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Hi Reader,

It's almost May! One of my favorite months - the warmth starts for real, the garden is looking new and different every day, and it's my birthday month.😂 Since it's just around the corner, I thought I'd highlight the May menu a little early, you know, so you can be prepared and all, lol.

As spring progresses I really like the idea of doing more outside - eating as well as working in the yard, and maybe even reading on our finished side porch? (#dreaming) And I have visions of warm enough evenings that we can eat outside more than inside...but of course I live in western Oregon so May is probably not the month this will happen (a girl can dream...).

A real life menu

Here's what I'm pulling from the monthly May menu for us, thinking about what I have in the freezer, fridge and pantry - and planning on a couple of grilled things (maybe to eat outside!):

• ​Spicy Noodle Salad with Asparagus, grilled pork chops with Rhubarb Chutney (so good together!)
• ​Potato & Caramelized Onion Frittata, Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese​
• ​Sesame Cabbage Salad with Grilled Chicken (one dish in 30 minutes)
• ​Homemade Tomato Soup, Black Bean Quesadillas​
• ​Greek Style Shrimp and Orzo, spinach salad (maybe with strawberries and a strawberry dressing!)
• And our regular weekend fare: Saturday burgers or pizza and Sunday on-your-own 😀

From The Blog

​Shrimp and Asparagus Recipe with White Bean Puree​ This amazingly simple recipe for lemony-garlic shrimp and asparagus with white bean puree is one of my favs! RECIPE HERE!

​11 Easy Plants for Every Garden – And a Few to Avoid​ I'm following up my article on easy vegetables with this one on the easy shrubs, bulbs and perennials I'd always grow if I could (ie, not where deer eat everything, a-hem). READ IT HERE!

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