Family-Friendly Spring Recipes to Make All Month Long

At the start of March, we're helplessly stuck in between seasons—still feeling the twinges of winter, yet yearning for just a bloom or two to brighten the mood, which, as it happens, can also be done by filling your kitchen with fun new spring recipes.

Kick things off with a breath of fresh air by way of pitcher of strawberry-mint tea or a batch of our homemade orange rolls. Then fill up your belly with family-friendly Tex-Mex dishes that cover the favorites: tamale pie, king ranch chicken, chili-cheese enchiladas, and even a slow-cooker version of carnitas, the most flavorful, tender pork you'll eat all month. Don't forget the sides with our slow-cooker cowboy beans—yee-haw!—and Texas-style queso dip.

Cap the meal with one of our old-fashioned chocolate desserts (we're talking chocolate cobbler, chocolate-oatmeal pie, and something life-changing called a Wacky Cake), and you won't be feeling the end-of-winter, early-spring blues any longer. Here are 13 new recipes to try this month.