The Organized Life, April Paint Bucket
Spring has arrived and April is on the horizon!
We are seeing flowers everywhere,
enjoying warmer temperatures and longer days
This month’s bucket list steers away from heavier comfort foods
and features recipes suited for lighter dishes
With a hungry tween and teen at my house
we still need to serve things to make them happy,
so the list includes several recipes with them in mind too
You can see photos of all these recipes in the April section
of my Monthly Paint Bucket Pinterest Board here
The flavor/theme of the month is Unexpected Combinations!
Appetizers
Pear & Brie Cheese Appetizer Skewers from Walder Wellness
Lemon Parmesan Stuffed Artichoke Bottoms From a Chef’s Kitchen
Maple Bacon Carrots from I am Homesteader
Side Dishes
Honey Dijon Apple Bacon Cranberry Salad from Cafe Delites
Sweet Chili Roasted Brussels Sprouts from Iowa Girl Eats
Healthy Carrot Salad with Lemon Honey Dijon Dressing from Peas and Crayons
Main Dishes
Club Sandwich Salad from Little House Big Alaska
Cheesy Chicken Bacon Alfredo Stuffed Shells from Valya’s Taste of Home
Pineapple Sloppy Joes from Olla Podrida
Desserts
Carrot Cake Dip from Allrecipes
Key Lime Brownies from Plain Chicken
No Bake Butterfinger Pie from Plain Chicken
Here’s what I made from The March Paint Bucket
The flavor/theme of the month was Green
St. Patrick’s Day is on the Way
is a round up of recipes for St. Patrick’s Day
from appetizers to desserts
I added chicken and bacon to our family favorite Hash Brown Casserole
and made
Hash Brown Casserole with Chicken & Bacon
adapted from
Crack Chicken Casserole from Cooktop Cove
Spring has Sprung Puff Pie is perfect for Spring,
it’s full of leeks, pancetta, asparagus & cheese~
Enjoy it for brunch, lunch or dinner
Easy Blender Irish Cream from Home is Where the Boat is
inspired me to do a round up of desserts
made with Baileys Irish Cream
to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
I shared a round up of
Bunny & Carrot Recipes for Spring Celebrations
I’m looking forward to lightening things up a little
for April and warmer temps!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Happiness is Homemade
What’s for Dinner / Love Your Creativity
Between Naps on the Porch / Turn About Tuesday
Wednesday Linky Party / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts
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You’re always cooking up a storm Jenna! Thanks for the Irish Cream shout out. ☘️Our temps are climbing to 80 by Sunday, perfect Easter egg hunting weather. 🐇🐣💗
We are having nice warm weather on the coast too, bye bye winter!
Time really flies…can’t believe that it’s April (almost). Just before you know, X’mas knocks at your door again.
yes, time is flying!
Thanks Jenna for sharing all your creativity with us.
Thank you Bernadette, Happy Easter!
How did you know I needed a good hashbrown recipe for EAster brunch? Thanks for the mind reading and good food! Happy Easter to you. – and I can’t believe you have teen and tweens to feed. That happened fast, didn’t it?
Happy Easter Leslie Anne! You can’t go wrong with a hash brown casserole, it is on our table frequently! Yes, all of a sudden my 4 grands are growing up too fast. The other day the youngest helped pack up all the toys at the beach house to give away because he doesn’t play with them anymore 🥲
Jenna, you always share the most delicious recipes! I can’t wait to see what you cook up in April! The carrot cake dip sounds yummy. Wishing you and your family a happy Easter!
Thank so much Shannon, I hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend!
It looks like a lot of delicious dishes will be coming our way! I look forward to them!
And thank you once again for the shout-out about the Irish Cream recipe.
Happy Easter!
Thanks so much Nancy!
Jenna, thanks for sharing so many wonderful recipes. Love your carrot cake dip. April is almost here. We all have spring fever. I need to bookmark some of these. Happy early Easter.🐰
Thank you Linda, have a wonderful Easter weekend and Happy Birthday Monday!
Jenna, it seems impossible how you have a teen and a tween!! I see so many interesting and tasty dishes in the April Paint Bucket. Pineapple sloppy joes sound really good, I am still a child when it comes to loving them and the addition of pineapple definitely sounds yummy. Carrot cake dip also rings my bell. Thank you for the great recipes you share. It is cool and windy here today. But up to 80 degrees on Easter!
Thank you Pam and it seems all of a sudden things have changed…my youngest grand helped his mom and I pack up all the toys at the beach house to give away because nobody plays with them anymore 🥲 It’s been almost like summer the past 2 days on the coast, lots of swimming and boating 😎 Have a wonderful and blessed Easter weekend 💕
So much fun here!
Love this, – “With a hungry tween and teen at my house we still need to serve things to make them happy, so the list includes several recipes with them in mind too.”
Thanks Mary 😊
It’s hard to believe it is almost April. The flowers are blooming for Easter and we’ve enjoyed bright sunshine and cool temperatures. All of the lighter recipes sound so delicious, I’m ready for the change. Have a wonderful Easter with your family….Emily
Thank you so much Emily! I hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend 🌷🐇🌷💕
These all look so good. Welcome to spring and Happy Easter to you!
Thank you Linda 🌷🐇🌷
Jenna I look forward to your recipes as I almost always have one or two to add to my file. thanks for your keeping us in fresh new things to make. As you know, the weather here down south has been very pleasant lately. Lots of snowbirds down here but they usually go back up north after Easter. Don’t know if that will be the case this year as it is tempting to stay in Florida. Have a great and wonderful Easter at the beach. Hugs
Thank you so much Kari! That makes me so happy! It’s definitely hard to leave sunny and warm weather! We had a wonderful week on the coast and now we’re back in Birmingham~ April and May are beautiful months here, everything is green and blooming! Happy April~