How’s your May going? There are still a couple of weeks left to enjoy this beautiful month, so this week I’m featuring May Ideas to help you make the most of it. Welcome to the Hearth and Soul Link Party!
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My husband and I spent the weekend in Edinburgh, exploring The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh Castle and the gorgeous ancient streets of this beautiful city. Keep an eye on my Facebook and Instagram pages for more. I’ll be sharing more on the blog soon too!
I’ve also got a deliciously healthy muffin recipe for you!
My Blueberry Chia Muffins with Lemon and Ginger are packed full of the delicious goodness of blueberry and chia seeds, and they are lower in sugar than most muffins as well!
May Ideas Featured Posts
This week’s May Ideas features include (from top left, clockwise):-
Be encouraged to take time to smell the flowers by the lovely photographs in Smelling the Flowers from Patrick at Adventures in Weseland.
Try a delicious, healthier, meat-free twist on a classic dish with this Vegan Lentil Ragu over Veggie Noodles from Patrick at Looney For Food.
Make a quick and easy spring lunch or light supper with this Spicy Cilantro Lime Shrimp Salad from Carol at Comfort Spring Station.
Try something different with these New Books, TV and Movie suggestions from Katie at Preppy Empty Nester.
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Those blueberry chia muffins sounds scrumptious! I just may have to make some myself. 🙂 Thanks for hosting! I brought some Sesame Chicken Sauce, and hope you enjoy. 🙂
Thank you so much! Your Sesame Chicken Sauce sounds lovely – I’ve suddenly discovered just how much I enjoy the flavour of sesame. We had sesame seeds on salmon last night!
Hi April,
What a week of weather we are having here, just grateful that so far we are safe and unharmed. Hope you have a good week and thanks so much for the party!
Miz Helen
Oh my goodness, Miz Helen, I’m sorry you are having such heavy weather. Take care and stay safe!
Great party this week April – thanks for featuring my spicy shrimp salad!
Thank you, Carol, and it’s a pleasure!
Your muffin recipe looks fantastic! I think the combination of lemon with the blueberries is simply unbeatable! Pinning it now – Have a wonderful week, April!
Thank you so much, Emily, and thank you for pinning as well! I hope your week is wonderful too 🙂
Yummy, I could just eat one of those muffins April 🙂 Thanks for hosting.
Thank you, Claire!
Yum. The recipes look great. laurensparks.net
Thank you, Lauren!
Thank you so much for hosting the party.
Have a great week, Kippi
It’s a pleasure, Kippi! I hope your week is lovely too!
This week is Mac-n-Cheese week. I am sharing a Green Chile Mac-n-Cheese, a Shrimp and Crab Mac-n-Cheese and a Chili Hot Dog Mac-n-Cheese Casserole for everyone in the family. Thanks for hosting. Have a lovely evening
Oh wow, your variations on Mac-n-Cheese sound fantastic, Marilyn! Thank you for sharing 🙂 Have a lovely week ahead!
Ginger is a favorite spice for me so I know I’d love these muffins, April!
Oh me too, Pat! Thank you 🙂
Thank you so much, April, for hosting this party. I always look forward to it! Hoping you have a wonderful week!
Hugs,
Tiffany @ Teediddlydee
Thank you so much for visiting and sharing, Tiffany! Hugs!
Hi April! I just learned about using chia seed to replace eggs for vegan recipes! I talked about it in the pancake station post I shared. I’ve also had a chance to use San Marzano Tomatoes recently! I shared a simple marinara with fettuccine today as well. Have a great week!
Hi Helen, I’ll be interested to read your post. Although I use chia seeds a lot, I’ve never used them to replace eggs. I’ve heard of it though and would love to try! I adore tomatoes, so I’m sure I’ll enjoy that recipe too! Have a wonderful week!
Unbelievable to me that May is over half gone, but I guess I should be rejoicing because it means we are that much closer to summer!
I agree, Michele, it does seem to be flying by, but what a lovely way to look at it!
Thank you so much for hosting the party. Have a wonderful week!
xx,
Maria
I hope your week is wonderful too, Maria!
Thank you so much for mentioning my last week’s post. Also, many thanks for hosting such a fun party every week!
It’s a pleasure, Katie, and thank you!
Those muffins look yummy. Thanks for hosting and I hope that you have a wonderful week.
Thank you, Patrick, and it’s a pleasure! I hope you were pleased with your post being featured 🙂 I hope you have a wonderful week as well!
Thank you for hosting, and have a great week!
I hope you are having a wonderful week too, Cherryl!
Hello April,
I’ve MIA for a while but glad to be joining the party today and wanted to say – Thank you for hosting!
Welcome back, Maya! Thank you for visiting!