April Seasonal Recipe Roundup

The flowers are out, the leaves are sprouting on the trees, and it’s gotten steadily warmer and sunnier (except that one freakish day we still had some flurries last week but I’m just going to pretend like that didn’t happen) so spring is officially HERE in Maryland. And I couldn’t be more excited! That means more fresh, seasonal produce is going to start popping up everywhere, in all of its colorful, tasty glory—and my farmer’s market opens in just a few short weeks.

Seasonal foods in April include: asparagus, artichokes, avocado, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, citrus, crab, crayfish, fava beans, fiddleheads, greens, herbs, leeks, mackerel, micro greens, mint, morels, mushrooms, mussels, nettles, parsnips, pea shoots, potatoes, radishes, rhubarb, and sweet potatoes!

I’ve been ogling spring recipes on my Pinterest boards again. Here are a few of my in-season go-to favorites (in no particular order):

• Baltimore Style Crab Cakes – Food & Wine
• Rhubarb Snacking Cake – Smitten Kitchen (seriously make this cake!!!)
• Shaved Cauliflower Salad – Happy Yolks
• Mushroom Lentil Tacos – Food 52
• Pistachio Crusted Asparagus with Feta – Joy the Baker
• Shaved Beet, Carrot, Radish Salad – Gourmande in the Kitchen
• Slow Cooker Spinach Artichoke Dip – Gimme Some Oven
• Anything You Have Coconut Curry Soup – Pinch of Yum
• Paloma Cocktail – Waiting on Martha
• Smoky Beet Reubens – Food & Wine (Yes, I know – vegetarian reuben?! Trust me: delicious.)
• Thai Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers – Oh She Glows
• Balsamic Roasted Red Cabbage – Food is a Journey
• Baked Brussels Sprouts Mac N Cheese – Yummy Mummy Kitchen
• Baked Eggs in Avocados – PopSugar

Here are some seasonal recipes I’m excited to try (also no particular order):

• Asparagus and Baked Ricotta Tart – The Vintage Mixer
• Roasted Potatoes, Fennel, and Radishes – The Kitchn
• Sweet Potato Carbonara with Spinach and Mushrooms – EatingWell
• Homemade Sauerkraut – The Kitchn (pair with smoky beet reubens?)
• Cruciferous Pasta – Feasting at Home
• Braised Leeks with Muscovado Lentils – The Sprouted Kitchen
• Maple and Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts – Love and Lemons
• Homemade Pink Power Pancakes – Super Healthy Kids (PINK PANCAKES? Yes please. Made with beets!)
• Colorful Veggie Sandwich – PopSugar
• Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Soba Noodles with Ginger Honey Sauce – Naturally Ella
• Meyer Lemon Gimlet with Thyme – Feasting at Home
• Thai Green Curry Mussels – Fig and Honey
• Grilled Fava Beans – Martha Stewart
• Roasted Mackerel with Garlic and Paprika – Epicurious
• Edna Mae’s Escalloped Cabbage – The Pioneer Woman

Happy springtime!

XO,

Karo