eating for spring

Now that (I think) spring is actually here, I am getting my spring appetite back, meaning that I want lighter fare, less heat in the kitchen, and fewer calories on my waistline.

I still have to keep the kids favorites in the lineup, but mostly that spaghetti and chicken nuggets.

I've found a brand of sweet potato fries that the kids love and turns out the baby (she's 2 now!) loves roasted broccoli. Who'da thunk?

I can't wait to get the garden started again this year (see RevGal Gardens). I'm just waiting on DH to do some of the heavy work.

I think one of my go-to ideas this season will be hashes. All kinds of great combinations there.

But probably one of my all time favorites is this salad. It has all the flavors of spring, uses fresh spring veggies when you have them and is great with frozen when you don't. You can add other veggies too. I like a few artichoke hearts, maybe corn. Yum!