A sampling of some of our favorite previously-published spring recipes.
Stinging Nettle Pesto (perfect with homemade gnocchi)
Seasonal Eats : Spring Foraging
Tag Archives: lemons
Radler or Shandy?
Growing Lemons in Colorado!
File this one in: Things You Never Knew Until You Had Kids (and they made crazy Christmas requests) category
Continue readingSpring of Deception
This cocktail was inspired by a meme. You know the one, it names the 12 seasons of Colorado, and right now we are smack in the middle of Third Winter. We need this drink to survive.
Oh Colorado, we love you and we love snow. We’ve lived here for 7 years now and are fully aware that March and April are our snowiest months. But even we can be fooled by the promise of summer the moment we experience our first 70F weekend in March.
Then comes a big snowstorm, and we’re reminded that it’s still ski season! We ski on those bluebird days, so happy to be in the mountains. Remembering that Colorado winters aren’t bad, they’re beautiful.
Continue readingColor-changing Drinks!
Hooray, you made it to this day! We’re going to show you how to impress your friends at the next virtual happy hour. And we have a kid-friendly version! Continue reading
Purple Carrot Cake!
I have the perfect Halloween cake for you. Continue reading
Disappearing Ink
If you like this post, you should check out our cooking with kids series, our favorite nature books for kids, and our favorite kids’ camping gear.
Fun back story: the idea for today’s post was hatched during a trip to our favorite thrift store, which is slowly becoming “the infamous trip to the thrift store” because so many awesome items were purchased.
We stopped in on a whim to pick up some thermoses, but left with so much more, including a pair of spy glasses for Alex. One thing led to another, and he wanted to write notes in invisible ink. Snow was predicted for a couple days later, so I made sure that we had the supplies on hand, and this little activity made for a fun morning indoors!
You might be surprised to learn that you probably have everything you need to start writing secret spy notes tonight… Continue reading
Cucumber Sage Sour
Eggs were our ingredient of the season this past spring, and honey is our ingredient of the season now! This recipe is a happy blend of both plus all the things that are good about summer. Continue reading
Bee’s Knees Cocktail
Honey is our ingredient of the season, you can see some of our previous honey posts here.
Of course we’re starting the season with a cocktail, and there’s a good reason for it. Moms need cocktails and this cocktail has the cutest name. Continue reading
Edible Flowers Round-up
It’s flower season!
Edible flowers are such a beautiful and tasty ingredient. Below is a roundup of past posts that highlighted the use of flowers in the kitchen.
Chive Blossom Fritters (look at that bee bum!)
Chocolate Cake with Buttercream Icing & Rose Petals
