May’s Four Seasons Food MEGA Round-Up
June 3, 2014
A staggering thirty five entries to May’s ‘Celebrating Spring’ challenge, now that’s impressive. You really have been a very busy and creative lot haven’t you, making the most of the late spring bounty showcasing everything from rhubarb to strawberries, crab to lamb, peas, asparagus, salad leaves and fresh herbs. Not to mention the foragers delights created from the last of the wild garlic and nettle tops and towards the end of the month the elderflowers . A massive thank you to everyone who kindly took part.
As it’s been a bumper month I thought I’d simplify the round up and sum each recipe up in about six words. At least I’m going to attempt to, but sometimes this is trickier than my usual over-exhuberent wordiness!
Spicy, Quirky and Serendipitous: Roasted Egg Plant with Kale
Don’t Be Afraid of Life’s Complexity!
Caroline Makes: Low Fat Lime Jelly Cheesecake
A Surprisingly Diet-Friendly Scrumptious Treat
Gluten Free Alchemist: Asparagus & Stilton Scones
Inspired Seasonality in Scone Form
Tortadirose: Della Campagna Marchigiana e i Quadrelli con Piselli
A Bella Bowl of Delizioso Pasta!
Real Home Cooked Food: Mexican Inspired Sweetcorn Cake
Cinco de Mayo Corn Extravaganza
Thyme for Cooking: Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
Delectable Rhubarb, Even Surpassing Chocolate. Wow.
Real Home Cooked Food: Cheesy Pesto Pasta
Hard To Beat Creamy Baked Pesto
The Spicy Pear: Tandoori Salmon with Mango Salsa
An OptiGrill Speedy Midweek Sensation
Nasifriet: Fresh Pea & MInt Soup
Fresh ‘n Zingy Soup In a Jiffy
Home Cooked Food: Cauliflower, Chickpeas & Corn in Pickle Spices
Three Pickled C’s Sizzling in a Pan
Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary: Poached Egg with Spiced Puy Lentils & Asparagus Kale
A Punchy & Wholesome Taste Sensation
Farmersgirl Kitchen: Spinach, Mushroom & Blue Cheese Lasagne
Lush, Lush, Lush Heavenly Veggie Lasasge
Spade Fork Spoon: Taking the Sting out of it – Nettle Risotto
A Foragers Freebie Nutritious Delicacy
Thyme for Cooking: Spring Pasta with Asparagus and Peas
The Very Essence of Spring in a Bowl
The More Than Occasional Baker: Lemon Drizzle Cake with Lemon Glaze
Syrupy Drizzle Cake. What’s Not To LOVE.
Chocolate Log Blog: Nettle, Lemon & White Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate & Stingers. Utter Ingenuity from Choclette
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Allotment 2 Kitchen: Easy Peasy Asparagus & Courgette Pesto Tart
A Mouthwatering Seasonal Tart in a Flash
Kellie’s Food to Glow: Quick & Spicy Crab Parcels (with a Vegan option)
Delectable Parcels of Swoonworthy Loveliness
Kellie’s Food to Glow: Deconstructed – and Reconstructed Rhubarb & Fruit Crumble
To Deconstruct then Reconstruct. Crumbletastic Genius.
Fromage Homage: Elderflower Cheesecake
A Perfectly Fragrant Pud for Spring
Shabby Chick: Griddled Asparagus with Halloumi & Myrtle Berry Oil
Spring Simplicity at it’s Very Best
Gluten Free Alchemist: Tarte aux Framboise with Basil Cream
Lemon Almond Pastry. Raspberry & Basil Creams. Perfick.
Bangers & Mash: Wild Garlic Pesto Tear & Share Bread
Heavenly Bread to Tear & Maybe Share
How to Cook Good Food: Spaghetti with Fresh Herbs
Fresh. Fragrant. Zingy. Zesty. Beautiful.
Fab Food 4 All: Slow Cooked Pulled Lamb with White Wine & Root Vegetables
Succulent Slow Cooked Deliciousness. Seconds. Definitely.
Spicy, Quirky & Serendipitous: Asparagus with Garlic & Soy Sauce
Spicy Salty Asparagus Epiphany
Caroline Makes: Konditor & Cook Lemon Chiffon Cake
Super-Pretty & Light Lemon Chiffon Cake
Fab Food 4 All: Quick One Punnet Strawberry Jam
One Punnet, One Pot. A Jammy Compromise.
Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary: Rhubarb & Saffron Yogurt Cake
Celebratory Cake of Rhubarb, Spring & BIBS!
Nasifret: Rice Cooker Lemon Sponge Cake
Eureka Lemon Cake. Rice Cooker. Ingenious.
Thyme for Cooking: Shrimp Avocado Salad
Punchy Spring Salad to Celebrate Salad Season
Vohn’s Vittles: Wild Garlic & Hazelnut Pesto
Vibrant Nutty Loveliness. Hazelnut Oil. Sublime.
Delicieux: Layered Chicken & Avocado Salad with Lime & Coriander
Exquisite Layering of Ingredients, Textures & Flavours
Jibber Jabber: Lemon & Elderflower Drizzle Cake
Zingy Flowery Scrumptious Drizzle Cake
The Taste Space: Colourful Veggie Tahini Noodles
Refeshingly Dressed Spiralised Veggietastic Goodliness
I told you it was a mega one this month folks and I’m sure you’ve not been disappointed. So many tantalisingly tasty salads, sides, appetisers, mains, puds and cakes, a feast for any occasion. But unfortunately we can only have one winner and just for a change I thought I’d select one myself this month. The recipe that appealed to me the most and stood out as a dish I’d be jumping at the bit to make and devour has to be Elizabeth’s Kitchen’s Poached Egg with Spiced Lentils and Asparagus Kale, “gentiliy sautéed asparagus kale with coriander, cumin and ginger spiced puy lentils topped with a poached egg and paprika-spiked yogurt and Feta”. Oh yes please, I’m totally convinced I’ll be as equally hooked on it as Elizabeth. I was particularly interested to discover a whole new veggie to me too in the recipe, asparagus kale. I’m already on the lookout for some! Congrats Elizabeth, you shall shortly be placed in the Four Seasons Food Winner’s Gallery!
Well that’s it for my round-up other than to tell you Tina at The Spicy Pear has kindly offered to guest host June for us so Anneli can have a welcome month off. Please do bob over and check out our racy theme for the first month of Summer and of course join in the fun!
See you next month,
L x
Hi Louisa!
It’s a very interesting roundup, with many recipes!!!
Thank you for hosting
lucia
You’re welcome Lucia!
Thank you Lou. Looking forward to hosting June’s FSF event. Loving May’s Eat Your Veg entries, lots of inspirational recipes for me to try.
And thanks again for hosting for us Tina, so kind of you!
Wow, what an incredible selection of recipes – looks like everyone was inspired by spring. Can’t wait to try some of these x
I know, I was staggered by the quality and inspiration of the recipes this month!
For sure….. that is a mega round up and an amazing and varied selection of recipes! Thanks for hosting.
You’re very welcome Kate!
WOW – MEGA indeed. Lots of lovely recipes to bookmark! ♡
I’ve bookmarked tonnes too!
What a lot of beautiful and delicious recipes – thanks for a lovely round-up too, you were certainly kept busy this month:-)
Very busy indeed, but I’ve really enjoyed it 🙂
What a fantastic group of recipes…. Well done!
And thanks for all your lovely entries too Katie!
I made tandoori salmon the other day and it is my new favourite meal. The spicier the better 🙂
Oh lovely, one of my faves too.
WOW! That’s a monster round up. Love your snappy wordage, I bet that wasn’t easy 🙂
Janie x
Not easy for such an over-wordy person as myself. But needs must!
Wowzers, what a fabulous round-up Lou. Spring really makes me want to tuck into the greens and seasonal treats such as asparagus, so NOW I want this even more.
I love spring for it’s gorgeous produce and promise of a long and golden summer ahead….just hope it is!
Some really lovely entries here, I’m half way through my Simple and in Season round up for May – bump is getting in the way of me sitting for too long at my laptop!
Oh I bet it is, so uncomfortable in these last few days, or even late days for you! GOOD LUCK!
What a great round up Lou! Such a great selection of sweet and savoury dishes. Gosh I love this time of year. And well done choosing your words so well 🙂 xx
Thanks Anneli, so many fab entries this month. It was tough choosing a winner to be honest!
What a bumper round up indeed. I love how you’ve aptly described each recipe in a few words. Great idea which I will have to borrow one day.
Actually I should confess that I borrowed the idea from the lovely Vanesther at Bangers & Mash! Genius.
That is a massive round up! So many delicious recipes, and thank you for choosing my adaptation of Kellie’s recipe as the winner this month! So chuffed! 😀