Food and Seasons

This tomato sauce I made a few weeks ago was one of the last vestiges of the winter days.



A few days later it was on to something a bit lighter -- leftover brown rice and broccoli, with red onion, grape tomatoes, muenster cheese, and salsa lizano, all microwaved. It's hard to beat for an easy meal.



But then spring really arrived. And that meant it was time for a shopping spree:



That's right -- white wine, asparagus, and a picnic blanket (Bed Bath & Beyond).

Friday I cooked up the asparagus with some more rice and some mahi mahi (the frozen, pre-marinated stuff from TJ's -- quite good) for a late night dinner that I should have presented more artfully:



And now it is officially spring.