Wholistic Woman
Embracing a whole life approach to wellness
I'm not sure why, but a couple of the cakes in Simply in Season don't have recipes for frosting. Does that mean they don't have frosting? What is a cake without frosting? Since I had apricots and prunes left over from making the Pork Apricot Skillet and Marrakesh Lamb Stew, I thought I'd give the Bulgarian Yogurt Cake a try. I made it for Sunday dinner at my parents, and brought along some powdered sugar just in case it needed frosting after all.
This took about a quart of strawberries, so between this and the strawberry salad, plus several that I used for quality control (you MUST taste your produce to make sure it's good, after all) I used up the two quarts from the Farmer's Market. Now I need to find some more!
Spring has sprung! It seems like overnight the farmer's market is suddenly bursting with lettuce, spinach, and strawberries. I can finally get started on the spring recipes from Simply in Season like this one.
There are endless variations to this salad listed in Simply in Season , and I chose the one that most appealed to me. The base is 4 C spinach (remove stems and tear into pieces) and 1 C strawberries. But you can use any kind of greens or sliced fruit.
There are tons of “how to make yogurt” articles on the interweb, and one is included in Simply in Season . I have my “own” way of making yogurt, which I adapted from cheesemaking.com and with the advice of friends. It’s really not hard, so here are my instructions (which I hope aren’t more complicated …
