Everything Coming up Roses

Mother's Day recipes, May links, and more.

False spring or not, everything is coming into bloom this month. Up here in the Pacific Northwest, the intermittent hail continued through April. Despite the bizarre weather, our walnut tree is sprouting, the blueberry bush is perking up, and our yard is dotted with red, purple, and yellow tulips. The sun is fleeting until July, but we’ve been trying to get outside as much as possible!

Empire Sandwich Cookies

Here’s how I’ve been keeping busy lately and which recipes I recommend for May:

What I’m Eating:

My mom is in town, so we have been taking turns cooking for the family. She cooks a perfect salmon, is a master of the grill, and bakes the best butter mochi. Maybe I can have her share a recipe soon!

Everyday Entertaining - When I meal prep, I often choose several recipes from the same cookbook. I find that authors tend to use repetitive ingredients and similar techniques over different recipes which makes shopping and cooking a bit more streamlined. This month, I made several recipes fro…