Yo Spring.. Come on Down!
Yeah, the saying goes, March…
Comes in like a Lion, goes out like a Lamb… Whatever…
We who live out here in the Rocky
Mountain region, we who have sat on Vail Pass in April, stuck behind a line of
people who think that they know how to drive across the mountains in snow, who
think that just because they have four-wheel drive means that they command the
road (not!), we know that the remnants of winter tend to hang around here
longer than in a lot of areas.
But just as our friends around the
rest of the country must be feeling after the kind of winter they are having, I
am getting just a little tired of it. Yes, we have had some great weather out
here in the Grand Valley the last week or so, but we all know… It probably is
not over yet… But we can still look forward. Look forward to getting the grills
out, seeing the first buds on the Apricot and Peach trees, putting away the
rock salt and kitty litter and enjoying some of the best times of the year.. Hi
Spring, How you doin’?
Restaurants will be getting their
patios ready, home stores will have their BBQ sales and way too many pasty legs
will be coming out of their winter cover-up. Hey Spring, come on down!
Yes, we can still get most of the
foods we want from the grocery store, but there is something about knowing that
it is freshly-grown by people we live around, something about not having to
peel a sticker off before we wash it (and folks, I do not care where you buy
your food, make sure you wash it off before you use it!), something about
knowing that it was just picked and you all know just how good (and varied) our
local fruits and produce are!
To help you get ready for your
spring cooking, our 'Website of the Week', from our friends at seasonalrecipes.com
and has some great recipes for Spring. (http://seasonalrecipes.com/recipes/springmaindishes.html)
Our 'Recipe of The Week' is one that I saw on that page and
sounds tasty, Chicken with a Pineapple Salsa. (Feel free to add maybe a diced
Jalapeno to the salsa, a little heat never hurts!) (You can also check this recipe, and others, on our website, scroll down to the bottom of the recipes page.)
We would also like to thank everyone who has been coming out
to our ‘Pop-Up’ restaurants! We have had a blast doing something different and
will continue to do so. If you want to know when and where we are doing them,
keep an eye on our Facebook page!
You can know also follow us on Pinterest; Decadence Gourmet
Cheesecakes and Decadence Cheesecakes Cooking Thoughts... Check them out and
let me know what you think!
You can now also follow the adventures of Decadence on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Decadence-Gourmet-Cheesecakes/171538834903
,on Twitter (www.twitter.com/decadenceGJ)
and on Pinterest (http://www.pinterest.com/circ2000/decadence-cheesecakes-cooking-thoughts/).
We are loading up recipes and discounts on our Facebook page
and will also be letting our ‘fans’ know of upcoming events, sales and the
like. There are even videos! Check it out and become a fan!
