Well, it seems only appropriate to have a blog about a Northern affliction that affects many in March and April and sometimes even May here in the North. SPRING FEVER!
All places and foods tropical seem to be on the mind.
Unfortunately, in a climate where local winter foods feature primarily cabbage and potatoes, it is necessary to draw on the tastes of last year’s summer bounty through the food we canned. Right now is when those jars of homemade tomato/peach salsa or strawberry jam really hit the spot!
In many parts of our valley it is still a long haul ‘til we see the first grass or crocuses of spring. I encourage those who suffer from this annual affliction to prepare. A summer’s work of storing, canning and preserving food can help end the winter doldrums or at the very least give us the strength to carry on until the warmth of the sun returns.
It is bound to be cheaper and more realistic for many than an annual trip to the tropics and if you set the right mood through inventive home decor and maybe even a costume or two you can,create the feeling of that tropical vacation.
Try grilling a burger topped with a grilled canned peach while reclining under a tropical house plant sporting that toy store grass skirt and voila! Hawaii at home!
And, if you’re really daring how about that coconut bra!
