April 1 - 30

Our menu at the end of March went a little wacky and we had to move some meals around to fit in some randomness that occurred.  Great times with friends and 2 impromptu nights out.  It really didn't destroy the menu too much as we only had to carry over a meal (or 2) into April.

I don't know about you, but we are certainly DONE with winter!  Tim's ready to grill and Paul's ready to get outside in some sun.  It'll also make for some very nice outside dining experiences coming up. 

Some exciting news - Tim wrote a couple applications for school of character and kindest school in KC Metro & won them both for his school!  We will attend a dinner banquet later this month to receive the award.  Paul is finishing up his first year in his own classroom and has found his stride with the kids and curriculum. It is a ton of work, but it looks like he's enjoying it.

This month is clean out the freezer month (as is next month) until we can move some of the deep freeze items indoors and defrost the freezer - it is getting a little icy out there!   So, added bonus for this month:  our grocery bills should be fairly light due to our meats and some other items coming from our stockpile in the garage.  We even have so much of some stuff we absolutely have to repeat some meals. 

Here's what we're having for dinner this month!

Apr 1 - Shrimp & Cheese Grits w/ fried okra*
Apr 2 - Pumpkin Ravioli w/ Parmesan Pumpkin Pecan Alfredo
Apr 3 - Grilled Cheese & Chicken Sausage Waffles*
Apr 4 - Panini Night w/ homemade pesto
Apr 5 - Groupon to Piropos Grille
Apr 6 - Open
Apr 7 - Open
Apr 8 - Red Beans & Rice
Apr 9 - Butternut Squash Soup
Apr 10 - BBQ Bacon-wrapped fillets
Apr 11 - Chickpea Crostini w/ Grilled Sausages*
Apr 12 - Breaded Pork & Mozzarella stacks*
Apr 13 - La Bodega & Mary Poppins
Apr 14 - Open
Apr 15 - Warm Tortellini Salad*
Apr 16 - Paul's Birthday Dinner @ Chaz on the Plaza
Apr 17 - Pumpkin Ravioli (again)
Apr 18 - Sausage, Potato, & Cheese Waffles*
Apr 19 - Philly Cheesesteak Tacos*
Apr 20 - Butternut Squash & Red Onion Pizza
Apr 21 - Open
Apr 22 - Chicken Fried Steak
Apr 23 - Spinach & Artichoke Mac'n'cheese*
Apr 24 - Panini Night (again)
Apr 25 - Pantry Pasta
Apr 26 - Dinner Banquet - Kindest Kansas Citian
Apr 27 - Family Wedding
Apr 28 - Open
Apr 29 - Butternut Squash Soup (again)
Apr 30 - Better than Stroud's Fried Chicken*

*Recipe included on the blog