Seasonal Sundays (Week 10) Early On March
Welcome to Seasonal Sundays ...
Who else is bumping into retention milestones from the past times year?
It was a twelvemonth agone during the tenth calendar week of 2020 that I starting fourth dimension wrote nigh what was happening inward the exterior footing – a mountain-sized flashing-lights stumbling elephant inward the room fifty-fifty if other bloggers were notably soundless on the subject. "It's off topic as well as Google volition punish you," nosotros were told. Well, to hell amongst Google, give thank y'all you real much. What became a pandemic fast overtook our lives.
I produce intend nosotros may accept forgotten how piddling nosotros knew then, compared to a few months in, particularly compared to now. There was thus piddling information. Remember lessons inward hand-washing? trying non to touching our faces? elbow bumping? stockpiling beans as well as pasta? searching everywhere for yeast as well as lavatory paper?
A few weeks back, my sister's friend was thrilled to celebrate her Jan birthday. It was thus nice, she said, to watch on a friend's exterior porch all cozy-wrapped inward electrical blankets. My sis was serenity for awhile, as well as thus said, "That was your starting fourth dimension Covid birthday. I'm looking at a second." The sadness splayed through her voice, an emptiness that stands inward for the lost twelvemonth sharing inward the lives of all her Littles.
People run into brilliant lights ahead inward the tunnel. Fingers crossed, they're right!
I run into sparkly glimmers out inward the distance also – oh if exclusively sheer desire could arrive so!
I'm also mindful how much nosotros didn't know a twelvemonth ago, how much nosotros powerfulness non yet know nigh what lies ahead.
Hang inward there, all. Me, too.
About the Photo By Popular Request, a Little Insight into the Top Image, Titled "Waiting": That's Luka, stretched out nearby every bit I write, a sure as shooting tautness inward his muscles betraying his wishing to G E T O U T as well as P L A Y. We all, I think, tin relate.
PICK ONE
Pick One is for those of us overwhelmed past times life's unending choices. If that resonates, as well as thus banking concern gibe out this ane recipe as well as and thus telephone phone it a day. It's ane that I intend could brand the most difference, the ane I promise volition locomote a regular inward your kitchen, every bit it is inward mine.
- THE RECIPE Banana Cream Pudding For pie, parfaits, pavlova as well as fifty-fifty (yummm) plain.
WHY PUDDING, WHY NOW The biggest fun this twelvemonth is the novel tradition of delivering homemade pudding to the almost 12-year quondam twin grandsons (and their parents, of course!) after zoom schoolhouse on Fridays.
Every week, a novel pudding as well as the "surprise" has locomote business office of the fun: their mom reports that past times Tuesday the boyzz are already wondering what Friday's pudding powerfulness be.
Oh boy, pressure.
Once they tasted Nilla Pudding, the bar got raised high, for sure. (Nilla Pudding? Just this Banana Cream Pudding, Nilla wafers as well as whipped cream sprinkled amongst nutmeg.)
The Fri treats – fifty-fifty the occasional non-pudding, the occasional bake-their-own warm chocolate chip cookies – autumn nether the banner of "pandemic pudding" since sky knows, a piddling comfort nutrient can't wound right now.
Best of all? A sure as shooting PopPop as well as his Guyzz acquire a few minutes of "hello" as well as "we honey you" as well as "look how fast I tin run" time. Comfort time, for sure.
What's New?!
Wondering nigh a recipe from the terminal while? Check Recent Recipes from as well as Recent Vegetable Recipes from A Veggie Venture.
- FREEZER SURPRISES Surprising Foods That Freeze Well A peek into my freezer, at in ane trial exhibit me yours!
- PANTRY MEALS How to Make a Meal amongst What You Have Select recipes for our favorite pantry ingredients.
- THE RECIPE Jubilee Greens How to Sauté Leafy Greens Like Spinach, Chard, Kale & More
- ANOTHER TAKE Greek Greens How to Flash Cook Dark Leafy Greens to Eat Later
Compliments!
- THE RECIPE Cast Iron Meatloaf My go-to recipe for meatloaf.
- ANOTHER TAKE Sweet Potato Curry amongst Red Lentils, Roasted Peppers & Spinach Almost-creamy sweetness potatoes as well as ruddy lentils, spiked for a touching of heat.
- THE RECIPE Cabbage & White Bean Stew
- ANOTHER TAKE Peasant Cabbage Tomato Soup
- THE RECIPE Green Cabbage Salad
- ANOTHER TAKE Asian Slaw amongst Sugar Snap Peas & Almonds
Lemon Lovers
- THE RECIPE Whole Roasted Cauliflower amongst Lemon Vinaigrette
- ANOTHER TAKE Whole Cauliflower amongst Homemade Cheese Sauce
- THE RECIPE Carrot & Chickpea Salad amongst Tahini-Lemon Dressing
- ANOTHER TAKE Carrot & Daikon Refrigerator Pickle
Recipes That Stand the Test of Time
To score A Veggie Venture's 15th anniversary inward 2020, I took a hard facial expression at the starting fourth dimension 365 vegetable recipes from the starting fourth dimension twelvemonth to pick out simply xv which, all these many years as well as recipes later, stay e'er thus useful. The consequence is a fascinating collection of recipes, 15 Favorite Vegetable Recipes, Still Useful After xv Years. Here's simply one.
