Spring Eats

On March 20, the first day of spring, I asked you over on my Facebook page what foods signal spring to you.  The responses ranged from strawberries to asparagus.  So, in honor of spring and your spring foods – here are some of our favorite recipes using these spring ingredients (click on the images for the recipes):

Strawberries

Best Ever Brownies with Strawberries

Strawberry Brownie Layers

Pineapple Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble

Strawberry Kiwi Fruit Pizza

Pectin-Free Strawberry Rhubarb Freezer Jam

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Asparagus

Roasted Asparagus
{great grilled too!}

Ham and Asparagus Lasagna

Barley & Asparagus Pilaf

Asparagus and Mushroom Quiche

Roasted Veggie Parmesan

Crockpot Breakfast Casserole

Rhubarb

Rhubarb Dessert

Rhubarb Cake
{my grandmother’s recipe}

Blueberry Rhubarb Crisp

Rhubarb Gingersnap Cheesecake with Rhubarb Sauce

Blueberry Rhubarb Muffins

Rhubarb Meringue

Rhubarb Breakfast Bars

What do you most look forward to for spring foods? 

Fall Favorites–Pumpkin Edition

Because I love fall… and because I spent my evening hanging out with our dear  friends & their 4-day old baby girl and don’t have a new recipe for you today… Frog Prince and I put our heads together to come up with our fall must-makes!

Fall Recipes – {Mostly} Pumpkin Edition

These recipes rely on pumpkin… but, for those of you with pumpkin allergies (or, who are experiencing a pumpkin shortage) use sweet potato.  

1. Great Pumpkin Cookies
2. Apple Cinnamon Rolls
3. Pumpkin Spice Granola
4. Maple Oat Scones
5. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
6. Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
7. Pumpkin Spice Bagels
8. Pumpkin Muffins

If you are looking for apple recipes – check out our fall favorite apple recipes right here.

What are your favorite pumpkin recipes? 

Linked to: Tasty Tuesday, Totally Tasty Tuesday, Tasty Tuesday (2), Recipe Sharing Monday, These Chicks Cooked, Fall Fest

Favorite Fall Recipes - Sweet Treats

I've been highlighting recipes that our family loves during fall -- we've hit breakfasts, lunches and dinners, so the end of this mini-series is on sweet treats!

Of course... this category has the most recipes -- who can resist fall sweet treats?!

Apple Chips

Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream

Baked Apples

Sweet Potato Cake



Sweet Potato Treats

Apple Honey Tea



Great Pumpkin Cookies



Apple Pockets



Sweet Potato Dark Chocolate Bars



Apple Honey Pie



Sweet Potato {or Pumpkin} Dark Chocolate Bread



Crustless Apple Pie
{great as a waffle/pancake or ice cream topping!}



Cinnamon Zucchini Cake



Crockpot Apple Cake



Sweet Potato Pie with Molasses Crinkle Crust



And, our Halloween Tradition --
Jack-o-Lantern Cake



{take a peek inside the pumpkin...}

Thanks for joining me for the opportunity to share our favorite fall recipes!  Hope you found some new ones to try!  

What are your favorite fall sweet treats?

Favorite Fall Recipes - Dinners

What a stunning fall weekend!

I feel like a little kid in a candy store as I discovered today a tree in our yard beginning to change colors!  I had no idea it would change such vibrant colors... and I'm excited it's in our yard :)

In addition to loving fall breakfast and lunch recipes, there are also a few good fall dinner dishes that make an appearance at our place each season.  Many of these recipes are comfort foods -- using the abundance of fall flavors to come together in a healthy, delicious meal to warm you from head to toe when the chilly air blows.

Broccoli Hotdish

Pizza-Stuffed Pretzels
{great with roasted red pepper soup!}



SnoWhite's Chicken Stew



Cheddar Chicken and Potatoes



Ham and Potato Hotdish



Crockpot Maple Apple Pork



Chicken Pot Pie



Sweet Potato Risotto



Roasted Butternut Squash Lasagna



Ham and Broccoli Shells



Wild Rice Hotdish



Crockpot Apple Bacon Pork Chops



Chicken and Noodles Skillet

Mmmm... now I've made myself hungry for some of these dishes!  What are your favorite fall dinner recipes?

This post is linked to:

• Grocery Cart Challenge