Yeah, yeah, yeah. We’re counting down the days to spring, but let’s face it. There may be some cold days ahead. It’s time for some winter recipes.

If you’re like me, you get bored during February. The days are still shorter than we like them to be; the weather is generally dreary; it’s not exciting in the least. Thoughts turn to food. But not just any food. It has to be special to get us through the end of winter.

I found a great site for unique recipes. (My favorite kind.) Things like:

• Winter Squash Carbonara
• Tender Radicchio Salad with Sour Cream Ranch
• Silky Stew
• Kielbasa and Cabbage Stew
• Chaider (Chai & Cider!)
• Over 50 Vegetarian Recipes
• Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin (I’m a carnivore. Bacon is a food group.)
• Over 40 Soup Recipes
• Salads

I could give you the recipes here, or some of them, but really, go to the site. There are pictures that will lure you in and get you cookin’!

Drinks For Winter

Sparkle up your dreary evenings with a great drink. Here’s another site with recipes to keep your spirits warm. I tend toward vodka (martinis, mules, etc.), so I lifted a vodka site. You will find these, among others:

• Red Wine Mules
• Moscato Lemonade
• Drunken Fruity Pebbles (It looks amazing)
• Drunken Peanut Butter Cups
• Drunk Grasshoppers
• Snowflake Martinis

In Closing

Set aside a day. Shop. Make a great meal topped with a great drink. Settle in and wait for Spring.

This is a Tiger Lily Approved way to spend a cold winter day.