, that’s all.

“Today's lunch--Roasted shrimps, asparagus and parsnips salad with Meyer lemon vinaigrette.”

If you’re interested in following me on Instagram, my user name is AmyTong_
Yes, my name with an underscore “_” at the back since my name was already taken when I registered.  What’s the benefit of following me there?  You got a sneak peak on recipes that I haven’t post on this blog yet. Such as the very first picture on this post, the dark chocolate ice cream!

And some recipes that might never make it to this blog, such as my Hubby’s afternoon tea (picture right below). 

“Hubby's afternoon tea. Mango iced tea & Salami on Brie and wheat cracker.”

You also get to see what I consume everyday!  hahaha…guess no one is really interested in that, I’m just throwing that in as a bonus.  So, join me for some fun on Instsgram.  Add me and I’ll definitely follow you back as I’m always up to see what inspires you and what’s up in your neck of the woods.

“Home made extra dark chocolate ice cream.....yum...”

For now, please enjoy the rest of my pictures….they are listed as the most recent from top to bottom.    Take care, until my next recipe post on this gorgeous Roasted Root Vegetables Salad below!

“Today's lunch....roasted root vegetables salad.”

“Today's breakfast ...Meyer lemon curd on bread. So good!”

“Delicious Peking duck....”

“Hubby's afternoon tea....pb-stuffed French toast and iced milk tea.”

“Turns out, I need a Sunday cocktail too....between baskets of laundry. :)”

“Best way to enjoy a watermelon....just cut it in half and dig in!”'

“Preping tonight's dinner....romaine hearts, grape tomatoes, havarti cheese, cranberries, kalamata olives, avocados, caschews, serve with Meyer lemon herb vinaigrette.”

“Friday cocktail...Meyer lemon juice+limoncello+ice+sprite=refreshing and delicious.”

“Hubby's afternoon tea set of the day. French pressed iced coffee, roast beef with spicy marmalade & Brie on wheat crackers, Meyer lemon macarons and hazelnut meringue sandwich cookies.”

“Teacher appreciation day gift part 2.”

“Made these sweetheart macarons for my son's teacher as teacher appreciation day gift. Part 1.”

“Another batch of Ham and cheese buns. Yum.”