Three months in already

Nearly mid March already and I wish I could say the winter was a distant memory. But unlike last year when we enjoyed lovely warm days in February and March, this year it has been a different story.   Although we have had lovely bright sunny days, they have been so cold. But this just increases my belief that the good weather is on its way.  

Already we have snowdrops and miniature daffodils out in the garden and the crocuses are making their usual colourful display.  They are always a welcome sight after a cold winter, but wrapped up and enjoying the open fire is defiantly one of the benefits of cold days and evenings.   The other thing that makes the cold weather enjoyable is ‘food’! A homemade soup, pies and stews with dumplings and warming hot puddings, is there anything better.

 

However as Easter is only two weeks away, I have had my warm and sunny hat on today, trying to work out some nice new recipes for our guests for the coming months.   It is very easy to get comfortable with the things that we cook regularly but new dishes are always a challenge and it’s sometimes a complete surprise how they turn out and taste!  
 

Breakfast too sometimes needs a rethink. The pancakes we cooked on Shrove Tuesday were so successful we are think of putting them on the breakfast menu all the time, what do you think?  A welcome change to a full Welsh breakfast or not!   Maybe we will trial them over Easter and see how popular they are. Watch this space.