My after-school snack was a sacred ritual. I sat on the soft carpet in my parents' bedroom at a low table, the television turned to "I Dream of Jeannie," and ate a peanut butter and honey sandwich cut into neat squares. I wasn't fussy about crusts. I just loved the sticky pairing of creamy peanut butter with syrupy golden sweetness drizzled from a honey bear in diagonals across the bread. Nothing else––save for maybe apples and peanut butter in a pinch––could have made for as sweet an afternoon, with Nickelodeon reruns stretching into the distance.

This month, the Shine Supper Club is celebrating our nostalgic childhood favorites. Were you crazy for popsicles on hot afternoons? Mad for mac and cheese? Join us by revisiting a classic in your kitchen, and sharing a recipe, photo and a story about just how good it was back then. Here's how it works:

1. Write a blog post telling us about your favorite childhood recipe by Monday 11:59PM PST, May 27th. Be sure to include a photo and a recipe.

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You know that scene in Mystic Pizza where Julia Roberts nonchalantly smokes some unsuspecting preps in a game of pool? That's kind of what happened with this month's Supper Club winner, when it turned out a snapshot of some good looking farro and asparagus (recipe below) was made by (surprise!) a cook who was a finalist on Master Chef. Peek inside Alejandra's mind and refrigerator as she answers our usual questions:

What ingredient are you currently obsessed with?
Arugula! It’s my favorite early spring herb and a staple in my diet. A nutrition powerhouse, it has lots of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. It has a bold, peppery taste and I love it raw as much as cooked. I use arugula to make salads and stir-fries, to prepare pesto sauces, and to top flatbreads. These days I seem to favor it in salads like my Arugula and Radicchio Citrus Salad with Peas and Goat Cheese.

Favorite food memory?
My favorite food memories revolve around family and come from my childhood days in Venezuela. A

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We've felt all kinds of inspired to eat bright, healthy meals ever since the photos for this month's Shine Supper Club started rolling in on Flickr, Instagram, and Twitter. We asked how you cook the season's first bright young veggies and you showed up soups, salads, and pasta dishes that made us truly believe spring had sprung.

As always, we had to narrow the playing field to only a handful of finalists. Cast your vote for the dish you'd most love to eat by 12PM PST 4/24.

See all of April's entries here.

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Spring is here, and we plan to gorge ourselves on asparagus, radishes, rhubarb, pea shoots, carrots, and baby lettuces until we blow-up like a rainbow variation of Violet Beauregarde. Not really. We actually want to graze like a spring-stepped bunny or women at a very ladylike lunch, but you get the idea. We know you're sick of those kale salads, too. Show us the bright spring veggies you're eating!

1. Snap a pic of how you're cooking and eating the first spring vegetables. Do it on your blog, Instagram, or Flickr by Sunday 11:59PM PST, April 21st.

2. Tweet @YahooShine with a link to your post and include the hashtag #shinesupperclub.

3. The best-looking finalists will be posted in a poll by 12PM PST Monday, April 22 with voting open to the community until 12PM PST Wednesday, April 24. The winning entry will be added to the Shine Supper Club winner's circle (with a badge to post on their blog) and

featured on the Shine homepage. Woot!

Need some inspiration to get you going? Allow us to h

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