Happy 2023!
I hope you had a wonderful holiday month!
We had a grand time and I must admit,
Door Dash delivered dinner to our house a few times 😂
January will be focused on lighter, healthier food
after all the holiday indulgences!
The flavor/theme of the month is Lighten Up
You can see photos of all these recipes in the January section
of my Monthly Paint Bucket Pinterest Board here
Appetizers
Asian Salad Wonton Cups from Good Life Eats
Cheddar Bacon Ranch Celery Sticks from This Silly Girl’s Kitchen
Slow Cooker Meatball Pineapple Smokies from Dinner Then Dessert
Buttery Parmesan-Herb Mini Crackers from Southern Living magazine, December 2022
Side Dishes
Mandarin Pomegranate Spinach Salad from Cooking Classy
Baked Vegetable Egg Rolls from the Painted Apron archives
The Best Winter Salad from Our Tiny Nest
Lemony Artichoke Soup from Gimme Some Oven
Main Dishes
Chicken with Honey Garlic Sauce from You Tube
Vegetable Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms from Taste Love & Nourish
Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce from Carlsbad Cravings
BBQ Pulled Pork and Pineapple Salad Tacos from the Painted Apron archives
Desserts
No Bake Lemon Berry Cups from SkinnyMs
Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars from Mom Secrets
Healthier Cheesecake in a Jar from Hannah Magee RD
Here’s what I made from the December Paint Bucket
The flavor/theme of the month was Holiday Treats!
Caprese Pizza Pinwheels from Mantitlement
inspired Italian Spirals
Butternut Squash Spinach Salad with Pecans,
Cranberries & Pomegranate from Julia’s Album inspired
Roasted Butternut Squash Spinach Salad
This salad is fancy enough for special occasions,
but easy to make any night of the week
Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan Pasta from Damn Delicious
turned into this super easy Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan Pasta Casserole
White Chocolate Peppermint Mousse from An Edible Mosaic
reminded me of a wonderful recipe from the archives
I was gifted some incredible toffee from a special friend
and she was kind enough to let me share the recipe with you
I also shared a round up of easy recipes for Holiday breakfasts
I looked back at the blog stats from the past 10 years
and posted the 10 most popular Take-out Tuesday easy dinners
Happy 2023!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
 Sundays on Silverado/  Love Your CreativityÂ
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the PorchÂ
All About Home/Â Common Ground &Â Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday / Our Tiny Nest
Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Whimsey Home Wednesday Full Plate Thursday