The Painted Apron

the Organized Life, the April Paint Bucket

Posted by the Painted Apron on April 1, 2013 · 2 Comments 

I think I got pranked early for April Fool’s Day.  I’m pretty sure it was the Leprechauns.  I had a recipe on my bucket list for March called Pistachio Fudge.  The basic recipe was white chocolate and nuts.  I decided to tweak this into more of a cookie.  It failed.  TWICE.  How can that be, I thought, not once but TWICE!

I did invite you to visit the Leprechaun Village with me one day in March, for a sip and a nosh while the Leprechauns weren’t there.  It must have made them mad!  It’s the only thing I can figure out…

This is the first attempt at Pistachio Fudge, which I was going to call Pistachio Cheesecake Shortbread Squares…

Pretty, but it had NO flavor! Zip, nada, none…I don’t know why, nuts, white chocolate, cream cheese, shortbread cookies…how can that not be tasty?

Version 2 was white chocolate, crescent roll dough, sweetened condensed milk and pistachios.  Again, NO FLAVOR!  my son-in-law NG ate them and said they were great, but that doesn’t count, he’ll eat anything sweet…It almost put me off baking sweets…Notice I said ALMOST…

The BAILEYS IRISH CREME CUPCAKES turned out fine!  So what do you think, did the Leprechauns play an early April Fool’s joke on me?

Here are the recipes I made from the March Paint Bucket that I recommend, followed by the April Paint Bucket List of menu inspirations.  

Lite Muffaletta Salad turned into CHOPPED ITALIAN SALAD with CREAMY ORZO & ASPARAGUS PARMESAN

on a plate

or in a jar.

Zucchini Crisps turned into a lighter version, ROASTED TOMATO ZUCCHINI BOATS

MINI REUBENS & POTATO SOUP showed up for St. Patrick’s Day

and we celebrated the Irish again with ROSEMARY & MINT MARINATED LAMB CHOPS

We really enjoyed GRILLED CHICKEN SLIDERS with BACON JAM, BACON JAM is this month’s winner, favorite recipe of the month!

Let me know if you have any insight into my cookie failures…do you think it’s the white chocolate that is causing lack of flavor, or the leprechauns?

THE APRIL PAINT BUCKET

APPETIZERS AND SMALL BITES

.PROSCIUTTO & PESTO PANINI

.ZUCCHINI BITES

.MEXICAN TORTILLA PIZZA

.GARDEN SLIDERS

.PARMESAN WONTON CRACKERS

SIDES

.PEAR VINAIGRETTE

.ASIAN SLAW

.ITALIAN FRIES

.TOMATO TARTS

.LEEK & POTATO CRISPS with chive cream

MAIN DISH

.CHICKEN PARMESAN

.LOBSTER CORN DOGS

.BLT SALAD SANDWICH

.MAIN DISH PEAR SALAD

.SCALLOPS

DESSERTS & MISCELLANEOUS

.PEACH BUNDT CAKE

.SUGAR COOKIE TACOS

.COMEBACK SAUCE

.LEMON CHIVE BUTTER

.MASON JAR COCKTAIL

What are you cooking up this month?  Thanks for visiting, I’d love to know if you’ve ever failed at a recipe repeatedly, did you keep trying or just cross it off?

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