- THE RECIPE Quick Tomato Sauce for Pasta & Pizza Just canned tomatoes, a few pantry ingredients as well as 20 minutes.
- ANOTHER TAKE Fresh Tomato Sauce When summertime tomatoes are most perfect.
PS Who's noticed? I'm large on "usefulness". See? Best-Ever “Most Useful” Recipes 2002 – Present, simply ane recipe per twelvemonth from .
It's Beginning to Feel a Lot Like ... Spring???
There was yet snowfall on the footing but it was enough warm to sit down inward the Sun exterior the kitchen amongst a loving cup of java ane twenty-four hours this week. It doesn't "smell" similar boundary yet, that typically happens hither inward St. Louis nigh Apr 1, but the birds sure as shooting did arrive "sound" similar spring! Any signs inward your necks of the woods???
Oh! A a few daffodil fronds are poking through ...
Oh! And the resident animals are definitely frisky ...
THE LIST: What We Forgot During the Pandemic
Shall nosotros start a list? I intend we're nigh to larn a lot nigh ourselves. I'll locomote first, delight chime inward ...HOW TO BLOW-DRY HAIR My husband's godson as well as his lovely bride were married 10 days ago. We opted out of the marriage ceremony but the groom's sister's married adult man (also newlyweds! life goes on!) offered to claw us upwards alive via Facetime. So come upwards Friday, nosotros duded ourselves up, including, for the starting fourth dimension time inward mayhap a year? longer? I used the blow dryer. A infinitesimal or ii in, I establish myself wondering, Now how does this locomote again, exactly? I'd forgotten something I'd persuasion was built into musculus memory! PS My expectations were depression but truly, it was amazing to lookout the marriage ceremony from afar, sipping on champagne, audio on mute thus nosotros could express joy as well as beak inward a means the other guests could not!
YOU? WHAT HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN? OR FEAR YOU'VE FORGOTTEN?
Soups & Salads Especially for March
- THE COLLECTION Seasonal Soup & Salad Recipes for March
- LOOKING AHEAD Seasonal Soup & Salad Recipes for April
Not to Miss!
- THE RECIPE Weight Watchers Spinach & Tortellini Soup
- ANOTHER TAKE Weight Watchers Zero Points Garden Vegetable Soup Famous for taste, famous for results.
Timehop
Who else loves seeing quondam photos popular up, quick memories from years past? Welcome to a recipe timehop ...
- THE RECIPE Sweet Potato Cornbread
- ANOTHER TAKE Pumpkin Corn Bread
Trending
My Top 10 Recipes are predictable, hi Weight Watchers Points for Vegetables. But every week, seasonal recipes grab the internet's attending as well as start to trend.
- THE RECIPE Quick 'n' Easy Raw Salad My ain "healthy habit" that I promise volition inspire yours, too.
- YOU'LL NEED A LITTLE DRESSING My Everyday Creamy Herb Salad Dressing Never the same twice.
- CAN VEGETABLES AT HOME Practical Home Canning Tips What to produce earlier (and after) y'all start canning.
- OR DON'T Refrigerator Pickles No "canning" required.
Something to Read
Two wonderful books to recommend this week! I establish both thought-provoking as well as gripping. Both opened windows into times that are hard to imagine, given our perch inward 2021. Both were page turners, accounts of women's strength as well as endurance.
Hamnet This is the imagined touching on of the decease of William Shakespeare's boy Hamnet (yes, amongst an n) on the playwright's tour de forcefulness Hamlet (with an l). No spoilers but there's a unmarried gripping scene that shall never live on forgotten, particularly for those of us amongst twins inward our lives. There's also an entire mesmerizing chapter on the spread of the bubonic plague. The writing is thus lyrical as well as real, taking on the immeasurable grief that befalls parents who lose a child. Sound a piddling grim? Somehow it's not. This is the best majority I've read inward a long, long while. How I Read 4X More This Year Than Last What I gave up, how I read thus much, what I read.
Just Updated!
- THE RECIPE Roasted Applesauce amongst Raspberries Glorious colouring as well as brightness!
- ANOTHER TAKE
- THE RECIPE Chocolate Shortbread Cookies A uncomplicated chocolate cookie, tender as well as crisp, barely sweet.
- ANOTHER TAKE Chocolate-Almond Shortbread Cookies Almost sugar-free, keen for shipping.
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