Springtime

It is finally spring where I live.  Well, I suppose it's been spring for a while, but it is finally a nice spring where I can actually go outside.  The rest of the spring was very wet and rather chilly.  This is the reason that I haven't posted very much the past couple of weeks:  I've been outside and in the kitchen.  Here are a few preparedness related activities that I have been busy with.  Perhaps it may give you some ideas.

• Gardening.  I am really excited about my garden this year.  My sister is gardening with me.  We are almost done planting, and have begun harvesting spinach.  I love green smoothies!
• Rhubarb.  I have made rhubarb jam, rhubarb pie, easy rhubarb dessert, rhubarb syrup, and am in the middle of making rhubarb juice.
• Dehydrating herbs-dill, chives, and parsley.
• Grilling.  Thanks to the really cheap hamburgers I bought.  I have made hamburger buns, pasta salad with beans, dutch oven potatoes, coleslaw, and baked beans to go along with the hamburgers or grilled chicken.