Figured I would begin to share my “planned” menu plans on my blog. May as well allow them to leave my way to fussy self made calendar done up in Excel. I will admit though that before I started to plan out my little Excel menu this year, the wife and I had way to many conversations and semi arguments about what is for dinner – typically like an hour before we should be eating. This also wrecked havoc on trying to do our shopping since we really never knew what we wanted. I mean of course we could and will adjust assorted vegetables and such to the seasons – the base dishes really could still be laid out (of course with some wiggle room if something special or on sale popped up).

So far my menu only includes dinner items. I am taking it slow and easing into the whole thing. Plus I often just eat leftovers or a sandwich for lunch anyways and honestly my idea of breakfast is usually a cup of tea and maybe a piece of toast (yeah I need to work on that).

One last little note. This article may change a bit as things get updated or switched around (that’s life). I will also try to link any given dishes that I managed to photograph and write out the recipe to share here. That way they are easier to find.

February Menu Plan:

1. Thai style chicken skewer, peanut sauce, cucumber salad, and rice.
2. Roast beef, mixed vegetables, and twice baked potatoes.
3. Roast beef sandwiches served open face with gravy, and a salad.
4. Spinach salad, lamb meatballs, saffron couscous, and almond cookies ~ adapted from Sunset magazine.
5. Old fashioned homemade hamburgers.
6. White fish, steamed vegetables, and a baked potato.
7. Some sort of soy based slow cooked chicken thighs, rice, and carrot salad.
8. Chicken parmesan, vegetables, and garlic bread.
9. Porcupine meatballs, mashed potatoes, and salad.
10. Beef stroganoff my way over rice, and salad.
11. Gumbo, rice, and cornbread.
12. Shepherds pie ~ with a note to fry extra ground beef for taco’s.
13. Sweet and sour chicken over rice.
14. Valentines day dinner ~ more than likely will mail order lobster or crayfish.
15. Soft taco’s, re fried beans, fresh salsa and guacamole.
16. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans.
17. Baked spiral ham, glazed carrots, and roasted potatoes.
18. Ham and cheese omelets and a salad.
19. Steak, potato skins, and brussel sprouts.
20. Homemade macaroni and cheese, along with some ham. Will be bulk making the mac and cheese for extra freezer sides.
21. Soup and bread – not sure of what type, figure it will use ham bone.
22. Loaded burritos, fresh salsa, guacamole, beans, and rice.
23. Corned beef, cabbage, boiled vegetables.
24. Leftover corned beef and cabbage dinner.
25. Leftover stuffed peppers from the freezer when I made them in bulk, plus salad.
26. Homemade pizza.
27. Beef stew.
28. Leftover beef stew.

Well there you have it for now. We also will be trying to toss in a few desserts as well as some baked goods scattered throughout the month.