Hello from Northern California and welcome to the Hearth and Soul Link Party. I’m here for the next ten days or so, enjoying the sunshine while my husband is in conference. We are staying in an apartment instead of a hotel this time, so I’m on the lookout for lots of fresh recipes and ideas to enjoy with the wonderful California produce that’s available now.
At The Hearth and Soul Link Party, blog posts about anything that feeds the soul are welcome. This includes family, home, recipes, decorating, crafts, DIY, travel, organisation, book reviews, the arts, self improvement and more!
I know it sounds crazy, but we eat out so much that actually being able to cook while we are travelling is a real treat for me! It also means we can eat a bit more healthily (although I appreciate that is a really big steak!). Yesterday’s menu was porridge with strawberries for breakfast, Poached Eggs on Avocado Toast for lunch, and you can see what we had for dinner above!
Fresh Recipes and Ideas Features
I’m so grateful to you all for visiting and sharing each week! I pin and share as many entries as I can on social media, and I also try to comment on as many as I can as well. I’m always inspired by the wonderful things you bring to the party and I do look forward to it each week. I hope you do too!
This week’s features include these Fresh Recipes and Ideas (from top left, clockwise):
Make a fresh and delicious Street Corn Salad with this recipe from Nancy C
Learn how to Make a Simple Centerpiece from The Handmade Home
Try a fun twist on Devilled Eggs – Devilled Potato Bites from Don’t Sweat the Recipe
Taste 20 Amazing Fruit Dip Recipes from All That’s Jas
Freshen up your front door with How to Make a Super Easy DIY Deco Mesh Wreath from Lamberts Lately
And please do pop over to Oak Hill Homestead to wish Kathi a Happy 12th Blog Birthday!
On with the party!
The Hearth and Soul Link Party
Please share your blog posts, old and new, about anything that feeds the soul.
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Please visit some of the other posts, make new blogging connections and be inspired! What will you share with us this week?
Hi April,
I understand what you mean about being able to cook while traveling, eating out is fun but after while I have to have some home cooked veggies. I am sharing my Italian Brunch Casserole, Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore, and my weekly meal plan with recipes, Whats For Dinner Next Week. Hope you enjoy your week and thanks so much for the party!
Miz Helen
Hi Miz Helen! It really does make a difference to be able to cook some of the time 🙂 Your recipes all sound amazing! I’m looking forward to them, and I always enjoy your meal plans! Have a lovely week!
Thank you for hosting! My offerings this week include a Red White and Blue Cheesecake, Banana Bread, and 15 minute Fish Tacos.
They all sound fantastic, Marilyn! I always look forward to your recipes 🙂
Thabk you for the great party, April!
Best wishes
Uwe
Thank you for visiting and sharing, Uwe! Best wishes!
I too enjoy it when I can cook while traveling! Your meals all sound delicious! Thanks for hosting another great party!
– Nancy (Nancy On The Home Front )
Thank you so much for visiting and sharing, Nancy!
Thanks for hosting April. Hope you have a lovely week!
I hope your week is lovely too, Carol!
April,
I never mind the cooking but it’s the shopping and clean up that I hate. However, it is nice to be able to make your own meal some of the nights when traveling. Have fun!
Thank you so much, Judee!
Thanks so much for including the Street Corn Salad in your features this week, April! 🙂
My pleasure, Nancy! Thank you for visiting and sharing!
Dear April, thank you so much for the feature of my fruit dips. Hope your Mother’s Day weekend was wonderful. That steak is massive! Enjoy your California stay! XO
It’s a pleasure, Jas! I had a lovely Mother’s Day, thank you. I hope you did too! The leftovers from the steak really did make a nice lunch 🙂 And thank you so much – I hope you have a lovely week! XO
I’m with you, April. Too many restaurant meals, even the very best ones, begin to pale after too many of them. Then we’re craving even the simplest homemade meal. Hope you have a splendid time! Thank you for hosting.
Thank you so much, Jean!
Wow, you are cooking while travelling , that’s healthy good! Hope you and your husband enjoy the stay here in CA.
Thank you 🙂 I am really enjoying all the wonderful fresh and local produce!
Hi April! You are so close to where my daughter lives and I am going to be up there in just to weeks! Too bad I’ll miss you! I love the idea of avocado toast with delicious California avocados! Thanks for having the party even when you are traveling!
Oh my goodness, Helen, I’m sorry to miss you too! Thank you so much for visiting and sharing 🙂 Have a lovely week, and a wonderful trip to visit your daughter!
I totally get it–restaurant food is great at first, but after a while it all seems to be the same. Glad you can cook on the road!
Me too, Michele! Thank you so much for visiting and sharing. Have a lovely week!
April, thank you so much for including our Deviled Potato Bites in this week’s features!!!
You are so welcome, Leigh! Thank you for visiting and sharing. Have a great week!
Thank you so much for hosting!! I enjoyed it! 🙂
Blessings,
Amy
I’m so glad, Amy! Thank you so much for visiting and sharing 🙂 Have a lovely rest of the week!
Thank you for the shout-out, April! It was sweet of you. 🙂
It’s a pleasure, Kathi! 🙂
I think it is my first time. Wonderful party.Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you for visiting and sharing, Patrick. Welcome!
This sounds like such a great linky. I’d love to participate someday, but somehow I don’t see the linky itself now. Do I need to click a button to get to the actual linky? I am blind so if it’s just a picture, I can’t see it.
Hi Astrid, Thank you for visiting. The link button is at the very bottom under the pictures. I don’t know if it helps, but it’s blue in colour. Occasionally InLinkz goes down so it may have been that the link wasn’t visible when you visited. The linky is open until midnight PST today so please do pop by if you can. If not, the party starts again on Monday about 10am PT (1pm ET, 6pm BST). I hope you are having a lovely weekend!