What I'm Cooking in April

Or, at least, what I plan to cook (the best-laid plans & all that)...

-Tilapia Dijon, gremolata rice, roasted asparagus 

-Lemon farfalle with chicken, asparagus, & pine nuts, green salad, garlic bread

-Mashed potato soup, beer bread, fruit

-Shrimp in beer, Persian rice with dill & pistachios, salad with warm goat cheese, marinated olives

-Salmagundi bake, feta & olive salad, crusty bread, fruit

-Gingerbread waffles, bacon, fruit

-Herb-crusted halibut, rice, snap pea salad with burrata, cheesy herbed popovers

-Brisket, kugel, matzo ball soup, green salad, roasted asparagus, charoset, matzos, flourless chocolate cake

-Veggie chili, corn fritters, fruit

-Artichoke-rice salad with chicken, broccoli, rolls, fruit

-Cheese soufflé, green salad, roasted green beans, orange muffins 

-Cream of curry potage, avocado & goat cheese salad, fruit

-Ham, au gratin potatoes, roasted asparagus, bunny rolls, lamb cake

-Parmesan chicken, pastina, salad greens with lemon vinaigrette

-Tarragon chicken salad with walnuts, croissants, green salad, fruit

-Gnocchi with alfredo sauce, Caesar salad, fruit

- Pan-seared chicken with tarragon butter, baked potatoes, green beans

 -Lebanese Veggie Soup 

-Peanut brittle (give-away)

-Raspberry brownies (give-away) 

-Chocolate chip meringues (give-away)

-Chocolate damnation

-Dirt cups

-Coconut macaroons

I also want to start a new Friday tradition of having cocktails together when Jeannene gets home from work. Here are the ones I have planned for April:

-Buck’s Fizz 

-Turquoise Blue 

-Mango Margaritas