My monthly “Paint Bucket” is a list of recipes to refer to for cooking ideas and inspirations for the upcoming month. It is my way of organizing my meals and menus by choosing 16-18 recipes that are seasonal and appetizing, thus saving a lot of time endlessly browsing through Pinterest boards and saved recipes all month long
I also think it’s fun to have a theme or Flavor of the Month and choose recipes that either have the ingredient or go with the theme
The theme for October is,
you guessed it,
Pumpkin!
If you don’t like Pumpkin,
don’t worry, there are plenty of other tasty recipes too!
Appetizers
Buttery finger cocktail from Food.com
Cheesy Pie Crust Parmesan Sticks from HGTV
Apple Cheddar Pizza w/ Caramelized Onions, Walnuts from Oh My Veggies
Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Dip from Delish
Side Dish
Sweet Potato and Bacon Skewers from Home Cooking Memories
Roasted Sunchokes with Herbs from Blogghetti
Pumpkin Risotto with Walnuts & Bleu Cheese from Krumpli
Main Dish
Pumpkin Cheese Stuffed Bolognese Pasta Bake from Half Baked Harvest
Broccoli Cheddar Soup Mini Pies from Half Baked Harvest
Chili and Cornbread Casserole from Plain Chicken
Butternut Squash Noodles w/ Prosciutto and Sage from Food Network
Dessert
Butterscotch Cashew Bars from Bake or Break
Pumpkin Trifles from Southern Living
Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins from Sally’s Baking Addiction
Easy 5 Minute Moist Peanut Butter Mug Cake from Lifestyle of a Foodie
Miscellaneous
Pumpkin Walnut Spirals from the Painted Apron Archives
Here’s what I made from the September Paint Bucket
The flavor of the month was Rainbow Vegetable
Broccoli Bacon Salad with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
from Haphazard Homemaker was the inspiration for
Rainbow Roasted Vegetable Galette
I also made a new version of one of my favorite galettes,
this one is full of fresh corn and zucchini
Zucchini Enchilada Roll-ups from Closet Cooking was the inspiration for
this super easy Tex-Mex Chicken Corn & Black Bean Lasagna,
HHjr shared his recipe and technique
for Mongolian Beef with Vegetable Stir Fried Rice
I didn’t have a chance to make this,
but don’t be surprised if you see it in the next few weeks
Almond Amaretto Pound Cake from Dixie Crystals and The Novice Chef
In the meantime, Fall is the perfect time to enjoy
Million Dollar Pound Cake with Toffee Almond Crown
My crew loves Chex Mix, and I was going to make Caramel Nut Snack Mix
from Butter with a Side of Bread
But it sounded very sweet,
so I made my more traditional salty mix
adding sesame sticks, pumpkin seeds
and peanut M & Ms for just a touch of sweet
And here we are, Happy October!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Love Your Creativity Over the Moon
Between Naps on the Porch, Celebrate Your Story,
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Turn About Tuesday
Full Plate Thursday Centerpiece Wednesday Creative Crafts
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Creative Cumpulsions