The Painted Apron

the Organized Life, the February Paint Bucket

Posted by the Painted Apron on February 3, 2013 · 1 Comment 

The “Paint Bucket” is my bucket list of recipes that I want to try.  I compile this list near the 1st of every month, browsing my Pinterest boards, looking at virtual recipe boxes I have on allrecipes.com, the Food network, and Ziplist.  I also keep a master file of categorized recipes on my computer, that I have gotten from blogs, magazines, etc.  I spend some time thinking about what’s on the upcoming monthly calendar and then I put together a bucket list of recipes to try or to go to for inspiration.  It’s NOT a to do list, just an IDEA INSPIRATION page.

Here’s what I made from the January Paint Bucket

SEASONAL SIPPER, Janurary’s Seasonal Sipper,  CARAMEL BUTTERSCOTCH SMOOTHIE, will warm you up!

Hash Brown Cheddar Crisps turned into HASH BROWN MUFFINS, 4 WAYS!

Individual Veggie Quiche Cups {Miscellaneous} turned into  HASH BROWN QUICHE MUFFIN

Jalapeno Popper Pizza {Appetizer} turned into CRIMSON TIDE CHICKEN, RED & WHITE DELIGHT

SWEET & SALTY CHICKEN FINGERS was inspired by BAKED NUTTY PRETZEL CHICKEN, perfect for Super Bowl Sunday!

For New Year’s Eve we had

CHAMPAGNE CUPCAKES

Neiman Marcus Brownies turned into SWEET HEART CAKES 

Here’s the February Paint Bucket

Appetizers

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.KAHLUHA BROWN SUGAR BAKED BRIE

.SEASONAL SIPPER

.BECKY’S LOW FAT SPINACH DIP

.PUFF PASTRY SPIRALS

.FRIED PICKLE WONTONS

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SIDES

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.PAN FRIED ARTICHOKE HEARTS

.BUTTERNUT SQUASH RISOTTO

.SPINACH & PARMESAN ORZO

.ROASTED SESAME WINTER SLAW

.APPLE, CHERRY & PECAN SALAD {Pioneer Woman}

.VERTICAL PEAR SALAD {Stone Gable}

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MAIN

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.SOFT AS A CLOUD MANICOTTI {from Purple Chocolat at home}

.STEAK HOUSE STEAK W/BLEU CHEESE SAUCE

.BOLOGNESE SAUCE

. LASAGNA WITH SPINACH, CHICKEN & ARTICHOKE {brought over from January}

.CHICKEN SPAGHETTI

.BAKED TACOS

.HAM & MUSHROOM CREPES

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DESSERTS & MISCELLANEOUS

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.KAHLUA CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES {halfbakedharvest.com}

.BLONDIES WITH VALENTINE M&MS

.PEANUT BUTTER CHEERIOS TREATS

.VALENTINE DESSERT PARFAITS

.HEALTHY STRAWBERRY MUFFINS

.BLUEBERRY BAKED OATMEAL

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WHAT ARE YOU MAKING THIS MONTH? Let me know if you try any of the paint bucket recipes and tell me how they turned out!

I’m joining

the Tablescaper for SEASONAL SUNDAY

Between Naps on the Porch for METAMORPHIS MONDAY & TABLESCAPE THURSDAY

Stone Gable for ON THE MENU MONDAY and TUTORIALS, TIPS & TIDBITS THURSDAY

The Gunny Sack for WHAT’S IN THE GUNNY SACK?

Savvy Southern Style for WOW US WEDNESDAY

Cuisine Kathleen for LET’S DISH

Rattlebridge Farms for FOODIE FRIDAY

Alderberry Hill for MAKE THE SCENE MONDAY

The Dedicated House for MAKE IT PRETTY MONDAY

No Minimalist Here for OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY

The Busy Bee’s for THURSDAY BLOG HOP

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