March Just Flew By

Oh my goodness, I can not believe how quickly March came and went, it literally disappeared before my eyes. I haven't even begun to do half the things I wanted to but I have tried not to dwell on that seen as its been a very stressful month.

My goals for March were:

I managed to eat the ones in red!

Eating seasonally: So the foods in season in March, that I would probably eat, consist of:

• Carrots, Cauliflower, Kale, Leeks, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Rhubarb, Parsnips, Spring Onions and Spring Green Cabbage.
• Bananas, Blood Oranges, Kiwis, Pineapple, Mango and Apricot.
• Rabbit, Turkey and Spring Lamb (not sure about Rabbit to be honest).
• Sole, Eel, Hake, Lobster, Mussels, Salmon, Scallops, Shrimp, Mackerel, Crab and Sardine.
  

I found a few recipes that are seasonal to March that I am hoping to try this month:

• La Potee (French Farmhouse Soup with Bacon, Sausage and Beans)
• Carrot and Coriander Soup
• Mussels with Garlic Stuffing
• Chinese Stir-fried Prawns with Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Cashews
• Chicken Baked with 30 Cloves of Garlic
• Spanish Pork Stew with Potatoes and Chorizo
• Penne with Leeks and Bacon
• Pile-it high Orange and Rhubarb Meringue Pie
• Salmon Coulibiac
• Traditional Lancashire Hotpot

Go on 1 date night - Funds just did not permit this one.

Plant some herbs - I nearly did this but didn't want to kill them.

Finally decorate my toilet room - I made a start on this so I'm crossing it off

I am going to roll some of these over to April!!!

Meat Free Monday Just Not on Monday

Seen as I seem to eat Meat-Free Meals a lot but almost always not on the right day (Monday) I decided to do a brief post showing some of the Vegetarian meals I have has this week:

Vegetable Tikka Masala

Vegetable and Cheesy Potatoe Pie

Vegetable Stir Fry in Sweet Soy and Roasted Red Chilli Sauce

Hina Matsuri

Today is Hina Matsuri, the Japanese "Dolls Festival" or "Girls Festival". Its a day to celebrate girls. Thanks to Etsy's post about it today on their blog I remembered learning about this day at school. Just wanted to honour the day by sharing a few pretty pictures.

Goals for March

So I wanted to make some goals for March, despite it still being cold out it is the beginning of Spring and all!

These goals consist of...

Eating seasonally: So the foods in season in March, that I would probably eat, consist of:

• Carrots, Cauliflower, Kale, Leeks, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Rhubarb, Parsnips, Spring Onions and Spring Green Cabbage.
• Bananas, Blood Oranges, Kiwis, Pineapple, Mango and Apricot.
• Rabbit, Turkey and Spring Lamb (not sure about Rabbit to be honest).
• Sole, Eel, Hake, Lobster, Mussels, Salmon, Scallops, Shrimp, Mackerel, Crab and Sardine.
  

I found a few recipes that are seasonal to March that I am hoping to try this month:

• La Potee (French Farmhouse Soup with Bacon, Sausage and Beans)
• Carrot and Coriander Soup
• Mussels with Garlic Stuffing
• Chinese Stir-fried Prawns with Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Cashews
• Chicken Baked with 30 Cloves of Garlic
• Spanish Pork Stew with Potatoes and Chorizo
• Penne with Leeks and Bacon
• Pile-it high Orange and Rhubarb Meringue Pie
• Salmon Coulibiac
• Traditional Lancashire Hotpot

My other goals for March are:

Go on 1 date night

Plant some herbs

Finally decorate my toilet room

We will see at the end of the month if I managed to do them!