Relax and enjoy the sun

Good Morning!
It's my favorite time of year. Spring and Summer always lift my spirits. There is so much fresh fruit and veggies at farmers markets. I feel like spring and summer are for fruit and fall and winter are for veggies. Strawberries and peaches are coming back and amazing tomatoes. Grills are lighting up wherever you look. It's the time of year I crave light clean food.

I never really thought about food and what I ate while I was growing up. It was whatever was on hand and was quick and easy to eat. Now that I've started paying more attention I find that I like to eat with the seasons. When I'm cooking in the winter I have no problem standing by the stove making soup or roasting veggies. But once the weather warms up I don't want soup I want something cool. I want vanilla pound cake with fresh fruit and whipped cream. In the fall and winter I want things hot not luke warm. In spring and summer I don't mind. I want cold rice noodles with peanut sauce. I want to add citrus to everything. I no longer want to sit making pasta for hours I would rather have a piece of bread with fresh tomatoes. We are lucky in LA to have a few farmers markets that are open year round but they are truly amazing once spring comes in.


My life also changes with the seasons. This summer big changes are coming. For one I am loosing my current job. The family is moving up north in July. This will change a lot for me. While I know I will be able to find another job without too much worry I will have to change around a lot. I am so used to my long hours and endless weeks that I will have to adjust to not having them. Hopefully I will be able to find another job that pays better and has better hours. I hope I will be able to once again start school at least part time. I will be able to balance my life better. But it will be a big change. I have been working at least part time for the same family for 3 years. It will be an adventure to start all over. I am looking forward to it since there is no point in looking back.

hope you all have some fun in the sun today!
hugs+kisses
mce