March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. I learned that in Kansas in first grade when my teacher Mrs. Howell explained the concept, then gave us paper plates to make lion and lamb faces. We hung them on the wall in the back of the room above the coat rack. (I remember pointless things.)
I’ve since learned that typically in Nebraska, March comes in like a lion and acts like a lion all month and goes out like a lion and greets April like a lion and once in a while a little lamb pokes it soft little head out just long enough to tease the lion. But this year the lamb appears to be a bit more feisty than the lion because the sun is shining and we’re having some unusually warm weather. The boys have been going outside in shorts because they can. We’ve been shooting hoops in the driveway with the sun in our eyes. Awesomeness.
For the first time in months, a smoothie sounds good, especially after playing or working outside. But then we come back into my house and guess what? Brrrrr! The house hasn’t caught up yet with the outside weather. What should we expect? It is still getting pretty cold at night.
So sweaters or shorts? Flip flops or boots? Iced coffee or hot? Soup or smoothies?
I’m thinking both. Lions and lambs can be friends, can’t they? Here’s what I’m celebrating during this fun collision of lion and lamb during the month of March:
1. THE SUN IS SHINING, even during the cold parts of the day. I heart sunshine. I’ve probably mentioned that here before.
2. I can enjoy baking and grilling at the same time. This doesn’t happen in the winter or the summer.
3. There are no bugs yet because they haven’t yet realized that it’s warm enough to come out and crawl on us.
4. Soup and smoothies taste good together.
Today I present to you, in honor of The Month of Crazy Weather, our favorite soup and smoothie recipes. You just never know when you’ll need one or the other or both at the same time.
Soup
- Beefy Vegetable Soup
- Cheeseburger Soup
- Chicken Noodle Soup
- Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Chili
- Homemade Tomato Soup
- Pizza Soup
- Potato Soup
Smoothies (and other fun, cold drinks)
- Pineapple Mango Smoothies
- Pineapple-Orange Slushies
- Creamy Orange Cooler
- Strawberry Peach Slushies
- Icy Cold Milkshake Treats
- Green Machine Milkshakes
- Homemade Chocolate Frappe
While looking through my archives, I realize that I actually have very few smoothie recipes here. That’s because I just throw in whatever fruit we have, which makes smoothies at our house “non-recipe” items.
What are you experiencing at your house? Lion or lamb? Soup or smoothie? Boot or flip-flop?
Haha! My “smoothie recipe compartment” is thin too, for the same reason yours is! I’ve found that if I keep just one or two types of fruit in my freezer, I can throw in whatever else is smoothie-worthy in the frig, and the results are wonderful! We love smoothies of all kinds!
I meant to add one of our favorite recipes: Frozen banana, frozen green grapes, fresh cut pineapple, spinach, ice. In my Vitamix, this makes a fantastic green slushy drink!
How apropos, it too is unseasonably warm here. Quite a change from last week, when my girls had more indoor recess then out. And we had smoothies Sunday. Raspberry banana, mostly because I had this big glob (as in stuck together) of raspberries I froze last summer. Though It tend to make smoothies more often in winter when I am on berry withdrawl because fresh berries are super expensive and less tasty. Last night, I made 2 batches of soup, clam chowder for my husband and creamy tomato for the rest of us. Since he is the only one who eats clam chowder and it makes a big batch, I gave up making it and started buying it from trader joes (real ingredients). This time I am going to freeze a serving to see how it turns out when I defrost/reheat it. Hopefully, I can ditch the can!
Funny article Laura….same here too….a little warmer, but heat still on…..
Love your soup recipes….have a question….has nothing to do with your recipes tho…but the advertising on your blog, if we click on them do you get some kind of credit ?
I would have to say smoothies! Living in Phoenix, we are in the 80s and by the weekend breaking into the 90s! Plus, with my recent dental problems smoothies have been a lifesaver! We recently fresh-squeezed a bunch of orange juice from my cousin’s organic orange tree. As a result, Orange Julius has been our favorite beverage: orange juice, vanilla almond milk, and a little ice. :)