Design This Dish ~ March '12

Originally I was going to focus this month on family-friendly, fast and easy recipes. With everyone back at school after March break and the school year winding down, now's the time that all of us with kids-of-a-certain-age start looking a little frazzled with our hectic schedules, and nothing suffers like the weekly menu when we're pressed for time.

That WAS my plan, anyway, until this crazy weather totally turned my head with all its sweet-talking and sun-shining and balmy-temperaturing and made me not want to think about weeknight time-saver recipes at all. Now all I can think about are fresh spring vegetables: crisp greens and sweet reds and juicy oranges and zesty yellows. And I'm even taking it one step by further by totaling ignoring what's actually in season right now (it's all heavy, starchy, wintry vegetables that don't jive with my fresh and springy vibe at all) and going with real spring produce, like rhubarb and cherries and spinach and green onions and garlic. Mmmmm.

So without further ado, welcome to this month's Design This Dish!

Beetroot and Rhubarb Salad via here

Deep pinks and fresh greens lend this bedroom a youthful but romantic feel via here

Duck Tacos with Chipotle Cherry Salsa and Goat Cheese via here

Feminine, refined and restful bedroom via here

Green Onion Pancakes via here

Classic with a twist via here

Polenta "Pizza" with Pancetta and Spinach via here

Pretty as a picture tack room (we all need one) by Ralph Lauren Home

Spaghettini with Oil and Garlic via here

Mid-mod furnishings feel just right in the traditional architecture of this room via here

Shaved Carrot Salad with Pecans and Tangy Honey Vinaigrette via here

Orange and white offers a fresh take on a feminine scheme in a girl's room via here

Baked Apples via here

Vibrant and welcoming sitting room by Sally Conran

Oh my gosh, I'm hungry now. Those baked apples are calling my name ...

Hoping this month's edition of DTD made your mouth water as much as it did mine, and don't forget to check in tomorrow to enter into my first-ever GIVEAWAY!

Cheers!