April Recipes

I try very hard to not cook the same things over and over.  Of course we have our family favorites, but I also enjoy cooking new things.  I try to cook something new each week.  In the past, I have subscribed to many cooking magazines to get new ideas.  I would tear out recipes that interested me.  Just recently I create a new organized way to store and save these recipes.  You can read about that here - Recipe Binder.  Now I have Pinterest :) The nice thing about Pinterest is I don't have to print off the recipes.  I can pin them to my boards and quickly access them on my iPad when I am meal planning and cooking.  Here are my recipe boards if you want to take a look:
                               Yummy Snacks                                   Slow Cooker
                               Delicious Desserts                                Soups
                               Drinks                                                  Daily Dinners
                               Good Morning Breakfast                     Lunches

So here are the new recipes that I tried this month.

Peanut Butter Fruit Dip:  This dip was amazing!  I am trying to set a good example for you daughter and to eat healthier, which includes eating more fruit.  This dip helped to jazz up eating a plain apple.  

Homemade Chicken & Dumplings:  This is made in the slow cooker which I love.  I enjoy being able to put dinner in the slow cooker in the morning and have it waiting for me when I get home from work.  I have always liked chicken and dumplings, but have never found one that measures up to to the Banquet Frozen Chicken and Dumplings that I had as a child.  This came pretty close.  

Spicy Tomato Basil Soup:  Nothing beats a nice warm soup on a chilly day.  You won't think we would have chilly days in April, but it seems to be taking Spring a while to appear in Wisconsin.  This soup was really easy to make and was delicious.  I made a double batch and frozen some for another day.

Pepperoni Roll:  This is going to be a new family favorite.  We love pizza.  We could probably eat it every day so it is nice to find new way to serve the taste of pizza.  It is again very easy and quick to make on a busy week night.  The recipe uses frozen bread dough that you have to let rise.  To save on time, I use a tube of pizza dough instead.