Spring

Spring Recipes

Welcome to spring! I’m so glad it’s here and the weather is going to be gorgeous in Pittsburgh today with a high of 75 degrees. I love seeing all of the trees and flowers begin to bloom. So beautiful.

Here are a few of my own personal recipes that remind me of spring and its lovely flavors.

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Whole Wheat Crepes

Coconut Curried Chicken

Coconut Macaroons

What foods and flavors remind you of spring?

For me, coconut reminds me of spring (even though it is most likely a summer flavor!) as well as anything that is lemon-flavored.

Have any good spring-ish recipes you want to share/recommend?!

How does your garden grow?

Isn’t that a song or a saying or something? How does your garden grow.

I don’t really know… but my garden is growing. Actually it’s growing a little too fast for me to keep up with it!!!

In February I bought some seed pellets and basil seeds so I could afford fresh basil!

They germinated very quickly and I was more than excited. This is/was my project, my baby.

I sent this picture to my mom and she thought it was a St. Patrick’s cupcakes… ummm

It is now April (holy cow!!) and my basil is now ready to be cooked with, smelled, and basically adored.

It is nestled on my dining room window sill. I water it almost every day! Next to my basil (not pictured) are some other small pots of strawberries, tomatoes, and green peppers! I started to grow them all in late February to early March so they are all little babies!

Fresh basil in pinto bean stew 🙂 Makes me happy!

It is so rewarding to grow your own herbs/plants to eat and cook with!

I also made a special purchase. BLUEBERRY PLANT!! (That is for another post though!)

Soooo, what have I been up to?

-Jim and I just had our 2 1/2 year anniversary on April 3rd ❤

-Hanging out with my bff Madison 🙂

SCHOOL WORK

-Researching a special run!!! Either a 77 mile relay OR a 50k. We shall see!

-Reading the book of Job (in the Bible!) and totally loving it

-Cooking and baking

-Being happy

-Enjoying Spring!

(old prom picture from 2009!)

What have YOU been up to?