Welcome to the May Day Edition of The Hearth and Soul Link Party!
At The Hearth and Soul Link Party, posts about anything that feeds your soul are welcome – from family, home, decorating, crafts and DIY to travel, organisation, book reviews, the arts and self improvement. And of course, food from the hearth to feed your soul is a real favourite here too!
It’s May Day today (Monday), a national holiday here in England. Traditionally there are village fêtes (fairs) with traditional Morris dancing and May Pole dances. Mostly, though, we just enjoy along weekend and hope for good weather. We had a bit of sunshine today and enjoyed a gorgeous walk up in the ancient woods near our home between rain showers.
I’ve been working hard on a series of healthy living posts, including how I lost 30 pounds and got into the best shape of my entire life! I can’t wait to share them with you. I’ve also got lots of new recipes (some healthy, some not-so-much!) to share with you over the coming months.
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Last week I shared quick and easy stir fry full of healthy ingredients. This is a rice bowl with a difference!
My Salmon and Broccoli Stir Fry has an easy sauce that makes it taste so good. It really is a family favourite – even amongst family and friends who are not normally fans of fish and seafood!!
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May Day Edition Features
Thank you to everyone who visited and shared at last week’s party. This week’s features include: (left to right, clockwise)
Easy Vegan French Patisserie Fruit Tarts from Sprinkle of Vanilla Sugar
8 Reasons Why Less Is More from Going4ward
Fruit Bouquet Arrangement from Herbs, Spices and Tradition
A Family Recipe for Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies from Jay Tried and True
Pear Creme Pie from Our Sunday Cafe
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Thank you so much for the feature! I really appreciate it. And thank you once again for hosting a great party.
It’s a pleasure, Nancy! Thank you for visiting and sharing 🙂
hi April, Thanks very much for featuring my fruit bouquet. I will appreciate if you come and read the post. I will join soon with my new post on the blog.
It’s a pleasure, Sadhna. Thank you so much for mentioning Hearth and Soul at the top of the post. I really appreciate it!
I had mentioned that my post was featured here, on top of my post in my blog so that people can come and see it.Thanks once again.
Thank you for featuring my molasses cookies, I hope you enjoy your holiday!
It’s a pleasure, Jay, and thank you 🙂
Thank you for hosting and have a lovely week!
Thank you for visiting and sharing, Marilyn. Hope your week is lovely too!
Happy May Day April! This week’s Hearth and Soul Hop is filled with so many fun and yummy treats! Your salmon stir-fry looks delicious…I will be sure to share! With Cinco de Mayo parties everywhere where I live, I thought I’d bring you one of our favorite dishes- Crockpot Chicken Fajita Soup. Have a wonderful week and as always, I am so grateful for all your support.
Thank you so much, Linda! I really appreciate you sharing the stir fry too, my friend. Your Crockpot Chicken Fajita Soup looks amazing! Hope your week is wonderful too 🙂
Thank you for featuring our fruit tarts! It was a wonderful surprise for both Mia and I. We are always looking forward to Hearth and Soul – this week we bring you 2 summery versions of hummus that veggie packed and absolutely delicious! A Sabra Hummus inspired Pine Nut Hummus and an Avocado Miso Hummus. We hope you like it! Thank you for all your sweet comments!
It’s a pleasure, Zoe and Mia, and thank you so much! I’m looking forward to your hummus recipes – we love hummus at our house 🙂
Just looked up Morris dancing – sooo interesting. Love the idea of prancing about and celebrating flora and fauna. Your hike – post rain showers – looks to be a bit more sensible and wonderful, too. Thank you always for a lovely party.
It really is, Kim. I must admit, I’ve never tried it, but I have friends who are in Morris dancing groups and really love it! The walk is definitely a bit more my speed 😉 Thank you for visiting and sharing 🙂
Can’t wait to see your healthy living posts! And, your comments are showing up on my blog, I’m just so busy, I’m so to approve all the comments!
Hi Pam, Thank you so much. I’m excited to share them! I’m so glad the comments are coming through okay. I didn’t want you to think I wasn’t visiting! Have a lovely weekend 🙂
Thanks for hosting the party. Hope your week is wonderful.
My pleasure, Carol. I hope your week is wonderful too 🙂
April, thank you for hosting. I’ll be back Thursday with my new post. I’m going to start my hop with that Less is More post featured.
Thank you so much for visiting, Jean. Look forward to seeing you Thursday!
Hi April,
I am really running late this week, but am so happy to share my May Food and Recipe Basket along with my Italian Lemon Cream Cake. We are very busy helping neighbors clean up after the storms that we had last weekend. Hope you had a great week and thanks so much for the party!
Miz Helen
Hi Miz Helen, I’m so glad you were okay in the storms but so sorry to hear about your friends! I look forward to your recipes – the cream cake sounds very special! Praying for your friends and neighbours. Hope the weather settles down and that your week is lovely too.
Wonderful recipe April. 🙂 I tried it for lunch today and it was delicious. I’m looking forward to browsing through the other links and trying their projects and recipes too.
Thank you so much, Beth! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Hi April, I’m back with my Raspberry Muffins with Lemon Glaze (so good with a cup of tea!). Thank you for hosting.
Hi Jean, Your Raspberry Muffins sound perfect for tea time! Thank you so much for sharing 🙂 Have a lovely weekend!