Spring has Sprung!

Spring is here, kind of, and I couldn't be happier! It feels like we've had a very long and dreary winter and these past few weeks I've been not so subtly willing the weather to warm up and the sun to come back to us.

I've been pinning since the end of December in a hope that at least my ice cold extremities would realise Spring was coming soon and hold on a little longer. I'm hoping I get to hold an Easter dinner of sorts this year, I love Easter and the refreshing feeling of starting over, warmer weather and the abundance of fresh blooms and colour again.

I thought I'd share a few of the pins I've spotted and loved while I've been planning my spring.

Image from masonjarcraftslove.com

I am a Lemon Meringue fiend! Literally give me lemon meringue anything and I'll run away with it and not share any with you. I imagine these would make the most amazing dessert for Easter dinner, light after that Christmas rivalling meal and super easy to make before hand.

Image from www.brit.co

Everyone loves a pretty meal and salad in teacup is my idea of adorable dinner. Salad can be so easily dressed up and made per each persons request, a simple addition to your meal.

Image from www.brit.co

This one makes me feel like summer is here and I mean pink lemonade is so delicious and refreshing it will undoubtedly disappear instantly.

Image from www.yvestown.com

One of my favourite parts of Christmas is the crackers, as cheesy and filled with £1 toys as they are, and the idea of recreating these at Easter is just perfect for me! These from yvestown are made in the prettiest papers and you can even use up scrap wall paper.

Image from www.familyholiday.net

Chocolate Cake + Bunny Bum = Perfect Easter cake! This little guy is just plain cute and when you pair him with Chocolate cake and buttercream you are on to a winner in my book. This little log would make a perfect centrepiece in the middle of your table.

Image from www.asimplychicevent.com

Talking of tables this display just brightens up my day, daffodils are such a sunny happy flower, I can't help but smile when I see them popping up along the road side and in unexpected places, so I can just imagine them brightening up my Easter Sunday dinner table. Plus I love the dainty Anthroplogie bowls lining the centre of the table. 

I'm so excited for Spring, and not just because the sun might make an appearance sometime soon, it helps that it's also my 21st birthday and I finally graduate from University.

If you want to see more of my crazy pinning (believe me I think it's the only thing I do in my, very rare, spare time) go follow me on Pinterest.  

Katy xx

Beetroot

I've been so busy this past week finishing my deadlines for University but I thought I'd share a little love for one of our forgotten vegetables..

I feel like Beetroot is one of those vegetables everyone looks at like it's evil. It looks dirty and difficult to cook and really not worth the bother.
I felt the same until G's dad gave us some from his vegetable patch last year. I was cautious but we roasted it, peeled it and popped it in pasta, you can never go wrong with pasta right? We loved it!

Now we buy Beetroot at our local market all the time to roast for salads, pastas and just general yummy meals.

My favourite way to cook them is with a tiny drizzle of oil roasted in the oven, they take about 45 minutes but come out so delicious and juicy I don't mind the wait. 

If you've never tried Beetroot before start with a salad. 

It's salad season and I couldn't be happier! Not only do I eat a lot healthier when I eat salads but they're also so yummy and versatile I couldn't think of much else for a summer lunch. 

Last weeks salad was just lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and beetroot drizzled with balsamic glaze. (So yummy by the way!) 

So please! Give beetroot the benefit of the doubt, it's good I promise! 

Katy