Special Holiday Meals: April Edition

This time of year seems to be a little busier for us, so I thought it might be helpful if I just got all my special meals and recipes gathered for the month. I checked the menu plan and have made a list of the holidays that we want to celebrate.

If you haven’t seen our Perpetual Meal Plans yet, then you really need to check them out, as they have all kinds of special and unique holidays listed. Now is the time to start making your bucket list for Fall things, if you haven’t already.

Special Spring Meals with Recipe Links

You can also check out our Holidays tab and the April Holidays post for even more ideas!

Don’t forget to add upcoming birthdays onto your Meal Plan!

Here are a couple of links that you might find helpful:

Grocery List

Blank Meal Planner

April

1: April Fool’s Dayit is also National Sourdough Bread Day!

2: National PB & J Day

National Burrito Day1st Thursday in April

7: Caramel Popcorn Day 

12: National Grilled Cheese Daythese go really well with some SOUP!

17: National Cheeseball Day

22: Earth Day – many people choose a vegetarian meal, but you could also try something fun like an Earthquake Cake, a Mississippi Mud Cake, or a Rainbow designed fruit tray it is also National Jelly Bean Day

23: National Zucchini Bread Day 

24: Pig in a Blanket Day

26: Pretzel Day

Other:

Friday the 13th: Good Luck Meal

5th Saturdays: Weenie Roasts

Holy Week: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter

Passover


MAY

1: May Day  this is also Mother Goose Day

2: World Tuna Day

4: May the ‘4th’ Be With You Day

5: Cinco de Mayo 


Holy Days

We have also been studying ‘Holy Days‘, and we try to add them in as we can.

Biblical Feasts: Spring Feast Resources

I’m sure there are some days that I haven’t added, but let us know in the comments if there are any that you think should make the list!

God Bless!

Special Holiday Meals: Holy Week Menu Plans

The week before Easter is called Holy Week as it celebrates Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem. It begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Easter Sunday, when we remember his resurrection. It includes key days like Maundy Thursday (Last Supper), Good Friday (crucifixion), and Holy Saturday (Jesus in the tomb), focusing on reflection and the final events of Jesus’s earthly life.** from Google Search

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Hot Cross Buns

This is adapted from our Old Fashioned Yeast Rolls, and they are used for special occasions. You can add pretty much any kind of dried or candied fruit to the recipe, and you can add flavorings to the icing, if you like.

This is not my picture, but I will update it when I make them the next time!

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Special Holiday Meals: St. Patrick’s Day Menu

It might come as a surprise to some that St. Patrick was an actual person, and his story isn’t about leprechauns or pots of gold at the end of a rainbow. Here is a menu we came up with to honor him.

St. Patrick’s Day Menu 

BREAKFAST 

Quiche or Corned Beef Hash w/Eggs and Hash Browns 

LUNCH 

Creamy Cabbage & Sausage w/Grilled Cheese 

MAIN DISHES 

Smothered Chicken or Corned Beef 

Potato Cakes, Fried Cabbage

Stuffed Onions or Bloomin’ Onion 

BREADS 

Soda Bread or Sourdough Boule 

DESSERTS 

Apple Dapple Cake  

Biblical Feasts: Passover Menu & Activities

If you’ve been around here for a bit, then you probably know that we have been on a journey to learn more about the Biblical Feasts. Well, Passover is almost upon us, and I decided that being prepared makes it more likely that I can follow through with the intentions of celebrating this year.

We plan to try to incorporate some traditional dishes, and we plan to eat by candlelight whenever possible. Please note that I am not an expert, and most of these ideas are just ideas that I have, and I can not say that they are traditional or ‘allowed’ for a traditional Jewish celebration.

The Lord had told Moses to have the people take an unblemished lamb into their homes and let it there with them for four days before killing it for the Passover Dinner… we probably won’t be doing this but we will try to eat lamb.

Wine or Grape Juice is normally served with meals as well, although we will probably opt for sparkling juice, apple cider, or juice.

You can change whatever recipes you need to make this work for you… you can even buy premade foods and make this work. The idea is to celebrate your BLESSINGS and show THANKFULNESS to GOD.

DON’T FORGET TO INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! Click below for FREE printable invitations:

Biblical Feasts: An Invitation to Attend

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