Ever Feel Like Eating Grass?

Our Mr. & Mrs. Smith do.

But do you ever feel like this?

"I feel like a sick dog that wants to go out and eat nothing but grass--only I would prefer asparagus, green peas, green string beans (small kind--no strings), green spinach, Brussels sprouts, broccoli."

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

in Bring Me a Unicorn

Spring does this to me, does it you?

I crave asparagus...

I crave Florida green beans

(with new potatoes)...

Most of all I crave broccoli,

and broccoli salad too...

Let's throw in some scallions, bell peppers,

and jalapenos with the broccoli florets.

Then add some dried cranberries, crisp bacon,

juicy little tomatoes,

and while we're at it saute pecans

with a little sea salt. 

Don't forget to stir a little dressing into it

of mayo, drizzle of olive oil, a little champagne wine 

vinegar, salt and pepper.

This recipe is from a favorite cookbook,

Nathalie Dupree's Matter of Taste.

What else did we have?

A simple recipe from my trusty
Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook,
that I made long ago as a newlywed.

A hamburger pie topped with mashed potatoes

cooked in a black iron skillet.

Man cannot live by greens alone,

at least my man can't.

Here's something else green we can make a meal on.

Do you love guacamole as much as we do?

I'm craving greens lately almost as much

as Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

How about you?

Anyone already have salad makings

growing in your garden yet?

Almost forgot to add this recent pic of me with my sister Teresa when we took a day of sister time.

We wore blue, not green.
And we talked and talked and talked.
Aren't sisters wonderful?